The History Hour
The History Hour
BBC World Service
The Challenger Disaster
50 minutes Posted Jan 30, 2016 at 10:00 am.
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The launch of space shuttle Challenger goes horribly wrong, Rupert Murdoch goes to war with his print unions, Australia's 18th century penal colonies, Sharia law in Nigeria, and Batman comes to TV.

Photo: Christa McAuliffe (left) and Barbara Morgan. Credit: Nasa