History programmes available on BBC iPlayer 2009-11-27T18:39:28Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/categories/factual/history/list BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nxhxn 2009-11-27T17:37:32Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nxhxn/1989_Day_by_Day_27th_November_1989/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nxhxn_150_84.jpg" alt="1989: Day by Day: 27th November 1989" /> </a> </p> <p> Margaret Thatcher defends her record on the BBC's Panorama. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b007jpj2 2009-11-27T14:53:59Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007jpj2/Daughters_of_Britannia_Arrivals/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b007jpj2_150_84.jpg" alt="Daughters of Britannia: Arrivals" /> </a> </p> <p> Katie Hickman tells how diplomats' wives were welcomed to new homes. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p29vs 2009-11-27T12:44:45Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p29vs/Ceud_Bliadhna_27_11_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p29vs_150_84.jpg" alt="Ceud Bliadhna: 27/11/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Events 100 years ago in the Highlands. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nz3lb 2009-11-27T12:43:44Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nz3lb/The_Spies_Who_Knew_Too_Much/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nz3lb_150_84.jpg" alt="The Spies Who Knew Too Much" /> </a> </p> <p> Mark Stephen explores the Highlands lodge that inspired the village in TV's The Prisoner. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p5x45 2009-11-27T12:44:48Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p5x45/Ceud_Bliadhna_28_11_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p5x45_150_84.jpg" alt="Ceud Bliadhna: 28/11/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Events 100 years ago in the Highlands. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nyt7p 2009-11-27T11:33:16Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nyt7p/Twenty_Minutes_Prague_Pictures/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nyt7p_150_84.jpg" alt="Twenty Minutes: Prague Pictures" /> </a> </p> <p> John Rogan reads from John Banville's book on Prague. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nyvcg 2009-11-27T11:32:05Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nyvcg/Night_Waves_Free_Thinking_2009_Michael_Brearley_Narcissism_and_Leadership/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nyvcg_150_84.jpg" alt="Night Waves: Free Thinking 2009: Michael Brearley: Narcissism and Leadership" /> </a> </p> <p> Psychoanalyst Michael Brearley delivers a talk about the nature of leadership. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nyvcj 2009-11-27T11:32:11Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nyvcj/The_Essay_Enlightenment_Voices_Mary_Wollstonecraft_Part_4/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nyvcj_150_84.jpg" alt="The Essay: Enlightenment Voices: Mary Wollstonecraft: Part 4" /> </a> </p> <p> Janet Todd traces Mary Wollstonecraft's reactions to the events of the French Revolution. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p298v 2009-11-27T10:52:36Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p298v/Book_of_the_Week_Family_Britain_A_Pretty_Mess/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p298v_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: Family Britain: A Pretty Mess" /> </a> </p> <p> An increasingly affluent and confident Britain is rocked by the Suez crisis. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nz9lm 2009-11-27T06:51:29Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nz9lm/Arts_Classical_and_Jazz_Zone_BBC_Scottish_Symphony_Orchestra_Showcase/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nz9lm_150_84.jpg" alt="Arts, Classical and Jazz Zone: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Showcase" /> </a> </p> <p> Stephen Duffy showcases recent work from our very own BBC SSO. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:p0053gln 2009-11-27T03:14:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0053gln/Assignment_Malvinas_War_Crimes/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/p0053gln_150_84.jpg" alt="Assignment: Malvinas War Crimes" /> </a> </p> <p> Did Argentine officers commit war crimes against their own troops in the Falklands War? </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:p0057cx4 2009-11-27T02:51:57Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0057cx4/The_Friday_Documentary_John_Simpson_Returns_To_1989_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/p0057cx4_150_84.jpg" alt="The Friday Documentary: John Simpson Returns To 1989: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> John Simpson returns to Prague to speak to those who lived through the Velvet Revolution </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ny7nb 2009-11-27T02:43:56Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ny7nb/Document_23_11_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ny7nb_150_84.jpg" alt="Document: 23/11/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Mike Thomson investigates Britain's role during the 1970 coup in oil-rich Oman. