Ranked #1
Oliver Tambo: the ANC in exile
Oliver Tambo: the ANC in exile
South African history. When, on 27th March 1960, OR Tambo was driven across the border to begin his ‘mission in exile’, ... Read more
31 Mar 2021
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11mins
Ranked #2
The Viljoen brothers - South Africa 1990 to 1994
The Viljoen brothers - South Africa 1990 to 1994
South African history. These two very different, identical twins played a dramatic role in some of the crucial events of... Read more
27 Mar 2021
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12mins
Ranked #3
Helen Suzman - South Africa 1953 to 1989 - 1 vs 165, the MP who fought apartheid from the inside
Helen Suzman - South Africa 1953 to 1989 - 1 vs 165, the MP who fought apartheid from the inside
South African history. For 13 years, Suzman was the only member of South Africa’s parliament who opposed apartheid. She ... Read more
19 Mar 2021
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9mins
Ranked #4
Martin Niemoller: the priest who defied the Nazis
Martin Niemoller: the priest who defied the Nazis
Nazi Germany. The Nazis and the churches: the story of how someone who supported the Nazis in the 1920s and early 1930s ... Read more
17 Mar 2021
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6mins
Ranked #5
Anton van Leeuwenhoek: the man who discovered a whole new world, in miniature
Anton van Leeuwenhoek: the man who discovered a whole new world, in miniature
The History of Medicine. The inventor of the first powerful microscope and the first person to ever see single-celled or... Read more
5 Mar 2021
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7mins
Ranked #6
Thomas Sydenham - 'The English Hippocrates'?
Thomas Sydenham - 'The English Hippocrates'?
The History of Medicine. Does Thomas Sydenham deserve his title as the greatest ever English doctor? Leave your comments... Read more
24 Feb 2021
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7mins
Ranked #7
Robert Koch: the greatest doctor of all time?
Robert Koch: the greatest doctor of all time?
The History of Medicine. Microbes, mice and vaccines: how a German doctor hunted microbes, developed the methods require... Read more
20 Feb 2021
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9mins