Battle of Gettysberg, Pope's infallibility, Marie Antoinette's last public appearance, a Viking funeral and the first Moon landing

Battles dominate this episode, with The Somme - the greatest loss of life for the British Army in any single Battle - and Marston Moor picking up the military theme whilst the on court battles at Wimbledon are reported by the Daily Telegraph over the years

Stories of the Empire this time, from the Black Hole of Calcutta to Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and a story of a Mermaid in Newfoundland.

On the 77th Anniversary of D Day we have reports from American, German and British perspectives

Paris in the Spring. The Paris Commune and the landing of Lindbergh.

18th Century Eclipse, Boswell on Johnson, VE Day, Mark Twain in Athens

The Spanish Civil War, White Horse Final at Wembley and a  POW release 1945

Lincoln's assassination and the sinking of the Titanic

A Turkish Bath and then Mishaps in Childhood in the 14th Century; from 1801 there is Nelson's battle at Copenhagen.

Jumping a train in Canada 1899, Scott's Antarctic Diaries, Sharpeville Massacre 1960 and Army/civilian conflict in Dublin 1920