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p270g 2009-11-27T03:02:26Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p270g/A_History_of_Christianity_Reformation_The_Individual_Before_God/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p270g_150_84.jpg" alt="A History of Christianity: Reformation: The Individual Before God" /> </a> </p> <p> Diarmaid MacCulloch looks at the Reformation and its attack on the Catholic Church. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1nrr 2009-11-26T19:32:16Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1nrr/Short_History_of_Ireland_26_11_2009/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1nrr_150_84.jpg" alt="Short History of Ireland: 26/11/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> The events and characters of Ireland's history are brought to life. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nxhxl 2009-11-26T18:09:03Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nxhxl/1989_Day_by_Day_26th_November_1989/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nxhxl_150_84.jpg" alt="1989: Day by Day: 26th November 1989" /> </a> </p> <p> Czechoslovakia's prime minister has his first meeting with leading dissident Vaclav Havel. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b007jphm 2009-11-27T05:22:51Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007jphm/Daughters_of_Britannia_Adventures/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b007jphm_150_84.jpg" alt="Daughters of Britannia: Adventures" /> </a> </p> <p> Flirtatious games of musical chairs, sea-sickness and a tragic typhoon. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nyg5r 2009-11-26T12:31:02Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nyg5r/The_Essay_Enlightenment_Voices_Mary_Wollstonecraft_Part_1/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nyg5r_150_84.jpg" alt="The Essay: Enlightenment Voices: Mary Wollstonecraft: Part 1" /> </a> </p> <p> Janet Todd considers Mary Wollstonecraft alongside other great Enlightenment thinkers. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nyg8v 2009-11-26T12:31:04Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nyg8v/The_Essay_Enlightenment_Voices_Mary_Wollstonecraft_Part_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nyg8v_150_84.jpg" alt="The Essay: Enlightenment Voices: Mary Wollstonecraft: Part 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Janet Todd on Mary Wollstonecraft and the character and writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nygck 2009-11-26T12:31:06Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nygck/The_Essay_Enlightenment_Voices_Mary_Wollstonecraft_Part_3/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nygck_150_84.jpg" alt="The Essay: Enlightenment Voices: Mary Wollstonecraft: Part 3" /> </a> </p> <p> Barrister Helena Kennedy on how Mary Wollstonecraft influenced her life and work. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p298s 2009-11-26T11:29:50Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p298s/Book_of_the_Week_Family_Britain_Brisk_Buying_and_Selling/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p298s_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: Family Britain: Brisk Buying and Selling" /> </a> </p> <p> A new era of affluence is fuelled by an advertising boom and the arrival of commercial TV. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:p0053gkn 2009-11-26T09:45:30Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0053gkn/Witness_Harvey_Milk/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/p0053gkn_150_84.jpg" alt="Witness: Harvey Milk" /> </a> </p> <p> One of Harvey Milk's colleagues remembers the day he died. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p29bh 2009-11-26T01:28:42Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p29bh/Eachdraidh_na_hAlba_25_11_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p29bh_150_84.jpg" alt="Eachdraidh na h-Alba: 25/11/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> The Tobacco Lords. Empire, commerce and the tobacco trade. Introduced by Bill Innes. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00cmb4q 2009-11-25T22:16:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cmb4q/The_Eureka_Years_Series_4_1893_The_Internal_Combustion_Engine/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00cmb4q_150_84.jpg" alt="The Eureka Years: Series 4: 1893 - The Internal Combustion Engine" /> </a> </p> <p> The internal combustion engine, hailed as the answer to pollution in London, is born. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p3yn1 2009-11-27T16:55:10Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p3yn1/Andrew_Marrs_The_Making_of_Modern_Britain_Little_Britain/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p3yn1_150_84.jpg" alt="Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain: Little Britain" /> </a> </p> <p> The Wall Street crash and the rise of Fascism in Europe cause chaos in 1930s Britain. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nywwj 2009-11-25T21:38:19Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nywwj/The_Cases_That_Changed_Our_World_Episode_4/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nywwj_150_84.jpg" alt="The Cases That Changed Our World: Episode 4" /> </a> </p> <p> Clive Coleman revisits Donohue vs Stevenson, better known as The Case of the Paisley Snail </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1n2v 2009-11-25T20:37:30Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1n2v/Short_History_of_Ireland_25_11_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1n2v_150_84.jpg" alt="Short History of Ireland: 25/11/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> The events and characters of Ireland's history are brought to life. