History | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Duration: 1'29'24''

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This GCSE Bitesize special tells the story of Modern History using archive film and action figures, and shows the horror of medieval surgery on many an innocent teddy bear. Along the way, we see the drama of World War I and II, America in the 20s and 30s, the Cold War and Vietnam.

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