Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDancing in the Street: David Bowie and Mick Jagger
In July 1985, music legends Mick Jagger and David Bowie were asked to perform a duet with a twist at Live Aid, the biggest concert in pop history.
Ut…
8 months ago
Back to the Future
On 3 July 1985 Back to the Future was released.
The film tells the story of Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, played by Michael J Fox, …
8 months ago
Drill, baby, drill!
Judging by how often US President Donald Trump has repeated the slogan “Drill, baby, drill”, you might think he coined it. But the phrase actually da…
8 months, 1 week ago
Cecil the Lion
On 1 July 2015, a much-loved lion was killed in Zimbabwe by an American trophy hunter.
Black-maned Cecil was one of the star attractions at Hwange Nat…
8 months, 1 week ago
Ai Weiwei: Imprisoned for art
In 2008, an earthquake in China’s Sichuan province killed almost 90,000 people. Many were crushed when school buildings collapsed, exposing their poo…
8 months, 1 week ago
Italian happiness trains
Between 1945 and 1952, ‘happiness trains’ transported 70,000 children from southern to northern Italy to live with wealthier families.
It was a scheme…
8 months, 1 week ago
The opening of the Medellin Metro
When the Medellin Metro opened in 1995, the Colombian city had recently been called the “murder capital of the world” due to the high homicide rate c…
8 months, 1 week ago
The funeral train for Robert Kennedy
In June 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy was killed during his campaign for the American presidency.
There was nationwide mourning with huge crowds lining…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Czech Freedom Train
On 11 September 1951, the 9.55am train from Prague to Aš, in Communist Czechoslovakia was hijacked and driven to freedom in West Germany.
One hundred…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Gratitude Train: France thanks America
In 1949, the Gratitude Train arrived in the United States, made up of 49 wagons filled with thousands of gifts from France.
The convoy was a thank-you…
8 months, 2 weeks ago