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p02vv 2009-11-27T11:01:36Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p02vv/Rebels_Cymreig_25_11_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p02vv_150_84.jpg" alt="Rebels Cymreig: 25/11/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Gwrthryfelwyr Cymreig ar hyd y canrifoedd. Welsh rebels over the centuries. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nxhxj 2009-11-25T18:02:50Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nxhxj/1989_Day_by_Day_25th_November_1989/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nxhxj_150_84.jpg" alt="1989: Day by Day: 25th November 1989" /> </a> </p> <p> In Czechoslovakia, demonstrators keep up the pressure for free elections. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b007jph4 2009-11-26T04:54:13Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007jph4/Daughters_of_Britannia_Leaving_Home/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b007jph4_150_84.jpg" alt="Daughters of Britannia: Leaving Home" /> </a> </p> <p> Vita Sackville-West's journey across Persia and Isabel Burton's encounter with cockroaches </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p298q 2009-11-25T10:54:44Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p298q/Book_of_the_Week_Family_Britain_God_Save_Our_Queen/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p298q_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: Family Britain: God Save Our Queen" /> </a> </p> <p> While Britain is spellbound by the Coronation, another royal soap opera is about to unfold </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nwzbj 2009-11-25T06:56:41Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nwzbj/History_Zone_Canada_Zone/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nwzbj_150_84.jpg" alt="History Zone: Canada Zone" /> </a> </p> <p> Terry MacLeod of the CBC explores the historical links between Scotland and Canada. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p6bqb 2009-11-24T22:17:06Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p6bqb/Hidden_Histories_Series_2_Episode_4/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p6bqb_150_84.jpg" alt="Hidden Histories: Series 2: Episode 4" /> </a> </p> <p> A visit to the best preserved World War I training trenches at Penally in Pembrokeshire. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1m98 2009-11-24T20:41:44Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1m98/Short_History_of_Ireland_24_11_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1m98_150_84.jpg" alt="Short History of Ireland: 24/11/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> The events and characters of Ireland's history are brought to life. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nxhxg 2009-11-24T17:41:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nxhxg/1989_Day_by_Day_24th_November_1989/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nxhxg_150_84.jpg" alt="1989: Day by Day: 24th November 1989" /> </a> </p> <p> The Czech leadership are forced to resign. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b007jpgk 2009-11-25T05:33:53Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007jpgk/Daughters_of_Britannia_Introduction/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b007jpgk_150_84.jpg" alt="Daughters of Britannia: Introduction" /> </a> </p> <p> Katie Hickman examines the lives of diplomats' wives through their letters and diaries. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p28tb 2009-11-24T13:03:02Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p28tb/Darwin_Episode_4/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p28tb_150_84.jpg" alt="Darwin: Episode 4" /> </a> </p> <p> On the Origin of Species is published. Presented by Finlay MacLeod. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ny9y2 2009-11-24T12:45:01Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ny9y2/1989_Restitching_the_City/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ny9y2_150_84.jpg" alt="1989: Restitching the City" /> </a> </p> <p> Rosie Goldsmith looks at how the infrastructure of Berlin was reunited after the Wall fell </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p298n 2009-11-24T14:44:58Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p298n/Book_of_the_Week_Family_Britain_Family_Favourites/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p298n_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: Family Britain: Family Favourites" /> </a> </p> <p> The core values of family and society begin to fray at the edges. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00fztl9 2009-11-24T06:41:52Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fztl9/The_Medici_Makers_of_Modern_Art/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00fztl9_150_84.jpg" alt="The Medici: Makers of Modern Art" /> </a> </p> <p> How the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting and architecture. