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481 - Vere St. Leger Goold: The Irish Tennis Champion Murderer
Recorded in front of a HOT Dublin crowd, we hear the story of Ireland's tennis champ, Vere St Leger Goold... and the story takes quite a few twists a…
1 year, 5 months ago
480 - The History of Dracula
More than 125 years since the character debuted, Dracula remains the quintessential vampire. But why is he so famous and what led to him enduring for…
1 year, 6 months ago
479 - The Mystery of the Sri Lankan Handball Team
In 2004 the Sri Lankan handball team made headlines around the world, but it wasn't for their on field prowess, instead they were wrapped up in an in…
1 year, 6 months ago
478 - The Woolworths Christmas Bombings
Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! Let's celebrate with a very jolly topic indeed ... the story of a string of bombings in 1980 at multiple Woolworths stores…
1 year, 6 months ago
477 - Yasuke, The African Samurai
This week we talk about Yasuke, the first non Japanese person to become a Samurai. Born somewhere in Africa, Yasuke became a samurai and close confid…
1 year, 6 months ago
476 - The Darien Scheme That Bankrupted Scotland
In the 1690s, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama... it did not go well. In fact it went so badly that it bankrupted almost the entire cou…
1 year, 6 months ago
475 - 1816: The Year Without Summer
Here it is, the number one most voted for topic for Block 2024! On the evening of the 5th of April, 1815 the sounds of massive explosions rang out ac…
1 year, 7 months ago
474 - Anastasia Romanov and her Many Imposters
On the second most voted for topic of Block 2024, we talk about Anastasia Romanov (daughter of Tsar Nicholas II) and her Many Imposters!
This is a com…
1 year, 7 months ago
473 - Genghis Khan
On the third most voted for topic of Block 2024, we talk about one of the most successful and fearsome leaders in human history, the founder of the M…
1 year, 7 months ago
472 - Prohibition in the USA (with Nick Mason)
In 1920 the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol - it didn't go well! Joined by the Weekly Planet's Nick …
1 year, 7 months ago