The Things We Forgot to Remember
Some events resonate and are celebrated down the ages; others, equally significant, are forgotten.
In this BBC Radio 4 series Michael Portillo sets out to fill the gap between the history books and The Things We Forgot to Remember.
Financial difficulties
How were England and Scotland brought closer together by the Darien gap?
Across the divide
With distance between what we think we know, and what actually happened, how can we start bridging the memory gap?
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The making of the series
Learn about the thinking behind the programmes in the making of the series.
Presenter's perspective
Read Michael Portillo's own thoughts about how we learn and view history in presenter's perspective.
Our lives on screen
Historians are coming to recognise the value of entertainment culture as a witness to the past. What can we learn from popular history?
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Wade deeper into historical controversy with our books and weblinks, or sample our courses.
The long views
Why can't we arrive at an agreed version of the past - or even of what history is? Why do historians disagree?
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