100 years ago, it was the fearsome German warship that ruled the waters of Lake Tanganyika, today it runs as the world's oldest passenger ferry. Zuhura Yunus takes a journey aboard the MV Liemba.
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Series 1: 8. Zimmermann Telegram
How a decrypted telegram pushed America into World War One, while prompting the construction of a permanent fence between the US and Mexico. BBC Mundo's Luis Fajardo travels to ...
03-08-2015
BBC 2
Series 1: 7. The Fight For Baku's Oil
As part of a series looking at stories beyond the trenches of Europe, BBC Azeri's Leyla Najafli explores how Baku's oil drew the world's forces to the shore of the Caspian Sea d ...
03-08-2015
BBC 2
09/11/2014
World War One was a truly global war. This series looks at events beyond Europe's Western Front, exploring some of the lesser-known tales of the Great War from Africa, Asia and ...
09-11-2014
BBC 2
Series 1: 5. The Indestructible Warship, Tanzania
100 years ago, it was the fearsome German warship that ruled the waters of Lake Tanganyika, today it runs as the world's oldest passenger ferry. Zuhura Yunus takes a journey abo ...
08-11-2014
BBC 2
Series 1: 4. Siege Of Tsingtao
The only battle to be fought in the Far East during WWI had an explosive and lasting impact on Sino-Japanese relations. Carol Yarwood from the BBC's Chinese Service recounts th ...
07-11-2014
BBC 2
Series 1: 3. The Famine Of Mount Lebanon
This episode tells the forgotten story of starvation and disease that ravaged Mount Lebanon during WWI, killing a third of its population. BBC Arabic's Carine Torbey examines h ...
06-11-2014
BBC 2
Series 1: 4. Siege Of Tsingtao
The only battle to be fought in the Far East during WWI had an explosive and lasting impact on Sino-Japanese relations. Carol Yarwood from the BBC's Chinese Service recounts th ...
07-11-2014
BBC 2
Series 1: 3. The Famine Of Mount Lebanon
This episode tells the forgotten story of starvation and disease that ravaged Mount Lebanon during WWI, killing a third of its population. BBC Arabic's Carine Torbey examines h ...
06-11-2014
BBC 2
Series 1: 7. The Fight For Baku's Oil
As part of a series looking at stories beyond the trenches of Europe, BBC Azeri's Leyla Najafli explores how Baku's oil drew the world's forces to the shore of the Caspian Sea d ...
03-08-2015
BBC 2
Series 1: 8. Zimmermann Telegram
How a decrypted telegram pushed America into World War One, while prompting the construction of a permanent fence between the US and Mexico. BBC Mundo's Luis Fajardo travels to ...
03-08-2015
BBC 2
09/11/2014
World War One was a truly global war. This series looks at events beyond Europe's Western Front, exploring some of the lesser-known tales of the Great War from Africa, Asia and ...
09-11-2014
BBC 2
Series 1: 5. The Indestructible Warship, Tanzania
100 years ago, it was the fearsome German warship that ruled the waters of Lake Tanganyika, today it runs as the world's oldest passenger ferry. Zuhura Yunus takes a journey abo ...
08-11-2014
BBC 2