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228 - Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark was the most expensive Broadway musical of all time. The story of this ill fated musical has it all: drama, death, intr…
6 years ago
227 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Episode 227
You've seen his movies, you've done a (bad) impression of him, but how much do you know about the early life of Arnold Schwarzenegger?
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6 years, 1 month ago
226 - The East German Balloon Escape
In 1952, East Germany was closed off from it's Western counterpart. Between the countries lay walls, barbed wire, minefields and lots and lots of sol…
6 years, 1 month ago
225 - The Man Who Broke Out Of Prison To Climb a Mountain
In 1941 Italian man Felice Benuzzi was held as a prisoner of war in a camp near the foot of Mt. Kenya. Bored of the prison life, he started to dream …
6 years, 1 month ago
224 - Julia Child
Episode 224
This week we discuss the life of Julia Chid, who many of you know as a loveable TV chef. But did you know she didn't start cooking until she was in h…
6 years, 1 month ago
223 - Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee is the most famous martial artist of all time and had a profound influence on cinema, martial arts and pop culture. Born in America but rai…
6 years, 1 month ago
222 - Frenzal Rhomb: The World's Fuckedest Band
Frenzal Rhomb are one of Matt's all time favourite bands! Hear their story involving chart success, controversy, silly song names and multiple hospit…
6 years, 2 months ago
221 - The First Quintuplets
Episode 221
The Dionne sisters caused an absolute media and global frenzy, because all five of them were born at once! They were the first set of quintuplets to …
6 years, 2 months ago
220 - The Eruption of Mount St. Helens
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted for the first time in over one hundred years, causing immense destruction. The blast generated about 500 ti…
6 years, 2 months ago
219 - Horace de Vere Cole (the Original Prankster)
Born in the 1800s, Horace de Vere Cole lead a life full of pranks aiming "to prick the pompous and the vain", recorded live at the Wardrobe in Leeds,…
6 years, 2 months ago