Season 12 (1993)

Allied to the Mafia
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January 13, 1993 • 50m

The extraordinary story of one of the war's most secret alliances - between the US Naval Intelligence and the Mafia. Denied for 50...Read more

The Sparks That Lit the Bonfire
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January 27, 1993 • 50m

Examines the origins of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and reveals startling new evidence of the Irish government's crucial role...Read more

The Stolen Child
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February 10, 1993 • 50m

During the Second World War the Nazis snatched 200,000 Aryan-looking Polish children from their mothers to replenish the "master r...Read more

The Secret File on J. Edgar Hoover
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February 24, 1993 • 50m

A new profile of the man who was director of the FBI for nearly 50 years. This investigation of Hoover's private life reveals that...Read more

The Pill: Prescription for Revolution
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March 10, 1993 • 50m

Described as "the greatest invention since the wheel" by novelist Angela Carter, the contraceptive pill played a crucial role in t...Read more

Buffalo Bill
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March 24, 1993 • 50m

A new look at the legend of William F Cody. From 1883 to 1916, millions of people throughout the world thrilled to the adventures ...Read more

Special: Battle of the Bombers
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April 7, 1993 • 1h 15m

Fifty years ago Bomber Command launched a massive campaign against Nazi Germany - the Battle of the Ruhr. In this special edition ...Read more

On Behalf of the State: Memories of Hanging
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June 2, 1993 • 48m

On 23rd August, 1964, the last person in Britain was hanged. To those involved in it, the process of judicial execution was a 'mos...Read more

True Story of the Roman Arena
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September 15, 1993 • 50m

Julius Caesar courted popular support with spectacular displays of gladiatorial combat. But new archaeological research explains w...Read more

The Mother of All Battles
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September 29, 1993 • 50m

It cost more lives than the British Army lost in the entire Second World War. The Battle of Kursk, south of Moscow, was fought 50 ...Read more

Hunger Strike: A Hidden History
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October 13, 1993 • 50m

On 5 May 1981, Bobby Sands died on hunger strike at the Maze prison in Northern Ireland. Nine more prisoners starved themselves to...Read more

Children of the Third Reich
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November 10, 1993 • 50m

In April, a group of 18 people met in a small town halfway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Some were Jewish, the sons and daughter...Read more

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
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November 21, 1993 • 1h 30m

Was Lee Harvey Oswald a mentally disturbed gunman acting alone, as the report of the Warren Commission suggested? Was he one of tw...Read more

Chairman Mao the Last Emperor
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December 20, 1993 • 1h

Mao Tse-tung ruled China from 1949 until his death in 1976, and this film examines for the first time on television the true exten...Read more