In March 1944, 76 officers broke out of a German prisoner-of-war camp. In 1977, a key member of the escape team talked to the BBC about the mission, and the Hollywood film it inspired.

The story of Schindler's heroism became a novel and a film. But in 1982, author Thomas Keneally told the BBC that this was all thanks to a chance meeting with a luggage salesman.

As a teenager growing up in the Netherlands, the Oscar-winning actress bravely carried messages for the Dutch resistance during the Nazi occupation.

In December 1950, a BBC cameraman captured the fall of Pyongyang, a defining moment in the Korean War, when US General Douglas MacArthur threatened all-out nuclear war.

Oscar-winner Steve McQueen's latest film offers a new perspective on life in the capital during the devastating 1940-41 Nazi bombing campaign – dispelling myths and clichés.

Churchill's daughter-in-law and confidante Pamela Harriman has been described as "the greatest courtesan of her era". Was she a smart power player – or "shameless" and "repellent"?

William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies was first published on 17 September 1954, and is now recognised as a classic.

In a 1968 interview, the BBC spoke to author JRR Tolkien about how his experiences during World War One had a profound effect and influenced his fantasy epic, Lord of the Rings.