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Series 3

The Darien Scheme

The real reason behind the 1707 Act of Union which saw England and Scotland merged.

• 30 mins

Series 4

The Jarrow March

Michael Portillo uncovers a violent precursor to the dignified 1936 Jarrow March.

• 28 mins

Series 4

The League of Nations

The successful, but forgotten, interventions made by the much-maligned League of Nations.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Alfred the Great

Michael Portillo investigates Alfred the Great - English hero or Saxon spin-doctor?

• 28 mins

Series 5

Joan of Arc

The myth and reality of Joan of Arc, and the other Frenchwoman who did more to save France

• 28 mins

Series 5

Chamberlain and 'Peace for our Time' 1938

Michael examines Neville Chamberlain's 1938 declaration of 'peace for our time'.

• 30 mins

Series 5

The Hanseatic League

Michael explores the Hanseatic League, a precursor to modern ideas of European free trade.

• 30 mins

Series 5

The Glorious Revolution

Michael Portillo reconsiders the uncomfortable facts behind The Glorious Revolution.

• 28 mins

Series 6

King Harold

Michael Portillo looks again at Harold, the last of the Saxon Kings.

• 30 mins

Series 6

Jesse Owens and the Nazi Olympics

Michael Portillo revisits the Berlin Olympics of 1936.

• 30 mins

Series 6

3. The Violent Side of Indian Independence

Michael Portillo revisits the Indian struggle for independence.

• 30 mins

Series 6

The Great Depression in the USA

Michael Portillo compares the myths and reality of America's Great Depression.

• 30 mins

Series 7

The Real Boston Tea Party, 1773

Michael Portillo uncovers a tale of smuggling and corruption.

• 30 mins

Series 7

Police Strike

Michael Portillo discovers riots on the streets in forgotten police strikes of 1918-19.

• 30 mins

Series 7

French Resistance

Michael Portillo explores how the legend of the French Resistance blurred its real legacy.

• 30 mins

Series 7

The English Armada

Michael Portillo discovers the story of Sir Francis Drake and the English Armada.

• 30 mins

Series 8

Magna Carta Barons' French Invasion

How the barons responsible for Magna Carta also aided a second French invasion of England.

• 28 mins

Series 8

Morgenthau Plan and post-war Germany

Michael Portillo remembers the Morgenthau Plan, drawn up to punish post-war Germany.

• 28 mins

Series 8

The Georgian Facade

Michael Portillo discovers the Georgian period was not as elegant as we tend to believe.

• 28 mins

Series 8

The Junkers of Woodbridge Airfield

Michael Portillo remembers a crucial 1944 incident that impacted on the war.

• 28 mins