Michael Portillo presents a series revisiting the great moments of history to discover that they often conceal other events of equal but forgotten importance
- 22 Dec 2008 20:00–20:30BBC Radio 44/4. Michael examines the reputation of Alfred the Great.
- 15 Dec 2008 20:00–20:30BBC Radio 43/4. The successful, but forgotten, interventions made by the much-maligned League of Nations.
- 8 Dec 2008 20:00–20:30BBC Radio 42/4. The real reason behind the 1707 Act of Union which saw England and Scotland merged. (R)
- 1 Dec 2008 20:00–20:30BBC Radio 41/4. A forgotten - and violent - precursor to the Jarrow March.
- 14 Jan 2008 20:00–20:30BBC Radio 44/4. The brunt of the 1805 defeat was borne not by France but by one of her allies, Spain.
- 7 Jan 2008 20:00–20:30BBC Radio 43/4. The 1943 famine cost, at the most conservative of estimates, one and a half million lives.
- 31 Dec 2007 20:00–20:30BBC Radio 42/4. The real reason behind the 1707 Act of Union which saw England and Scotland merged.
- 24 Dec 2007 20:00–20:30BBC Radio 41/4. Parts of the Suffragette movement's history have been conveniently forgotten.
- 6 May 2007 13:30–14:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/4. 4/4. Michael Portillo scrutinises the reputation of the 1945 Labour Government. (R)
- 29 Apr 2007 13:30–14:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/4. Michael Portillo examines overlooked but noteworthy historical events. 3/4: Magna Carta. (R)
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