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Season 5 Episode 121
September 11th, 1973. The touchpaper is lit. President Allende realises he’s been double-crossed. Pinochet keeps his cards close to his chest. A loya…
2 years, 1 month ago
Pinochet Part 1: An Arrest in London
Season 5 Episode 120
We travel to South America. In September 1973, Augusto Pinochet seizes power in Chile following a coup d’état. The aim is to topple the country’s soc…
2 years, 1 month ago
Introducing: D-Day: The Tide Turns - Episode 1
Season 5
This is a taster episode of a brand-new podcast from the Noiser network. Host Paul McGann follows the real people involved in the D-Day landings.
It’s…
2 years, 4 months ago
Oliver Cromwell Part 4: The Conquest of Ireland
Season 5 Episode 119
In the final part of the Cromwell story, outrage at the King’s execution leads Ironsides to wage war on Scotland and, notoriously, Ireland. Insurgenc…
2 years, 5 months ago
Oliver Cromwell Part 3: To Kill a King…
Season 5 Episode 118
With the King in captivity, both sides seek a settlement. But when Charles escapes, all trust is broken. For Cromwell there is only one course of act…
2 years, 5 months ago
Oliver Cromwell Part 2: Civil War Across the Realms
Season 5 Episode 117
England is plunged into conflict. Oliver Cromwell, an obscure politician, soon proves himself an outstanding military commander. King Charles, meanwh…
2 years, 5 months ago
Oliver Cromwell Part 1: The Rise of Ironsides
Season 5 Episode 116
Say “Oliver Cromwell” today and certain things come to mind. He won the English Civil War and prompted the execution of Charles I. He purged the real…
2 years, 6 months ago
Introducing: The Curious History of Your Home - Baths
Season 5
A brand-new podcast from the Noiser network. Join domestic historian Ruth Goodman as she explores the remarkable, often epic, tales behind everyday o…
2 years, 6 months ago
Enver Hoxha Part 2: Stalin’s Shadow, Europe’s North Korea
Season 5 Episode 115
As a new premier takes charge in Moscow, Hoxha makes a new friend in China. The Albanian dictator tasks an entire media industry with maintaining his…
2 years, 7 months ago
Enver Hoxha Part 1: The Albanian School Teacher
Season 5 Episode 114
From 1944 to 1985, Enver Hoxha ran Albania as an extraordinarily repressive Stalinist dictatorship. But how did a middle class teacher from the provi…
2 years, 7 months ago