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00fvgq8 2009-11-24T04:39:06Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fvgq8/Travels_with_Vasari_Part_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00fvgq8_150_84.jpg" alt="Travels with Vasari: Part 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Exploring the achievements of the chronicler of the Italian Renaissance, Giorgio Vasari. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00fqvnc 2009-11-24T02:35:49Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fqvnc/Travels_with_Vasari_Part_1/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00fqvnc_150_84.jpg" alt="Travels with Vasari: Part 1" /> </a> </p> <p> Exploring the achievements of the chronicler of the Italian Renaissance, Giorgio Vasari. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00csk9m 2009-11-23T22:49:38Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00csk9m/The_Thirties_in_Colour_Adventures_in_the_Americas/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00csk9m_150_84.jpg" alt="The Thirties in Colour: Adventures in the Americas" /> </a> </p> <p> Harry Wright's colour films of the indigenous peoples of Africa and Central America. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1l1j 2009-11-23T19:41:26Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1l1j/Short_History_of_Ireland_23_11_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1l1j_150_84.jpg" alt="Short History of Ireland: 23/11/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> The events and characters of Ireland's history are brought to life. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00f7y58 2009-11-23T22:09:33Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00f7y58/Coal_House_Coal_House_at_War_Episode_9/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00f7y58_150_84.jpg" alt="Coal House: Coal House at War: Episode 9" /> </a> </p> <p> The women charm the butcher for some black market meat, and there is a surprise visitor. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nxhxq 2009-11-23T18:09:20Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nxhxq/1989_Day_by_Day_23rd_November_1989/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nxhxq_150_84.jpg" alt="1989: Day by Day: 23rd November 1989" /> </a> </p> <p> The Conservative Party is facing a leadership challenge. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p2cr7 2009-11-24T05:04:03Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p2cr7/This_Sceptred_Isle_Dynasties_The_Carringtons/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p2cr7_150_84.jpg" alt="This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties: The Carringtons" /> </a> </p> <p> Christopher Lee's vivid account of the impact of Britain's most powerful families. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nz0k1 2009-11-24T14:36:08Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nz0k1/Walking_Through_History_Series_2_Episode_3/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nz0k1_150_84.jpg" alt="Walking Through History: Series 2: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> 18th century Glasgow and its tobacco fortune is explored with Neil Oliver. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nyfkt 2009-11-23T12:30:36Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nyfkt/The_Early_Music_Show_Purcell_Symphony_Songs/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nyfkt_150_84.jpg" alt="The Early Music Show: Purcell Symphony Songs" /> </a> </p> <p> A concert of Purcell's little-known symphony songs given by Concordia at Wigmore Hall. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ny7k2 2009-11-23T12:26:55Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ny7k2/1989_The_89_Generation/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ny7k2_150_84.jpg" alt="1989: The '89 Generation" /> </a> </p> <p> Leading British politicians tell Anne McElvoy how the 1989 revolutions have shaped them. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nydtp 2009-11-24T16:21:18Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nydtp/The_Early_Music_Show_Purcells_Organ_Music/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nydtp_150_84.jpg" alt="The Early Music Show: Purcell's Organ Music" /> </a> </p> <p> Lucie Skeaping presents a programme of organ music by Purcell and his contemporaries. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ntg4k 2009-11-23T11:22:47Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ntg4k/Twenty_Minutes_The_Suit/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ntg4k_150_84.jpg" alt="Twenty Minutes: The Suit" /> </a> </p> <p> Writer Ian Sansom reflects on dress, class and the philosophical life. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00j5cnl 2009-11-23T11:21:27Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00j5cnl/The_Essay_A_Tribute_to_Mr_Purcell_Purcell_ReInterpreted/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00j5cnl_150_84.jpg" alt="The Essay: A Tribute to Mr Purcell: Purcell Re-Interpreted" /> </a> </p> <p> Nicholas Kenyon on how Purcell's music has been preserved, revived and interpreted. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nxd1x 2009-11-23T10:46:53Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nxd1x/Book_of_the_Week_Family_Britain_All_Madly_Educative/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nxd1x_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: Family Britain: All Madly Educative" /> </a> </p> <p> The Festival of Britain heralds the beginning of the end of austerity. