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  1. National Security

    10/10 Michael Portillo unearths the secret memos behind the SAS's most daring raid.

  2. On Trial

    9/10 Michael Portillo investigates how Mary Whitehouse defended God in a court of law.

  3. Banned

    8/10 Michael Portillo unearths the state's strategy on Scientology.

  4. Monarchy

    7/10 Michael Portillo reveals the nine lives of Queen Victoria.

  5. Traitors and Spies

    6/10 Michael Portillo unearths the documents that show a king's role in a brutal torture.

  6. Sport and Politics

    5/10 Why Britain didn't boycott Hitler's Olympics and a royal proclamation to ban football.

  7. Mysteries

    4/10 The letter that gave birth to Jack the Ripper and the secret UFO files kept by the MoD.

  8. Celebrity and Scandals

    3/10 The secret war on the Rolling Stones and how Special Branch spied on a future king.

  9. Tyrants

    2/10 Hitler's hidden medical files and the details of Henry VIII's incredible shopping list.

  10. Crime and Punishment

    1/10 The secret files of Britain's last hangman and private letters sent to Sherlock Holmes.