Historian Toby Green on why African societies were not just passive victims of slavery

Historian Richard Rathbone on the different types of imperialism in Africa

David Kahn on the first battle won by breaking codes and who knew what in World War 2

Argentina: Christoper Roper on what happened to the US$70 million Born brothers ransom money

Paul Lashmar on the American and British spy flights during the Cold War

Paul Lashmar on an early spy flight the Soviets almost shot down

Paul Lashmar on the efforts to trace spy flight airmen who were shot down

Jonathan Miles on the extraordinary career of Soviet spy Otto Katz

Helen Christophers on the UK’s first HIV/AIDS campaigns and the attitude of Tory Ministers

Historian David Cannadine on Churchill’s changing attitudes to Monarchy

Debate: Charley Lewis on taking up arms against a Government

BRIXMIS - Angus Southwood on stealing the secrets of a Soviet jet

Alex Strick and Felix Kuehn on the fall-out for the Taliban from 9/11

Brian Parritt on the Korean War, the Cold War’s first hot conflict