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Random Edition Episodes

  2. The Glasgow Herald, January 4, 1936.

    Charles Lindbergh arrives in the UK in 1936, after his son's kidnap and murder.

  3. The Illustrated London News, June 11, 1842.

    The Illustrated London News of June 1842 reports on the British army's retreat from Kabul.

  4. The Guardian, October 30, 1975

    The Guardian, October 30, 1975. Dutch elm disease ravages the British countryside.

  5. The Penny London Post, 1749.

    The Penny London Post reports on the Royal Fireworks in London's Green Park in 1749.

  6. VJ Day Anniversary Special

    Peter Snow marks the seventieth anniversary of VJ Day at the end of the Second World War.

  7. 25/01/2013

    Peter Snow visits Paris to recreate the 1889 event which gave the world the Eiffel Tower.

  8. The Glorious Revolution

    Peter Snow uses a 1688 newspaper to describe the last successful invasion of this country.

  9. Sinking of the Titanic Special

    Peter Snow looks again at the Titanic disaster via the pages of the London Evening News.

  10. Prince Albert

    A Random Edition Special marking the 150th anniversary of the death of Prince Albert.

  11. Pearl Harbor

    Peter Snow with a Random Edition Special to mark the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbour.

  12. The Random Edition Festival of Britain Special

    Peter Snow explores a 1951 Daily Mail to bring alive the start of the Festival of Britain.

  13. 1961 First Man in Space 50th Anniversary Special

    Random Edition Special to mark the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's first manned spaceflight.

  14. 350th Anniversary of the Restoration Special

    Peter Snow retells the story of Charles II's Restoration via the pages of a 1660 newspaper

  15. Outbreak of War Special

    Peter Snow revisits the pages of The Guardian for September 4, 1939.

  16. The Penny London Post, April 27, 1749

    Royal Fireworks in London's Green Park.

  17. The News of the World, Sunday 26 June 1887

    Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations saw a procession through London.

  18. The Western Mail General Strike Edition, 12 May 1926

    Was this the day when the strikers were betrayed by their leaders?

  19. The Parliamentary Intelligencer: May 1660

    Charles II returns to London, 11 years after his father's execution.