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Let's Bury Nelson
Episode 1268
Naval commander Horatio Nelson became the first non-Royal to receive a full British state funeral on 9th January, 1806, when tens of thousands of mou…
2 days, 18 hours ago
Britain's First Black MPs
Episode 1267
John Stewart was elected MP for Lymington, Hampshire on 8th January, 1833.
On paper, he seemed a textbook member of Britain’s elite: wealthy, well-c…
3 days, 18 hours ago
Here Come the Harlem Globetrotters ⛹🏾♂️
Episode 1266
All-Black basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters travelled to Hinckley, Illinois on 7th January, 1927 - setting them on a barnstorming journey thro…
4 days, 18 hours ago
Rink-O-Mania!
Episode 1265
Roller skates, most readily associated with the 1970s, were actually first patented in the US on 6th January, 1863, by New York furniture salesman Ja…
5 days, 18 hours ago
Alfred Dreyfus: From Officer To Outcast
Episode 1264
An angry crowd hurled abuse and antisemitic slurs at Captain Alfred Dreyfus on 5th January, 1895, as he stood in the courtyard of the École Militaire…
6 days, 18 hours ago
Best Of 2025: The 'Ten Cent Beer Night' Riot
Episode 1262
Rebecca’s favourite episode of 2025 is “The 'Ten Cent Beer Night' Riot”. Twice the usual crowd turned up to see the Cleveland Indians take on the Tex…
1 week, 1 day ago
Best Of 2025: Land Rover's Rugged Beginnings
Episode 1261
Arion's favourite episode of 2025 was “Land Rover's Rugged Beginnings” A British motoring icon made its debut at the Amsterdam Motor Show on 30th Apr…
1 week, 2 days ago
Best Of 2025: The 'New Coke' Debacle
Episode 1260
Happy New Year, Retrospectors! We’ll return with new episodes from Monday 5th January, but in the meantime the team have been choosing their favourit…
1 week, 3 days ago
Retrospectors Quiz of the Year 2025
Episode 1259
How much have YOU learned from this year’s show? It’s time for our annual trivia test, as Arion and Rebecca face Olly’s fiendishly difficult question…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
When Cliff Ruled Christmas 🕊️🍷
Episode 1258
Mistletoe and Wine became the UK’s Christmas Number One on 18th December, 1988; the first of three singles Cliff Richard would take to the top of the…
3 weeks, 3 days ago