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20th Century 

Tony Blair’s first Cabinet meeting -1997

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The Labour Party won a landslide victory at the 1997 General Election. This is an eyewitness account of Tony Blair’s

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Plymouth blitz – 1941

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German bombing raids brought death and destruction to British cities during the second world war. But for children there was

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Rationing at Christmas – 1940s

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Despite rationing and the absence of relatives in the armed forces, people did their best to enjoy their wartime Christmas,

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General Strike in Middlesbrough – 1926

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The General Strike of 1926 brought much of Britain to a halt. This is the story of how industrial Middlesbrough was

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King Tutankhamun is rediscovered

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The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter. This is his own eyewitness account of the event.

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Battle of the Somme – 1916

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Private Walter Hutchinson lived through the Battle of the Somme, surviving to tell his story of some of the bloodiest

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Christmas on the Western Front – 1914

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On Christmas Day 1914 the guns of the Western Front fell silent. This eyewitness account comes from an anonymous British

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Recruiting for the army – 1914

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Will Crooks was among the first Labour MPs. In 1914 he became active in recruiting for the army. This is

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A nurse’s Christmas on the Western Front – 1914

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Nurse Katherine Luard recalls the first Christmas of the first world war, on the Western Front, 1914.

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Britain’s first black mayor – 1913

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Britain’s first black mayor was elected as far back as 1913. This is a newspaper report of John Archer’s elevation

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