Episode 1
The Cost of Betrayal: The Defection of Burgess & MacLean/The Execution of the Rosenbergs
Oct 20, 2005
19 June 1953 and 25 May 1951 The differing fates of the most famous Soviet spies are explored as, in the USA, the Rosenbergs face the electric chair for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets and, after a dramatic flight, the British spies Burgess and Maclean find safety in the hands of the KGB.
Episode 2
Rule of the Gun: The O.K. Corral/Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
Apr 22, 2006
26 October 1881 and 14 February 1929 From the wild west and the mob-run city come two stories that have entered American mythology: the gunfight in the obscure mining town of Tomestone and Al Copone's frenzied attack on George 'Busgsy' Malone in Chicago.
Episode 3
Fact or Fiction: The War of the Worlds/Hitler Diaries
Nov 3, 2005
30 October 1938 and 24 April 1983 Over a million radio listeners panic thinking the nation was being attacked by Martians in Orsen Welles 'War of the Worlds' and one of the world's most venerable newspapers falls for fake diaries of Adolf Hitler. Clever fakers or just a gullible public?
Episode 4
The War to End All Wars: The End of World War I
Nov 10, 2005
11 November 1918 This dramatic story of the final days of World War 1 finds soldiers still fighting and Germany turning to anarchy. Meanwhile, in a wood in France, hostile negotiations take place in a race to end the war.
Episode 5
Let Freedom Rise: The Boston Tea Party/The Independence of India
Nov 17, 2005
6 December 1773 and 14 August 1947 The catalyst and repercussions of freedom from colonial rule are explored in the American 'patriots' raid on a British ship and the web of devastation and destruction the soured India's independence celebrations.
Episode 6
Battle For The Holy City: The Six-Day War
Nov 24, 2005
7 June 1967 By the third day of a six day war, Israeli forces have destroyed egypt's armies in the Sinai, captured the West Bank and seized the Old City of Jurusalem. But the euphoria of victory soon turns to anguish.
Episode 7
The Battle of Midway
Dec 1, 2005
4 June 1942 At a tiny atoll in the Pacific Ocean, the massed forces of the US and Japanese fleets meet for a decisive showdown. In the space pf just four minutes, the entire course of World War II is about to be transformed.
Episode 8
The Road To Revolution: The Execution of Ceauşescu/The Iranian Revolution
Dec 22, 2005
Episode 9
Episode 9
Dec 15, 2005
Episode 10
The Overthrow of Ceaucescu
Dec 22, 2005
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