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.

World War One broke out on 28 July, 1914. Fifty years later, one of the German soldiers, Stefan Westmann, told the BBC about his experiences fighting in the conflict.

Remote-controlled seabed crawlers and robots with "smart grabbers" are cleaning up some of the 1.6 million tonnes of toxic munitions in the North and Baltic seas.

On 25 June 1947, Anne Frank's diary was first published, going on to become a much-loved bestseller worldwide.

Back in 1998, Steven Spielberg's brutally immersive depiction of what happened left an indelible mark on cinema history, and the world.