Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhen instant noodles came to India
The arrival of instant noodles in India was a turning point in culinary history.
In 1983, before Maggi 2-Minute Noodles launched, the country’s food …
1 year, 2 months ago
'I created MasterChef'
In 1990, a cookery programme launched on BBC TV that would become a global phenomenon.
Today, MasterChef airs in 70 countries around the world and ha…
1 year, 2 months ago
Australian republic referendum
On 6 November 1999, voters in Australia were asked if they wanted to break ties with the British monarchy and become a republic.
The No campaign won w…
1 year, 2 months ago
Poland's bleak Christmas
In 1981, the communist government of Poland declared martial law in an attempt to suppress rising protests and strikes.
The civil unrest had been spar…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ceefax: the start of interactive television
In 1974, the BBC launched the world's first teletext service.
It provided information, like news and weather, through our TV screens, whenever users w…
1 year, 2 months ago
Surviving Andes plane crash
When a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the Andes mountains in 1972, search teams soon gave up hope.
But two months later, 1…
1 year, 2 months ago
Peshawar school massacre
Ten years ago, the Taliban killed more than 140 people at Peshawar Army School on 16 December 2014.
It’s one of the worst terror attacks in Pakistan’s…
1 year, 2 months ago
The birth of reggaeton
Singer and DJ, Leonardo Renato Aulder, got together with friends, including El General, to pioneer a movement in the 1980s which they called “reggae …
1 year, 2 months ago
The handover of the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a short cut between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean and plays a huge role in global shipping.
The United States had rights to the l…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Purple Heart Warriors
During World War Two, a Japanese American battalion became one of the most decorated army units in US military history.
The 442nd Regimental Combat Un…
1 year, 3 months ago