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nx92v 2009-11-23T06:48:56Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nx92v/1989_Day_by_Day_Omnibus_Week_ending_21st_November_1989/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nx92v_150_84.jpg" alt="1989: Day by Day Omnibus: Week ending 21st November 1989" /> </a> </p> <p> Bulgaria witnesses its biggest demonstrations in 40 years; Lebanon's president is killed. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p6v4q 2009-11-24T17:06:41Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p6v4q/An_Teorainn_Dha_Stait_(Two_States)/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p6v4q_150_84.jpg" alt="An Teorainn: Dhá Stait (Two States)" /> </a> </p> <p> A look at the early deliberations of the three-man Boundary Commission. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p6rgk 2009-11-26T11:13:24Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p6rgk/A_History_of_Scotland_Series_2_The_Price_of_Progress/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p6rgk_150_84.jpg" alt="A History of Scotland: Series 2: The Price of Progress" /> </a> </p> <p> How in the 18th century Scotland was transformed into one of the richest nations on Earth. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nzvjl 2009-11-26T18:43:25Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nzvjl/The_Story_of_the_Welsh_Family_Two_Steps_Forward_One_Step_Back/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nzvjl_150_84.jpg" alt="The Story of the Welsh Family: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back" /> </a> </p> <p> Sian Pari Huws looks at the impact that both World Wars had on Welsh family life. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p01ln 2009-11-24T13:42:09Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p01ln/Y_Rhyfel_Oer_Pwy_oedd_yn_gwylio_pwy/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p01ln_150_84.jpg" alt="Y Rhyfel Oer: Pwy oedd yn gwylio pwy?" /> </a> </p> <p> Y Rhyfel Oer gyda Ifor ap Glyn. Ifor ap Glyn explores the Cold War. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nx8kb 2009-11-22T17:37:46Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nx8kb/1989_Day_by_Day_22nd_November_1989/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nx8kb_150_84.jpg" alt="1989: Day by Day: 22nd November 1989" /> </a> </p> <p> In Prague, tens of thousands continue their protest for the sixth day in Wenceslas Square. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1gdc 2009-11-26T20:31:28Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1gdc/Short_History_of_Ireland_Omnibus/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1gdc_150_84.jpg" alt="Short History of Ireland: Omnibus" /> </a> </p> <p> The events and characters of Ireland's history are brought to life. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p4fl4 2009-11-24T15:27:27Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p4fl4/Berlin_Ruined_Visions/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p4fl4_150_84.jpg" alt="Berlin: Ruined Visions" /> </a> </p> <p> Looking at the architecture of Berlin and its Imperial, Nazi and Communist associations. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nwzzg 2009-11-21T17:37:58Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nwzzg/1989_Day_by_Day_21st_November_1989/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nwzzg_150_84.jpg" alt="1989: Day by Day: 21st November 1989" /> </a> </p> <p> MPs relish their day in the limelight as TV cameras are permitted in the House of Commons. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p28h0 2009-11-21T11:36:13Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p28h0/Ceud_Bliadhna_21_11_2009/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p28h0_150_84.jpg" alt="Ceud Bliadhna: 21/11/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Events 100 years ago in the Highlands. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nybty 2009-11-21T05:12:25Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nybty/This_Sceptred_Isle_Dynasties_The_Dalrymples/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nybty_150_84.jpg" alt="This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties: The Dalrymples" /> </a> </p> <p> Christopher Lee's vivid account of the impact of Britain's most powerful families. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nxhc2 2009-11-20T20:28:05Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nxhc2/Short_History_of_Ireland_20_11_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nxhc2_150_84.jpg" alt="Short History of Ireland: 20/11/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> The events and characters of Ireland's history are brought to life. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nxmmn 2009-11-21T14:10:13Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nxmmn/A_History_of_Christianity_Orthodoxy_From_Empire_to_Empire/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nxmmn_150_84.jpg" alt="A History of Christianity: Orthodoxy - From Empire to Empire" /> </a> </p> <p> Diarmaid MacCulloch explores Eastern Orthodox Christianity's fight for survival. