See the skylines and busy roads of Singapore

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In September 1940 Imperial Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy. Why?

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Learn more about the consequences of the Korean War.

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It's no wonder that the man called the Little Corporal has captivated the public for 200 years.

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A look at William Shakespeare's contributions to the vocabulary of the English language.

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Hear the original pronunciation of Elizabethan English as demonstrated and explained by British linguist David Crystal and his actor son, Ben Crystal. Actors at the rebuilt Globe Theatre, London, have used this pronunciation in performances of William Shakespeare's plays.

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An informal look at the lexicographic history of Great Britain, from Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language to The Oxford English Dictionary.

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Take a ride on the Eastern and Oriental Express as it travels from Singapore to Bangkok.