Favela life: The diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus

In 1960, the diary of a poor Brazilian mum became an international bestseller.

• 9 mins

The discovery of the first exoplanets

In 1992, astronomer Alex Wolszczan discovered the first planets outside our solar system

• 10 mins

Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘utopian’ town

1948 saw the start of a “utopian” town of houses designed by America’s greatest architect

• 10 mins

World War Two’s Rome escape line

How an Irish priest saved thousands of allied prisoners of war and Jews in Rome in WW2

• 10 mins

The woman born in a prisoner of war camp

The Sino-Indian war in 1962, left a lasting legacy on Indian families of Chinese descent

• 10 mins