Things We Forgot to Remember - Series 6

Michael Portillo presents a series revisiting the great moments of history to discover that they often conceal other events of equal but forgotten importance

Things We Forgot to Remember - Series 6 - 3. The Violent Side of Indian Independence

Michael Portillo looks at the Indian struggle for independence in the early twentieth century and finds that there was violent as well as peaceful protest.

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Things We Forgot to Remember - Series 6 - Jesse Owens and the Nazi Olympics

Michael Portillo revisits great moments of history to discover that they often conceal other events of equal, but forgotten, importance. This week, the Berlin Olympics of 1936.

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Things We Forgot to Remember - Series 6 - King Harold

Michael Portillo looks again at Harold, the last of the Saxon Kings, his limited claims to the throne and the fragility of the nation state he strove to defend.

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Things We Forgot to Remember - Series 6 - The Great Depression

Michael Portillo asks whether our popular memory of the past conceals forgotten truths, comparing the myths and reality of the Great Depression in 1930s America.

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