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The man who gave his voice to Stephen Hawking

American scientist Dennis Klatt pioneered synthesised speech using his own voice.

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India's economic revolution

In the 1990s India began to open up its state-controlled economy

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From cakes to computers

How the Lyons catering company pioneered LEO, the first electronic office system

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Handing back Uluru

In 1985 Australia's famous natural landmark Uluru was returned to aboriginal ownership

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The first confirmed case of HIV in America

Robert R was a teenager who died of an undiagnosed illness in Missouri in 1969

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The killing of Pablo Escobar

The Colombian drug trafficker was shot dead by police on December 2nd 1993

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Shackleton

How a doomed Antarctic expedition in 1914 became a legendary story of survival

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The British sculptor who won over the world

Henry Moore revolutionised sculpture by creating immense works and setting them outside.

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Jaslyk 鈥� Uzbekistan鈥檚 infamous prison

A prison camp in the Uzbek desert became notorious for torture and human rights abuses.

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The Cuban writer who defied Fidel Castro

In 1990 Reinaldo Arenas died of Aids in New York, leaving behind a powerful autobiography

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The battle of the Louvre pyramid

How Paris was eventually won round to the Louvre museum's great glass pyramid

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The IRA siege at Balcombe Street

In December 1975, the IRA took a middle-aged couple hostage in Central London.

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The 'Awakenings' medical experiment

In the 1960s a new drug briefly woke up patients who'd been catatonic for decades.

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The killing of Amadou Diallo

When New York police shot a young immigrant 41 times, thousands took to the streets

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El Salvador's stolen children

During El Salvador's civil war, soldiers abducted children in rebel areas

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The attack on India's parliament

In December 2001 armed men attacked India's parliamentary compound in broad daylight

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Black GIs during World War Two

How soldiers who had been relegated to support roles were asked to volunteer for combat

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Women and the Sabarimala temple

How Indian women fought for the right to be allowed into a Hindu holy site

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The Romanian revolution

In December 1989 a wave of protests finally deposed communist dictator Nicolae Ceau葯escu

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Bee crisis: Colony Collapse Disorder

Why the mysterious loss of honey bees in the US triggered a global panic.

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The creation of Abuja

Why Nigeria built a brand new capital city from scratch.

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Fighting cancer

Pioneering work in the 60s into combination chemotherapy to try to find a cure for cancer

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The invasion of Afghanistan

On 24 December 1979 Soviet troops started pouring into Afghanistan

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The secret history of Monopoly

The true story of one of the world's most popular board games, Monopoly.

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Cirque du Soleil

The ground-breaking circus was formed by a group of street performers in Quebec in 1984.

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Vietnam war: Surviving the 'Christmas bombing' campaign

In December 1972 the US military launched its heaviest bombardment of Hanoi.

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The Chippendales

The male stripper troupe was founded in Los Angeles in 1979

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Britain's GI babies

The story of children born to British mothers and black GIs during WW2

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Negotiating an end to El Salvador's civil war

The UN's top negotiator Alvaro de Soto recalls his part in bringing peace to El Salvador

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Chester Williams - South African rugby legend

The story of the only black player in the Springbok team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup

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