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Introducing Pac-Man
Episode 1148
Namco’s ground-breaking arcade game Pac-Man had its first focus test in a Tokyo cinema foyer on May 22nd, 1980. Created by 24 year-old Toru Iwatani, …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ed Miliband’s ‘Bacon Sandwich’ Moment
Episode 1147
Labour leader Ed Miliband awkwardly ate a bacon sandwich at New Covent Garden Market on 21st May, 2014. Mid-bite, eyes squinting, lips oddly parted, …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Accidental Vibrator
Episode 1146
When Hitachi launched their ‘personal massager’ on 20th May, 1968, they had no idea (or so they claim) that they were about to, um, go down in sex to…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Harold Pinter vs The Critics
Episode 1145
Nobel Prize-winning dramatist Harold Pinter's London premiere of his debut, ‘The Birthday Play’ was detested by most critics - on 19th May, 1958.
S…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Beau Brummell: Dandy on the Run
Episode 1143
Socialite, wit and fashion influencer Beau Brummell fled to France on 16th May, 1816, in order to escape his creditors, from whom he had racked up ar…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Launch of the Sky Girls
Episode 1142
Ellen Church became the first ever airline stewardess on May 15th, 1930 - when she took to the skies with a Boeing Air Transport flight from Oakland,…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Death By Sex
Episode 1141
The Adultery Act, passed into British law on 14th May, 1650, made having sex with a married woman a crime so severe it was punishable by death – but …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The $8billion 'Kill Switch'
Episode 1140
‘WannaCry’, the biggest cyberattack the world has seen, was stopped in its tracks on 13th May, 2017. British blogger Marcus Hutchins found the 'kill …
8 months ago
The Real Winnie The Pooh
Episode 1139
Winnie - the real-life bear who inspired A.A. Milne to create Winnie-the-Pooh - died at London Zoo on 12th May, 1934.
Brought to the UK by Canadia…
8 months ago
Victory Day For Housewives
Episode 1137
Fourteen years of food rationing came to an end in Britain on 4th July, 1954, when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifte…
8 months ago