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The History Hour

The History Hour

Saving Antarctica

51 min•22 februari 2020

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In October 1991, an international protocol to protect the world’s last wilderness, Antarctica, from commercial exploitation was agreed at a summit in Madrid. Louise Hidalgo talks to one of the environmentalists who led a successful campaign to protect the ice continent. Also, how meditation changes the brain, the Iraqi "supergun affair", and political art in Nigeria.

Picture: Blue icebergs in Antarctica (Credit: Getty Images)

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Sulawesi's historic cave art and the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls

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Manchester's racially inclusive nightclub and the artist who portrayed Nelson Mandela from life

Norway's teacher resistance and Ireland's deadly nightclub fire

The mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry and surviving 9/11

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E.T. the Extra Terrestrial and the creator of Star Wars toys

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Voting for water and surviving a hurricane

The battle of Mandalay and the New World screwworm

The Mau Mau uprising and man-eating lions

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Taiwan's White Terror and the making of City of God

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The first Comic Con and making Oasis’ Wonderwall

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