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1gc0 2009-11-19T15:00:00Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1gc0/Andrew_Marrs_The_Making_of_Modern_Britain_Having_a_Ball/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1gc0_150_84.jpg" alt="Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain: Having a Ball" /> </a> </p> <p> The 1920s saw a housing boom, the creation of the BBC and the Wall Street Crash. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1kyw 2009-11-17T21:32:41Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1kyw/Hidden_Histories_Series_2_Episode_3/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1kyw_150_84.jpg" alt="Hidden Histories: Series 2: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> Uncovering the hidden secrets of a Renaissance ceiling at St David's Cathedral. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p2jl2 2009-11-24T17:06:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p2jl2/An_Teorainn_Criochdheighilt_(Partition)/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p2jl2_150_84.jpg" alt="An Teorainn: Críochdheighilt (Partition)" /> </a> </p> <p> Examining the defining events that led to the creation of the Irish border in 1920. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p304w 2009-11-27T15:06:52Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p304w/A_History_of_Scotland_Series_2_Lets_Pretend/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p304w_150_84.jpg" alt="A History of Scotland: Series 2: Let's Pretend" /> </a> </p> <p> The story of how Scotland and England came together in 1707 to form Great Britain. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p2986 2009-11-17T22:14:14Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p2986/Berlin_Dangerous_Ideas/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p2986_150_84.jpg" alt="Berlin: Dangerous Ideas" /> </a> </p> <p> Examining the legacy of 18th-century king Frederick the Great. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ntrs7 2009-11-20T23:26:52Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ntrs7/A_History_of_Christianity_Catholicism_The_Unpredictable_Rise_of_Rome/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ntrs7_150_84.jpg" alt="A History of Christianity: Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of Rome" /> </a> </p> <p> Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the extraordinary rise of Roman Catholic Church. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ny3mx 2009-11-19T19:34:09Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ny3mx/Andrew_Marrs_The_Making_of_Modern_Britain_The_Great_War/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ny3mx_150_84.jpg" alt="Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain: The Great War" /> </a> </p> <p> Britain gets its first taste of total war, which transformed the lives of millions. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nyx2z 2009-11-10T22:11:11Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nyx2z/Hidden_Histories_Series_2_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nyx2z_150_84.jpg" alt="Hidden Histories: Series 2: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Laser scanning brings a totally new dimension to the history of a quarry in North Wales. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nxkls 2009-11-26T11:13:15Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nxkls/A_History_of_Scotland_Series_2_Gods_Chosen_People/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nxkls_150_84.jpg" alt="A History of Scotland: Series 2: God's Chosen People" /> </a> </p> <p> The story of the National Covenant of 1638 - a document that led to the Civil War. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nrtr8 2009-11-20T23:25:58Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nrtr8/A_History_of_Christianity_The_First_Christianity/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nrtr8_150_84.jpg" alt="A History of Christianity: The First Christianity" /> </a> </p> <p> Diarmaid MacCulloch shows how Christianity's origins lie east of Jerusalem and Rome. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ntgb5 2009-11-17T17:07:56Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ntgb5/Andrew_Marrs_The_Making_of_Modern_Britain_Road_to_War/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ntgb5_150_84.jpg" alt="Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain: Road to War" /> </a> </p> <p> The assassination of an archduke in Sarajevo sets in motion the wheels of world war. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nv5kv 2009-11-03T21:05:46Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nv5kv/Hidden_Histories_Series_2_Episode_1/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nv5kv_150_84.jpg" alt="Hidden Histories: Series 2: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> A look at Stonehenge's link to the Preseli Hills, and Swansea's medieval beginnings. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00np25k 2009-10-29T00:16:18Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00np25k/Andrew_Marrs_The_Making_of_Modern_Britain_A_New_Dawn/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00np25k_150_84.jpg" alt="Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain: A New Dawn" /> </a> </p> <p> Andrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. </p>