The Collapse of Northern Rock
The run on a British bank, a schoolboy arrested in East Germany, and Nigerian treasures.
The History Hour · BBC World Service
September 16, 201750m 15s
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Show Notes
The run on a British bank which signalled the coming global financial crisis, a schoolboy arrested in East Germany for writing a letter, a doctor remembers the Sabra Shatila massacre in Beirut, and a Nigerian archaeological treasure trove.
Photo: Northern Rock customers queuing outside the Kingston branch, in order to take their money out on September 17th 2007. Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images