History programmes available on BBC iPlayer 2009-07-04T10:53:54Z 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:b00lljdr 2009-07-04T10:25:20Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lljdr/Ceud_Bliadhna_04_07_2009/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lljdr_150_84.jpg" alt="Ceud Bliadhna: 04/07/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Events 100 years ago in the Highlands. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ljk9g 2009-07-04T09:11:59Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ljk9g/Those_Baneful_Articles/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ljk9g_150_84.jpg" alt="Those Baneful Articles" /> </a> </p> <p> Billy Kay takes a look at the arrival of tea and whisky in 18th century Lowland Scotland. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00kpvbt 2009-07-03T23:50:09Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00kpvbt/The_Lions_Roar/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00kpvbt_150_84.jpg" alt="The Lions' Roar" /> </a> </p> <p> Documentary about the sporting and social impact of the Lions' 1974 tour to South Africa. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00dzs4j 2009-07-03T22:05:23Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dzs4j/Ulaidhean_Marischal_Museum/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00dzs4j_150_84.jpg" alt="Ulaidhean: Marischal Museum" /> </a> </p> <p> Exploring the treasures of Aberdeens Marischal Museum. </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: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:b007wq3l 2009-07-03T13:43:07Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007wq3l/A_Short_History_of_Ireland_The_Economic_War_Democracy_in_Peril/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b007wq3l_150_84.jpg" alt="A Short History of Ireland: The Economic War/Democracy in Peril" /> </a> </p> <p> The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lh168 2009-07-03T11:26:46Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lh168/Ceud_Bliadhna_03_07_2009/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lh168_150_84.jpg" alt="Ceud Bliadhna: 03/07/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Events 100 years ago in the Highlands. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b007w3f1 2009-07-03T10:59:53Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007w3f1/A_Short_History_of_Ireland_Episode_115/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b007w3f1_150_84.jpg" alt="A Short History of Ireland: Episode 115" /> </a> </p> <p> The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lh03b 2009-07-03T13:56:47Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lh03b/Crude_Britannia_The_Story_of_North_Sea_Oil_Episode_3/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lh03b_150_84.jpg" alt="Crude Britannia: The Story of North Sea Oil: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> The Gulf War of 1991 brought home the fragility of global energy supplies. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00fm74j 2009-07-02T21:44:01Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fm74j/Hidden_Histories_Episode_3/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00fm74j_150_84.jpg" alt="Hidden Histories: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> Huw Edwards and his team examine a Tudor house, a Roman theatre and a chapel. </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:b007wqd7 2009-07-02T13:53:23Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007wqd7/A_Short_History_of_Ireland_Depression_Years_An_Empty_Political_Formula/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b007wqd7_150_84.jpg" alt="A Short History of Ireland: Depression Years/An Empty Political Formula" /> </a> </p> <p> The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. </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:b00ljqjz 2009-07-03T20:53:02Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ljqjz/Wales_The_Prince_and_the_Plotter/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ljqjz_150_84.jpg" alt="Wales - The Prince and the Plotter" /> </a> </p> <p> The investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969 was dogged by extremist threats. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ljqcj 2009-07-02T20:25:36Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ljqcj/A_Prince_Made_in_Wales/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ljqcj_150_84.jpg" alt="A Prince Made in Wales" /> </a> </p> <p> Welsh men and women share their unique stories of the investiture of the Prince of Wales. </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> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b007wpnf 2009-07-01T13:46:10Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007wpnf/A_Short_History_of_Ireland_Divided_Ulster_Not_an_Inch/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b007wpnf_150_84.jpg" alt="A Short History of Ireland: Divided Ulster/Not an Inch" /> </a> </p> <p> The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. </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:b00lf4h2 2009-07-01T05:27:03Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lf4h2/History_Zone_Clyde_Shipbuilding/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lf4h2_150_84.jpg" alt="History Zone: Clyde Shipbuilding" /> </a> </p> <p> Mark Stephen presents the history of shipbuilding on Glasgow's river Clyde. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ljqgd 2009-07-02T15:44:55Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ljqgd/A_Prince_for_Wales/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ljqgd_150_84.jpg" alt="A Prince for Wales?" /> </a> </p> <p> Huw Edwards asks lords, ladies, politicians and the ordinary people about Prince Charles. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ldglg 2009-06-30T23:09:21Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ldglg/Stonewall_The_Riots_That_Triggered_the_Gay_Revolution/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ldglg_150_84.jpg" alt="Stonewall: The Riots That Triggered the Gay Revolution" /> </a> </p> <p> Tom Robinson examines the legacy of the Stonewall protests for the gay community. