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Back to SearchFidel Castro Part 5: The Bay of Pigs
Season 6 Episode 139
A man who was right there tells us the tale of one of history’s most notorious military failures. Castro’s former lover is given a handful of poison …
1 year, 4 months ago
Fidel Castro Part 4: Havana’s TV Star
Season 6 Episode 138
Castro goes on a victory parade, eventually arriving in Havana on top of a tank. Vengeance is wrought on the old dictator’s supporters, as the new le…
1 year, 5 months ago
Fidel Castro Part 3: The Mountain Guerrillas
Season 6 Episode 137
While Batista tries to convince the world that Castro is dead, Fidel regroups in the mountains. The world’s press descends on Cuba, hoping to meet th…
1 year, 5 months ago
Fidel Castro Part 2: Shipwrecked in the Swamps
Season 6 Episode 136
Castro wrestles with Marxism and begins another affair. Attempting to reignite the revolution, he swims naked across the US border. At a get-together…
1 year, 5 months ago
Fidel Castro Part 1: Rise of ‘The Crazy One’
Season 6 Episode 135
Fidel Castro - a revolutionary turned strongman dictator, beloved by his supporters and loathed by his enemies. The bête noire of the United States w…
1 year, 5 months ago
Introducing: Titanic: Ship of Dreams - Episode 1
Season 5
This is a taster episode of a brand-new podcast from the Noiser podcast network. Join host Paul McGann as he explores life and death on the most famo…
1 year, 6 months ago
Benito Mussolini Part 7: Break for the Border…
Season 5 Episode 134
As Italy switches sides, Hitler hatches a plan to rescue his pal. But with the Axis collapsing on all fronts, Mussolini makes for Switzerland - stowe…
1 year, 8 months ago
Benito Mussolini Part 6: The Road to Perdition
Season 5 Episode 133
It all starts to go horribly wrong… After the disastrous invasion of Greece, Mussolini sends troops to Russia. Benito’s Blitz prompts bemusement in B…
1 year, 9 months ago
Benito Mussolini Part 5: The Pact of Steel
Season 5 Episode 132
At the Munich Conference, Mussolini postures as a peacemaker. With Hitler in the ascendancy, the Rome-Berlin Axis is upgraded to a military alliance.…
1 year, 9 months ago
Benito Mussolini Part 4: A Fine Bromance
Season 5 Episode 131
Il Duce uses propaganda to become a folk hero - part saint, part Father Christmas. He bans journalists from mentioning his birthday or the fact he’s …
1 year, 9 months ago