20th Century

Sunbathers enjoy some fun and games at a tennis court near a lido at Castle Mill, Cheshire, August 1936

The 1930s: When the future looked bright

Broadcaster Simon Mayo

My history hero: William Trevelyan Richards

Transport minister Ernest Marples on a road bridge near the London end of the newly opened M1 motorway, 2 November 1959. (Photo by George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

The first day on the M1

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Youth culture and crime: what can we learn from history?

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Hampton Court and the Amritsar massacre

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Attenborough on Darwin

New US citizens celebrate after taking the oath at a US District Court for the Central District of California naturalisation ceremony, 2007. (Photo by Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Simon Schama on American history

Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

Walking with Che Guevara

An engraving showing chimneys emitting smoke during the Industrial Revolution

Industrial revolution

Can history help halt the runaway train?

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King: A drum major for justice

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My history hero: Hubert Butler (1900–1991)

Scout Troop

Baden-Powell, Scouting and the British empire

The members of Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Scott of the Antarctic: a true British hero?

Alien spaceship landing on rural road

The secret search for aliens