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lglxw 2009-07-01T18:46:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lglxw/The_PreRaphaelites_Episode_3/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lglxw_150_84.jpg" alt="The Pre-Raphaelites: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> How the Pre-Raphaelites outgrew the avant-garde and began to embrace fame and fortune. </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: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:b007wnzb 2009-06-30T13:44:26Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007wnzb/A_Short_History_of_Ireland_Civil_War_Green_against_Green/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b007wnzb_150_84.jpg" alt="A Short History of Ireland: Civil War/Green against Green" /> </a> </p> <p> The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lqn4v 2009-07-01T11:23:01Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lqn4v/Investiture_of_HRH_the_Prince_of_Wales_The_Investiture_Part_Two/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lqn4v_150_84.jpg" alt="Investiture of HRH the Prince of Wales: The Investiture, Part Two" /> </a> </p> <p> The BBC's original coverage of the Investiture of HRH the Prince of Wales in July 1969. </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:b0078yr8 2009-06-29T23:50:51Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0078yr8/Days_that_Shook_the_World_Series_1_Concorde_Atlantic_Crossing/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b0078yr8_150_84.jpg" alt="Days that Shook the World: Series 1: Concorde - Atlantic Crossing" /> </a> </p> <p> Recalling the day that Concorde made its first supersonic flight across the Atlantic. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lh390 2009-06-30T06:37:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lh390/Investiture_of_HRH_the_Prince_of_Wales_The_Investiture_Part_One/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lh390_150_84.jpg" alt="Investiture of HRH the Prince of Wales: The Investiture, Part One" /> </a> </p> <p> The BBC's original coverage of the Investiture of HRH the Prince of Wales in July 1969. </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:b00lg6w3 2009-07-02T19:33:20Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lg6w3/The_59_Revival/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lg6w3_150_84.jpg" alt="The '59 Revival" /> </a> </p> <p> William Crawley assesses the religious revival that swept through Ulster in 1859. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b008l3ph 2009-06-29T20:06:43Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b008l3ph/Vienna_City_of_Dreams/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b008l3ph_150_84.jpg" alt="Vienna: City of Dreams" /> </a> </p> <p> Joseph Koerner explores the art, architecture and music of fin de siecle Vienna. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ldrnt 2009-06-28T21:50:00Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ldrnt/Sunday_Feature_Travelling_the_Great_Divide_The_New_USMexico_Border/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ldrnt_150_84.jpg" alt="Sunday Feature: Travelling the Great Divide - The New US-Mexico Border" /> </a> </p> <p> Claudine LoMonaco examines the impact of the US-Mexico border and its new fortifications. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lf6zm 2009-07-02T21:27:37Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lf6zm/Postscript_28_06_2009/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lf6zm_150_84.jpg" alt="Postscript: 28/06/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Peter Stead looks back at the lives of men and women who have made an impact on Welsh life </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ldrnh 2009-06-28T13:34:36Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ldrnh/The_Early_Music_Show_Haydn_and_the_Esterhazy_Family_Episode_2/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ldrnh_150_84.jpg" alt="The Early Music Show: Haydn and the Esterhazy Family: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Lucie Skeaping continues a tour of the Esterhazy Palace to chart Haydn's career there. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00g9qr8 2009-06-28T01:41:58Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00g9qr8/Thatcher_and_the_Scots/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00g9qr8_150_84.jpg" alt="Thatcher and the Scots" /> </a> </p> <p> A look back at the tumultuous Thatcher years and the effect they had on Scotland. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ldj67 2009-06-27T13:34:45Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ldj67/The_Early_Music_Show_Haydn_and_the_Esterhazy_Family_Episode_1/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ldj67_150_84.jpg" alt="The Early Music Show: Haydn and the Esterhazy Family: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> Lucie Skeaping visits Esterhazy Palace in Hungary to chart Haydn's 29-year career there. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lf4f4 2009-06-28T14:00:53Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lf4f4/Lions_and_Dragons_Episode_3/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lf4f4_150_84.jpg" alt="Lions and Dragons: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> How the Welsh played a pivotal role in the unbeaten tour of South Africa in 1974. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lc7nr 2009-06-28T07:58:53Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lc7nr/Crude_Britannia_The_Story_of_North_Sea_Oil_Episode_2/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lc7nr_150_84.jpg" alt="Crude Britannia: The Story of North Sea Oil: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Boom turned to bust in the late 1980s and the industry was rocked a series of tragedies. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lc6x8 2009-06-30T02:21:04Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lc6x8/The_PreRaphaelites_Episode_2/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lc6x8_150_84.jpg" alt="The Pre-Raphaelites: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> How they transformed landscape painting by microscopically examining the natural world. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l7r9j 2009-06-24T23:24:08Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l7r9j/Crude_Britannia_The_Story_of_North_Sea_Oil_Episode_1/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l7r9j_150_84.jpg" alt="Crude Britannia: The Story of North Sea Oil: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> The men who discovered the oil and risked their lives to get it ashore tell their stories. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l7qpy 2009-07-01T11:06:32Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l7qpy/The_PreRaphaelites_Episode_1/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l7qpy_150_84.jpg" alt="The Pre-Raphaelites: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> A look at the origins of the Brotherhood and some of the movement's key early works. </p>