Most popular History programmes on BBC Radio 4 2009-07-04T08:29:59Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/bbc_radio_four/factual/history/popular BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9rkh 2009-07-03T15:25:41Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9rkh/America_Empire_of_Liberty_A_New_World_Order/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9rkh_150_84.jpg" alt="America, Empire of Liberty: 'A New World Order'?" /> </a> </p> <p> A swift victory in Iraq points to a new international consensus. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lcntn 2009-07-03T21:29:11Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lcntn/America_Empire_of_Liberty_Omnibus_Revolution_and_Democracy/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lcntn_150_84.jpg" alt="America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus: Revolution and Democracy" /> </a> </p> <p> America's power rises once again in the 1980s as the Iron Curtain crumbles. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lbt3p 2009-07-02T11:30:25Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lbt3p/The_Grandfather_of_Self_Help/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lbt3p_150_84.jpg" alt="The Grandfather of Self Help" /> </a> </p> <p> Historian Kate Williams investigates the popularity of Samuel Smiles' 1859 book Self Help. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9rkf 2009-07-02T15:47:09Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9rkf/America_Empire_of_Liberty_Tear_Down_This_Wall/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9rkf_150_84.jpg" alt="America, Empire of Liberty: 'Tear Down This Wall'" /> </a> </p> <p> The first President Bush responds pragmatically to the dramatic events of 1989. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00770cs 2009-07-01T11:23:17Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00770cs/Iran_A_Revolutionary_State_Episode_3/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00770cs_150_84.jpg" alt="Iran: A Revolutionary State: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> The fall of the Shah led to the creation of the world's first Islamic republic. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9rkk 2009-06-29T15:33:40Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9rkk/America_Empire_of_Liberty_The_Acting_President/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9rkk_150_84.jpg" alt="America, Empire of Liberty: The Acting President" /> </a> </p> <p> Ronald Reagan turns his message of economic freedom into resounding electoral victories. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lbgqs 2009-06-30T15:08:04Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lbgqs/Making_History_30_06_2009/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lbgqs_150_84.jpg" alt="Making History: 30/06/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b007707y 2009-06-30T11:03:25Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007707y/Iran_A_Revolutionary_State_Episode_2/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b007707y_150_84.jpg" alt="Iran: A Revolutionary State: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> The oil crisis of the 1950s led to the overthrow of a democratically elected government. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9rk9 2009-06-30T15:27:54Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9rk9/America_Empire_of_Liberty_Reagan_and_the_Evil_Empire/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9rk9_150_84.jpg" alt="America, Empire of Liberty: Reagan and the 'Evil Empire'" /> </a> </p> <p> President Reagan makes progress with a new Cold War strategy. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9rkc 2009-07-01T15:26:09Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9rkc/America_Empire_of_Liberty_The_Information_Revolution/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9rkc_150_84.jpg" alt="America, Empire of Liberty: The Information Revolution" /> </a> </p> <p> The personal computer goes mainstream, demonstrating the ingenuity of the American economy </p>