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The debut episode of the world’s longest-running animated sitcom - 'Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire' - aired in the U.S. on 17th December, 1989; at…
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The Krays in Soho
The Hideaway Club, now part of London’s Chinatown, opened on 16th December, 1964. Ronnie and Reggie Kray didn’t turn up for the big night, even thou…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Where's Glenn Miller?
Episode 1255
The world’s most famous bandleader, Glenn Miller, was last seen on December 15th, 1944 - after hitching a ride on a small plane to Paris. Desperate …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Is That Mary Magdalene?
Episode 1253
Inspired by a dream, Prince Charles of Provence ordered an excavation that uncovered a sarcophagus believed to contain the remains of Mary Magdalene …
4 weeks, 2 days ago
The Muppets Do Dickens
Episode 1252
‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ underwhelmed at the box office when it was first released on 11th December, 1992 - but found its audience on video and D…
1 month ago
Sinatra's Slapstick Kidnapping
19 year-old singer Frank Sinatra, Jr was snatched from his casino dressing room on 10th December, 1962. His famous father was willing to pay the kidn…
1 month ago
Welcome To Wetherspoons
Episode 1250
Now a 900 strong pub chain, with an annual turnover of £1.6 billion, J.D. Wetherspoon is a big name on the British high street. But when entrepreneu…
1 month ago
Britain's First Actresses
Episode 1249
A woman played a female role on the London stage for the very first time on December 8th, 1660, as Desdemona in a revival of Shakepeare’s Othello. Th…
1 month ago
Who Needs A Switchboard?
Episode 1247
Queen Elizabeth II made Britain’s first long-distance automated phone call on 5th November, 1958 - when, from Bristol, she spoke directly to the Lord…
1 month ago
What Happened to the Mary Celeste?
Episode 1246
The ‘ghost ship’ Mary Celeste was discovered drifting in the Atlantic by Captain David Morehouse of the Dei Gratia on 4 December 1872. On board there…
1 month, 1 week ago