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In 1973 the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v Wade judgement makes abortion legal in the United States. Its a practice that has considerable controversy attached to it but Dr George Tiller firmly believes it be a vital option for women in need, op

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Sep 28th, 2022 42m 12s

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Veronica Guerin

Sep 21st, 2022 44m 53s

If you’re an Irish gangster in the 1990’s the last thing you wanted, apart from seeing the inside of a jail cell, is for Veronica Guerin to be writing about you. Through her dogged investigating and fearless reporting, Guerin exposed the rotten

Harvey Milk

Sep 14th, 2022 33m 51s

Politics is a dirty business. Bringing about change requires fighting tooth and nail and that can make you enemies, something Harvey Milk, San Francisco Supervisor and America’s first openly gay politican, knew all too well. On a cold November

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Sep 7th, 2022 29m 21s

Its 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing. Famed political journalist Jean-Paul Marat, a voice for those who want rid of the excesses of the monarchy, is taking a meeting in his bathroom. He has a debilitating skin condition and the b

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Aug 31st, 2022 46m 39s

John Lennon knows a thing or two about obsessive fandom. Ten years after the breakup of The Beatles, the famed musician from Liverpool has to run the gauntlet of Fab Four devotees camped outside his Manhattan apartment building on a daily basis

Introducing Crosshairs

Aug 18th, 2022 1m 16s

With a pull of a trigger, or the flash of a blade, the course of history can change forever.In this brand new series, narrated by Jonathan Guy Lewis, you can hear the stories of assassinations throughout history. From world leaders to cultural

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