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Back to SearchJFK: The Road to the White House (Part 1)
Episode 392
“There were a lot of people who wanted Kennedy dead, a lot of powerful people. There are secrets still being held and I never bought for a minute tha…
2 years, 9 months ago
Introducing.... Legacy
Everyone leaves a legacy.
In their new podcast series, produced by Goalhanger & Wondery, Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of som…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Aztecs: The Last Emperor (Part 8)
Episode 391
Tenochtitlan, once the glittering jewel at the heart of the mighty Aztec Empire, has fallen. Hernán Cortés stands triumphant, the master of this New …
2 years, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Aztecs: War to the Death (Part 7)
Episode 390
"Conquer or die indeed, Cortes thought… The hour of decision was at hand…"
It is the spring of 1521 and the fate of Mexico hangs by a thread. Smallpox…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Aztecs: The Night of Tears (Part 6)
Episode 389
Things have never looked bleaker for Hernán Cortés and his band of Spaniards. They are trapped, starving and terrified in the heart of the Aztec city…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Aztecs: The Festival of Blood (Part 5)
Episode 388
“The blood flowed like water…”
It is 1520 and word has reached Hernán Cortés in Tenochtitlan that another group of Spaniards led by the ferocious Pánf…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Aztecs: Prisoners of Montezuma (Part 4)
Episode 387
The year is 1519. Hernán Cortés and his Spanish comrades have arrived in Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztecs, and have been welcomed by thei…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Aztecs: The City of Gold (Part 3)
Episode 386
“Conquer or die! Conquer or die! Conquer or die!”
Making a decision that will change the course of history, Hernán Cortés chooses to disobey his order…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Aztecs: The Woman Who Changed The World (Part 2)
Episode 385
Hernán Cortés has set sail from Cuba, eager to find the truth behind the rumours of gold on the coast of Mexico. Ahead lies a world he can barely ima…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Fall of the Aztecs: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)
Episode 384
The meeting of the controversial Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the formidable Emperor Montezuma in 1519 was one of the great hinge moments o…
2 years, 9 months ago