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Digging the Trenches
Episode 1247
The start of World War I featured officers in white gloves, leading troops in neat lines, and cavalry charges complete with sabres and lances. But t…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Barrett ❤️ Browning
Episode 1245
The secret wedding of poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning on September 12th, 1846, was witnessed by just two people. Elizabeth was so nervou…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Let's Build The Pentagon
Episode 1244
Construction of the Virginia headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense began on September 11th, 1941 - spookily, the same date it was attacked b…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
France's Last Execution
Episode 1243
The guillotine claimed its last victim on 10th September, 1977, when murderer Hamida Djandoubi was executed in Marseille, his grim end marking the cl…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Laughter, Uncanned
Episode 1242
'The Hank McCune Show' - an otherwise unremarkable footnote in American TV history - became the first single-camera sitcom to deploy a pre-recorded l…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Making Michelangelo's David
Episode 1241
Now celebrated as the most famous statue in the world, Michelangelo's David was first unveiled in Florence's Piazza della Signoria on 8th September,…
7 months ago
Welcome To Bavaria, U.S.A.
Episode 1239
oday, the small town of Leavenworth in Washington is known for its Bavarian-themed hotels, restaurants, shops and festivals, but when it was incorpor…
7 months ago
The Quiz Show That Won The Jackpot
Episode 1238
On 4th September, 1998, the debut episode of the world-conquering game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? aired in the UK.
Initially titled Cash M…
7 months ago
Who Invented The Air Fryer?
Episode 1237
Fred van der Weij, a Dutch electronics engineer with a craving for healthier chips, spent years tinkering in his garage to create the “frit air” - l…
7 months ago
Queen Of The Cuban Sea
Episode 1236
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad was 64 years old when she became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark cage for prote…
7 months ago