Australian history is littered with con artists. Renowned Australian actor Richard Roxburgh tells the stories of these brazen and downright deviant identities who used their charm and smarts to spy, extort and steal. How did they get away with it?

International leaders are calling for a two-state solution as the only long-term way to solve the conflict between Israel and Palestinians in the occupied territories. But just how viable is the creation of a Palestinian state and does the political will exist on either side to negotiate a final agreement?

After World War II, the CIA undertook experiments with psychedelic compounds like LSD in the hope of discovering pharmacological weapons. But the CIA wasn't the first to meddle with psychedelics in this way — in fact, these experiments were first initiated in Nazi Germany.

At the height of the Cold War, a New Zealand teenager was sent to a hospital in the Soviet Union to grow new fingers on her left hand. Sound like fiction? This actually happened to Miranda Jakich.

While America was founded on lofty ideas like democracy, equality and freedom, it was also shaped by and continues to experience political violence.

Producer Fiona Pepper had always known her great-grandmother died far too young, but until recently, she never knew the full story.

In 1910, Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist and stunt performer Harry Houdini visited Australia for a three-month sellout tour. He also claimed the title of the first person to successfully fly a powered aircraft in Australia.

Until recently, far-right political parties were relegated to the fringes of politics. But their success in European parliamentary elections has demonstrated they are now appealing to a broader demographic.

Writer Sonia Purnell reveals the astonishing life of Pamela Churchill Harriman, one of the most significant women in 20th-century politics. From Winston Churchill to Clinton, Mandela, Sinatra and the Kennedys, her power and influence spanned generations and continents.

Most societies and religions have some concept of the soul. Historian Paul Ham has looked at how the idea has changed through history and across cultures.