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History Unpacked — 176 episodes

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The Battle for Childrens Television Shows

2

Carlos the Jackal and the Age of International Terrorism

3

The Voyage of the Mayflower

4

The Great Smog of London

5

The True Story Behind Cat Domestication

6

McCarthyism and the American Fear That Shaped the Cold War

7

Unicorns in History and Myth

8

The Sahara: Land of Sand, Silence, and Survival

9

Who Was Nostradamus? The Man Behind the Prophecies

10

How Whisky Changed the World

11

The Last Emperor Of China: The Boy Who Lost A Dynasty

12

From Tarot To Poker: The Surprising History Of Cards

13

The Chichijima Incident – A Secret That Haunted WWII

14

The History of the Wheel: Humanity’s Greatest Invention

15

Machiavelli: The Father of Modern Politics

16

Six-Day War: How Israel Defeated Three Nations in a Week

17

Dark History of the Victorian Workhouse

18

The Lost Generation of South Korea (part 2)

19

The Lost Generation of South Korea (part 1)

20

Hiroo Onoda: The WW2 Soldier Who Wouldn’t Surrender

21

The Sinking of the Essex: Cannibalism and Survival

22

Sun Tzu: The Man Behind The Art of War

23

Who Were The Real Ninjas Of Japan?

24

The Boer Wars: Britain’s Bloody Colonial Struggle

25

Robert Maudsley: Britain’s Most Dangerous Prisoner

26

The History of Martial Arts in America | From Dojos to the UFC

27

The Nazi Occupation of Jersey: Britain’s Forgotten Invasion

28

The Deadly Warriors of Persia: The Immortals

29

One Of The Seven Wonders: The Lighthouse Of Alexandria

30

Eva Braun: Love, Loyalty, and the Nazi Regime

31

The Storm That Sparked Evolution: The Carnian Pluvial Event

32

Gang War in Chicago: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Story

33

A Short History Of Singapore: Empire, War, And Independence

34

The Great Famine of Ireland: A Short History

35

Lord Haw-Haw: How A British Man Became A Nazi Icon

36

The Dark History of Clowns: From Comedy to Creepy (part 2)

37

The Dark History of Clowns: From Comedy to Creepy (part 1)

38

The Bizarre Story of the 1904 Olympics

39

The History of Coins: How Money Started

40

Portugal’s Brutal Colonial Wars: How an Empire Unraveled

41

Kung Fu: 5,000 Years Of Martial Arts History

42

Operation Jericho: The Daring WWII Raid That Shook Nazi-Occupied France

43

The rise and fall of Rudyard Kipling : Literary Genius and Imperialist

44

The Great Pyramid of Giza: A Masterpiece of Ancient Engineering

45

Wall Street: The Journey from Slavery to Stock Markets

46

The Plague of Justinian: The first Pandemic

47

J-Pop History and Its Influence on the Global Music Industry

48

The Rise And Fall Of The Crusader States

49

History of Tea: Tracing Its Remarkable Path From East to West

50

Jeep Show: An Interview with author Robert O 'Connor on his new WW2 book.

51

The Domesday Book: The Colossal Survey That Defined England’s Future

52

The Legacy of the 10,000: Ancient Greece’s Great Retreat

53

The Devastating Annexation of Korea: From Independence to Subjugation

54

the Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Nation's Fight for Freedom

55

Pinkerton Detective Agency: Pioneers of Private Investigation and Security

56

The Unusual Stockholm Hostage Crisis: The Origin Of Stockholm Syndrome

57

The Truth Behind The Greatest Impact Event On Earth: Tunguska

58

The Siege of Malta: Epic Battle That Shaped History

59

Shock Rock: The Revolutionary Genre That Redefined Music

60

How the Devastating Finnish Civil War Shaped Modern Finland

61

Discover the Life of Scipio Africanus: An Undefeated Roman Hero

62

The Dark History of Samsung: South Korea's Powerful Tech Giant

63

The Mongol Invasions of Japan

64

Pol Pot: The Ruthless Architect of Cambodia's Nightmarish Genocide

65

Chatsworth House: The History of Britain's Unique and Grandest Stately Home

66

The French Resistance: Tales From WW2

67

The Fascinating History of Magic through the Ages

68

Stonehenge: The Mysterious Origins and Hidden Secrets of the Ancient Megaliths

69

The Forgotten War of Korea (part 2)

70

The Forgotten War of Korea (part 1)

71

Everything You Wanted to Know About The History of Marxism

72

The Charge of the Light Brigade: Tragedy & Heroism

73

The Remarkable History of Chocolate

74

Yugoslavia: From its Revolutionary Formation To the Dissolution

75

The 1950s: A Decade of Fear and Social Change

76

The Life And Unparalleled Legacy of Robert E. Howard

77

Exploring the Wonderful History of Dinosaurs

78

The Tragic History Of The USS Indianapolis

79

The Forgotten Tragedy: The Armenian Genocide 1915

80

The Father Of Modern Horror: H.P Lovecraft

81

War, Religion & The Remarkable Battle For England: The Spanish Armada

82

The Internet: A Revolution Beyond Imagination

83

The British Empire: The Fall of the Mighty(part 3)

