Dan Snow ventures into Egypt's Valley of the Kings to explore its rediscovery.
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The Pope and Hitler
On 2 March 2020 Pope Francis made accessible to researchers some of the most controversial documents in the recent history of the Vatican: the files on the papacy of Pius XII, which had until now been kept locked in the Secret Archives of the Holy See.
Eugenio Maria Pacelli – Pope Pius XII – was...
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The Trojan Horse: On the Trail of a Myth
The history of the Trojan horse is probably one of the most famous stories ever told.
A gigantic wooden horse is loaded with Greek soldiers and presented to the Trojans as a gift. Unsuspecting, they swallow the bait and pull the horse into the city. Under cover of darkness the Greeks slip out of...
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After Chernobyl
This classic BBC Horizon programme explores the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster.
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