
The History Bureau revisits the defining stories of our times with the reporters who first covered them.


Four bombs. Twelve days. Hundreds dead. What really happened in Russia in September 1999?
3 mins

Four bombs. Twelve days. Hundreds dead. What really happened in Russia in September 1999?
28 mins

Three sacks of white powder discovered in a basement – and a ticking timer set for dawn.
36 mins

What if the truth behind the bombs could be revealed, on a television show?
31 mins

Two men challenging the FSB’s story flee to London, only to end up dead.
33 mins

A former KGB investigator steps forward, risking everything to get to the truth.
28 mins

A trial of two suspected bombers seems to offer closure – but is this really case closed?
29 mins