84

The British Empire: The Sun Never Sets (part 2)

85

The British Empire: Dawn of a New age (part 1)

86

Golden Eyes & Iron Hands: The Strange History of Prosthetics

87

Enoch Powell: The Most Divisive Politician In The UK

88

The Disturbing Mystery of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse

89

Animation: The Greatest Japanese Export

90

The Great Heathen Army: Viking Terror across England

91

Uncovering the Untold Story of the 1948 Costa Rica Revolution

92

A Taste of Tradition: The Enduring Legacy of Sushi

93

10 Historical conspiracy Theories (part 3)

94

10 weird Conspiracy Theories throughout History (part 2)

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10 weird Conspiracy Theories throughout History

96

Oxford University: A Journey Through Time

97

The History of London

98

The History of the Triads: From Revolutionary to Criminal

99

Finn McCool & The Giant's Causeway

100

The Short History of Dog Domestication

101

The Strange History of the Muffler Men of America.

102

*Bonus Episode from our sister channel: Rewriting The Past*

103

Vlad the Impaler: The Ruler that Inspired Dracula

104

William Walker: The American Adventurer that almost made Central America a Slave State

105

The History of Astrology

106

Tales From WW2. Lisbon: Europe's Nest of Spies.

107

Tales from WW2: The 6888th. America's only all Female, Multi-Ethnic Battallion.

108

Tales From WW2- The Home Guard

109

MkUltra: The CIA Mind Control Conspiracy that Really Happened

110

The Silk Road: The Trade Network that Shaped the Ancient World

111

J Edgar Hoover: The FBI's Enigmatic Leader

112

The History of the Mafia in America

113

The Gwangju Massacre: A Dark Chapter in South Korean History

114

The History of Coffee: The World's most popular drink

115

The History of Statue of Liberty

116

The History of Alcatraz

117

The Australian Gold Rush

118

Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady of Britain

119

The Night Witches of World War II

120

The Roanoke Island Mystery

121

Machu Picchu: The Lost City of the Inca

122

The Brief History of Chess

123

Chichen Itza: The Lost City of the Maya

124

The History of Gibraltar

125

A Short History of the Taj Mahal

126

North & South Korea: A brief History of the Division

127

The History of the Undead #Bonus Episode#

128

The Colosseum: The Roman Empire's Greatest Legacy

129

The History of the Zombie

130

The Baltic Chain: The Peaceful Protest that Freed a Region from Soviet Control

131

The brief History of Petra: Ancient, Silent & Majestic

132

The Shark Attacks of 1916: Terror, Tragedy and the Birth of the Man Eater

133

The History of Tokyo

134

536: The Year the Sun Fell into Darkness

135

The Great Wall of China: Enormous, Majestic, Silent and Terrible

136

Bolsover Castle: England’s most Haunted Castle?

137

Christ the Redeemer: Iconic Brazilian statue and part of the 7 New Wonders of the World.

138

The Devil's Horns: Black Magic, Heavy Metal, and Satanism.

139

South Korea: Uprising, History and Democracy (The 1987 June Revolution)

140

The Y2K Phenomenon: Hysteria, End Days and Global Panic

141

New York City: From Trading Port to Global Icon

142

Philip of Macedon (part 2)

143

Philip of Macedon (part 1)

144

The History of Elizabeth Bathory: The Serial Killer of Hungary

145

The 1974 Carnation Revolution: From Dictatorship to Democracy

146

A short History of Hong Kong

147

War of the Roses: Part III

148

War of the Roses Part II

149

War of the Roses Part 1

150

Yi Sun Shin: Strategist, Leader, Symbol

151

The Bermuda Triangle

152

Salem Witch Trials

153

Witchcraft In Britain

154

The Earthquake that ended an Empire: The 1755 Lisbon Disaster

155

History of Superheroes

156

Pre Roman Britain

157

The most famous Dynasty of Korea: Joseon

158

#Special guest interview# English Language in South Korea

159

American history: History of the Hamburger

160

21st Century Britain

161

Post War Britain

162

Britain in World War 2

163

Britain in World War 1

164

Britain in the 20th and 21st Century Introduction

165

Victorian Britain

166

Georgian Era Britain

167

Stuart Era Britain

168

Tudor Britain

169

Early Modern Britain introduction

170

The Black Death

171

Norman Britain

172

Anglo Saxon Britain

173

Roman Britain

174

Classical and Medieval Britain

175

1866 French attack on Korea

176

History of K-Pop