In September 1993, after weeks of secret negotiations, a peace agreement was signed between Israel and the Palestinians. Hear from Mona Juul, a Norwegian diplomat, who had a close up view of the talks.

Photo: Yitzhak Rabin, Bill Clinton and Yasser Arafat on September 13th, 1993. Reuters.

In 1955, the Argentine military seized power in a coup and stole the remains of the revered former first lady, Evita Peron. Over the next few decades, the body was stored in several different places in several different countries, inspiring wild stories about its supernatural powers. Linda Pressley travelled to Buenos Aires to investigate.

Her full documentary, Evita's Odyssey, was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.

In the early 1970s the Bengal Tiger was said to be on the brink of extinction. In 1973 the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, launched 'Project Tiger' a campaign to save the animal.

(PHOTO: A Bengal Tiger. Courtesy of Valmik Thapar)

On September 11th 1973, Gen Augusto Pinochet ousted the socialist government in Chile. Hundreds of people were tortured and killed in the coup, among them the folk-singer Victor Jara. Hear his British widow Joan's first-hand account of those historical events.

(Photo: Victor Jara. Credit: Associated Press)

In December 1983, a US airman was shot down while attacking Syrian forces in Lebanon. Lt Robert O. Goodman was captured and taken to Damascus as a prisoner. His release was negotiated by the black civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse Jackson.

(Photo: Lt Goodman shortly after his release in January 1984. Courtesy of Goodman family)

In September 1971 prisoners in a high security jail in the US rose up against their guards taking 42 people hostage. After 4 days of negotiations, armed police retook the jail. By the time the siege ended 39 people were dead.

Photo: Discussions inside the prison on 10th September 1971. Associated Press.

George Lloyd, a young English composer, wrote a march for the ship he served on in World War II. The HMS Trinidad was sent to protect convoys carrying supplies to Russia, but it came to a tragic end - and George Lloyd suffered a breakdown which stopped him composing. His march has been revived for the Last Night of the Proms at the Albert Hall in London.

Photo: George Lloyd (far right) playing with the HMS Trinidad band.

In World War II , Britain set up a secret organisation which waged war in Nazi occupied Europe. Noreen Riols, a former member of SOE, who helped train the agents, recounts her experiences in Churchill' s secret army.

(Photo: A group of SOE agents during training. BBC copyright)

In 1973 two decades of civil war in Laos ended. It also brought an end to the 'secret war' - the American-led fight against Vietnamese communists in Laos. But when the fighting stopped many of the country's Hmong people who had supported the Americans had to flee to escape persecution.

PHOTO: Courtesy of Yee Chang (front row, young boy in black on the left, photo taken the day before he and his family crossed the Mekong river)

In September 1888, one of the most infamous serial killers in history stalked the narrow streets of the East End of London. Jack the Ripper killed at least five prostitutes and was never caught by the police despite a massive manhunt. Using contemporary accounts, Simon Watts describes how the murderer cast a spell over late Victorian England.

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