DescriptionLate each night for over 25 years, the Labour MP and former Secretary of State Tony Benn sat alone and dictated onto tape his account of the daily events at the heart of government. Here, in the second highly acclaimed Radio 4 series, he reveals what he discovered from his scrutiny of the nuclear industry and why he now believes nuclear power is unsafe. He recalls what really happened during Cabinet reshuffles by Harold Wilson and Jim Callaghan and he traces the split in the party following its 1979 defeat, the emergence of the Social Democratic Party, and his challenge to the deputy leader, Denis Healy.
DescriptionOn January 27, 1967, a flash fire broke out in the capsule of Apollo 1 while the spacecraft was on the launch pad. Astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee became the first casualties of America's space program, and the disaster nearly ended NASA's race to the moon.
DescriptionAn examination of Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri's decision to invade the British-held Falkland Islands, or Islas Malvinas, reveals that it ended his military junta. It also paved the way for a new, democratic way of life for Argentina.
DescriptionThe dramatically changing moods of the sea make occasional maritime disasters inevitable. But when a roll-on-roll-off car ferry lurched to port in calm waters just outside the Belgian Port of Zeebrugge, and capsized within a minute, other causes were sought. A trail of errors emerged that led to some of the most far-reaching changes in ferry safety regulations.
DescriptionA profile of the Communist dictator believed to be responsible for the murders of two million Cambodians in the mid-1970s.
Description'We Churchills die at forty, ' said Winston in 1908, 'and I want to put something more on the slate before then.' By the time he died in 1965, the slate was full. From his earliest days Churchill was an ambitious character, eager for action. He achieved fa…
DescriptionThis three-part documentary examines the Jewish view of death and the afterlife. (Part I) Honoring the Body: Taharah Jewish burial rituals and beliefs place great importance on treating the deceased with the utmost honor and respect. Th…
DescriptionA profile of flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, the deadliest aviator in WWI. A German aristocrat who scored 80 kills, von Richthofen won fame as the "Red Baron" because he flew a red Fokker. After being shot down and killed in 1918, he was buried by his enemies, the British, with full military honors.
DescriptionPortrait of the Russian leader who helped dismantle Communism and forged a new relationship with the United States and the West.
DescriptionIt's definitely weird that one night, you know, you gave birth and the next day he's in your house and you know, they grow with you every day, every second, and you know - and that's - I'm a really selfish person and that's almost incredible to say that, that I can even do that. Teenage Diaries producer Joe Richman gives tape recorders to young people around the country to document their lives. In her first diary, Teen Mom, 18-year-old Melissa chronicled her pregnancy and the birth of her son Isaaiah. At 19, Melissa is raising Isaaiah on her own. This is Melissa's story as originally heard on National Public Radio's All Things Considered .
