History: The Interesting Bits

We discover you can start a war over almost anything. And we learn that though it's easy to start a war it's far more difficult to end one.

A look at spies, from Delilah to Roald Dahl, to reveal the real-life model for James Bond.

A look at history's most interesting criminals, con artists, frauds and fakes and ask how they got away with it.

A look at who's run and who's won the presidency and how to keep the top job once you've got it.

Our modern world was created through invention, but how did some of the world's greatest come about?

Throughout history, people have dedicated themselves to building fortunes. But how did they get it and how did they spend it? And in the end, were they happier than the rest of us?

An exploration of history's many revolutions, industrial, sexual and the big one, political.

Love has always been a driver of history, costing royalty their heads, generals their victories, and many their sanity. Explore why, from Liz Taylor to Attila the Hun, nothing stops true love.