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This Week in History

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  • 3rd to 9th November
    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.This week: 3rd to 9th November3rd November1534 - English parliament passes the Act of Supremacy 9th November 1938 - Kristallnacht 4th November 1922 - Discovery of Tutankhamun's tombPresented by Jane Steel and Ron Brown
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  • October 27th to November 2nd
    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.This week: 27th October to 2nd November31st October 1984 - Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi is assassinated 28th October 1726 - "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift is published. 30th October 1974 - Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in 'The Rumble In The Jungle'Presented by Viji Alles and Caroline Nicholls Produced by Stuart Ross and Amanda Litherland
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  • October 20th - October 26th
    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.This week: 20th October to 26th October - 25th October, 1400 - The death of the 'Father of English Poetry', Geoffrey Chaucer. - 21st October, 1805 - The Battle of Trafalgar: a British naval victory that would shape the nation's imperial future and identity. - 21st October, 1966 - A colliery spoil tip collapses in the village of Aberfan, South Wales, engulfing a school and killing 144 people, 116 of them children.Presented by Ron Brown and Jane Steel. Producers: Carys John and Sofie Vilcins.
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  • October 13th - October 19th
    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.This week: The 13th to the 19th of October.- 19th October 1987 Shares plunge after Wall Street crash - aka Black Monday - 13th October 1884 International Meridian Conference in Washington establishes Greenwich as the Universal Prime Meridian of longitude - 14th October 1926 A.A. Milne’s book Winnie-The-Pooh releasedPresented by Caroline Nicholls and Jane Steel. Producers: Chris Pearson and Sofie Vilcins.
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  • Oct 6th - Oct 12th
    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.This week: the 6th to the 12th October. 8th October 1769 - James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour land in New Zealand 9th October 2012 - 15 year old Malala Yousafzai survives a shooting by the Taliban. 9th October 1446 - King Sejong the Great creates the Korean Hangul alphabet.
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