In History54 mins agoThe poisoned umbrella that pointed to a KGB murderIn 1978, Georgi Markov was killed with a poison-tipped umbrella. The following year, his widow and elder brother told the BBC how they were warned about the murder plot months before.54 mins ago7 days agoThe theory that Stonehenge was an ancient computerIn August 1966, a US astronomy professor shared his astonishing findings with the BBC. He believed that the Neolithic stone circle was built to predict eclipses.7 days ago17 Aug 2026The US explorers who 'found' a lost, ancient cityIn 1911, a US professor claimed he found the secret mountain stronghold of the last Incan king. 53 years later, a new explorer proved him wrong – and the BBC followed in his footsteps.17 Aug 202610 Aug 2026An insider's account of Nagasaki's atomic bombingThirty years after the bombing of Nagasaki, a US physicist who helped to assemble the bomb revealed to the BBC why the blast couldn't be stopped.10 Aug 20263 Aug 2026The V2 rocket smuggled out of Nazi-occupied PolandIn 1977, the BBC looked back at the summer of 1944, when Allied agents spirited away pieces of Hitler's "wonder weapon" – by hiding them in the apartment of a German officer.3 Aug 202627 Jul 2026The British double agent who taught enemy spiesKim Philby's defection to the Soviet Union was made public on 30 July 1963. In 2016, the BBC broadcast previously unseen footage of a lecture he gave to the Stasi.27 Jul 202620 Jul 2026The macabre kidnapping of Eva Perón's corpseArgentina's iconic first lady died in July 1952. Sixty years on, the BBC looked back at her cadaver's bizarre disappearance – and its 16-year journey around the globe.20 Jul 202613 Jul 2026The nuclear submarine wreck that is a 'time bomb'In 1989, the Komsomolets sank off the Norwegian coast. Four years later, the BBC reported on plans to seal in its torpedoes' toxic plutonium.13 Jul 20266 Jul 2026How J Paul Getty became the world's richest manThe US oil billionaire's 16th-Century English mansion was home to a stunning art collection and a lion named Nero. In 1963, the BBC visited him there to discuss his "great success".6 Jul 2026...
