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I Was There

Historic moments from history told by those who lived through them.

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Barings Bank collapse

Barings Bank collapse

We go back to 1995 and talk to those caught up in the collapse of Barings Bank, including Nick Leeson himself, the man w... Read more

2 Apr 2017

19mins

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Brink’s-Mat robbery

Brink’s-Mat robbery

We retell the extraordinary events of 1983, and one of Britain’s biggest-ever robberies.

21 Apr 2017

20mins

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Ghostwatch

Ghostwatch

The writer, director and one of the producers join Adrian Chiles to discuss the controversial BBC programme, that aired ... Read more

31 Oct 2017

24mins

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The Siege of Sarajevo

The Siege of Sarajevo

We go back a quarter of a century to the longest siege in modern history

19 Sep 2017

22mins

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South Pole

South Pole

In January 2000, two women became the first female Brits to reach the South Pole on foot. Adrian Chiles talks to them a... Read more

10 Apr 2017

24mins

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Finding the Titanic

Finding the Titanic

We go back to 1985 and speak to the underwater investigators - including Robert Ballard himself - who stunned the world ... Read more

1 Apr 2017

20mins

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Shooting of John Lennon

Shooting of John Lennon

We revisit the tragic events of 1980, when John Lennon was shot dead, by talking to those who were there that night.

6 Apr 2017

20mins

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Land Speed record

Land Speed record

Thrust SSC project director Richard Nobel and pilot Andy Green tell Adrian Chiles about setting the new land speed recor... Read more

21 Apr 2017

23mins

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Arsenal-Liverpool 1989

Arsenal-Liverpool 1989

Arsenal’s Lee Dixon, Liverpool’s John Aldridge and TV analyser David Pleat join Adrian Chiles as they remember the famou... Read more

7 Nov 2017

24mins

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Trainspotting

Trainspotting

Choose life. Choose to listen to what it was like making Trainspotting in 1996, with guests from the crew and Rick Smit... Read more

11 Apr 2017

22mins

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The launch of Google

The launch of Google

The BBC's Technology correspondent, Rory Cellan Jones, and Jeff Jarvis, author of 'What Would Google Do?', join Adrian C... Read more

5 Sep 2017

24mins

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Blur v Oasis

Blur v Oasis

We revisit the famous chart battle of 1995, when Blur’s Country House went up against Oasis’s Roll With It.

21 Apr 2017

17mins

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Concorde crash

Concorde crash

We revisit 2000, when Concorde crashed near Paris killing 113 people, and talk to those involved at the time – include a... Read more

21 Apr 2017

20mins

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Diana’s Panorama interview

Diana’s Panorama interview

We go back to 1995 and tell the behind-the-scenes story of Princess Diana’s famous 1995 Panorama interview – with those ... Read more

13 Apr 2017

19mins

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Thrilla in Manilla

Thrilla in Manilla

Back to the heady days of 1975, and the legendary boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, told through the ey... Read more

10 Apr 2017

21mins

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Decriminalisation of homosexuality

Decriminalisation of homosexuality

Three gay men tell Adrian Chiles how the 1967 decriminalisation affected them in different ways – including a 94-year-ol... Read more

25 Jul 2017

29mins

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The death of Diana

The death of Diana

Broadcasters and journalists – including Nik Gowing, who was on air on BBC 2 and was the first to break the news – recal... Read more

29 Aug 2017

36mins

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The start of Breakfast TV

The start of Breakfast TV

Stars from ITV and the BBC tell Adrian Chiles about the heady days of 1983 when Breakfast TV first started broadcasting ... Read more

21 Apr 2017

12mins

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Grayrigg train crash

Grayrigg train crash

Those caught up in the 2007 train crash, including the driver and the son of the woman who died, tell Adrian Chiles abou... Read more

21 Apr 2017

24mins

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Open University

Open University

It’s not often celebrated, but Adrian Chiles talks to some of the first Open University students to get their degrees in... Read more

10 Apr 2017

24mins

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