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Back to SearchThe M25 - Britain's Biggest Carpark
Episode 1285
Margaret Thatcher finally opened London’s first ring road - construction on which had begun in the 1970s - on 29th October, 1986, declaring: "I can't…
9 months ago
Jane Austen and the Profligate Prince
Episode 1284
George IV’s impressive Library included all the novels of Jane Austen, for whom he had a particular fondness. But what was not known (until a receip…
9 months ago
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Episode 1283
The brutal murder of Alan R. Schindler Jr. on 27th October 1992 revealed the harsh realities faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in the military. Schindler, …
9 months ago
Mourning Jane Seymour
Episode 1281
ing Henry VIII’s third wife, Queen Consort Jane Seymour, died aged just 29 on 24th October, 1537 - 12 days after giving birth to their son, future Ki…
9 months, 1 week ago
Meet The Smurfs
Episode 1280
Peyo’s comic album ‘Johan and Peewit’ provided the platform for The Smurfs’ debut on 23rd October, 1958 - a cameo that their Belgian creator consider…
9 months, 1 week ago
Not The End Of The World
Episode 1279
Jesus failed to show up on the day that came to be known as ‘The Great Disappointment’ - 22nd October, 1844. It was an embarrassment for the New Engl…
9 months, 1 week ago
Madonna's Naked Photos
Episode 1278
Berated by the tabloids as exhibitionist pornography, Madonna’s coffee table book, ‘Sex’, quickly sold out upon its release on 21st October, 1992.
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9 months, 1 week ago
Parachute!
Episode 1277
Losing control of his monoplane at 2,000 ft, First Lieutenant Harold R. Harris made history on 20th October, 1922, when he became the first person to…
9 months, 1 week ago
The Sound of the Circus
Episode 1275
The traditional music for the circus, "Entrance of the Gladiators", wasn’t actually written for the circus at all, instead when it was composed on 1…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Baby in the Well
Episode 1274
In front of the world’s TV cameras, 18-month-old Jessica McClure - affectionately known as “Baby Jessica” - was lifted from a disused well in Midland…
9 months, 2 weeks ago