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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 …
1 year, 2 months 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 …
1 year, 2 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…
1 year, 2 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…
1 year, 2 months ago
What You Didn't Know About VE Day
Episode 1136
Today is the 80th anniversary of ‘Victory in Europe Day’, but despite the popular impression of the joyous street parties and jubilant crowds that to…
1 year, 2 months ago
Hanging Lord Haw Haw
Episode 1135
Nazi propagandist William Joyce, best known to British radio listeners as ‘Lord Haw Haw’, was hanged by Albert Pierrepoint at Wandsworth Prison on 3r…
1 year, 2 months ago
Never In The Field Of Human Conflict
Episode 1134
Winston Churchill had only been Prime Minister for three months when, on 20th August, 1940, he delivered ‘The Few’ - one of his most iconic speeches …
1 year, 2 months ago
World War Two's Weirdest Battle
Episode 1133
Americans and Nazis fought side-by-side in the ‘Battle For Castle Itter’ on 5th May, 1945 - an attempt to free high-profile French prisoners from a 1…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Shapes in the Sky
Scientists from around the world gathered in Rome on 2nd May 1922 to agree on a definitive list of 88 constellations, which up until then had been an…
1 year, 3 months ago
Are You A Frequent Flyer?
Episode 1130
In the deregulated skies of the 1980s, airlines needed new ways to make customers feel special. Enter the first major frequent flyer program, America…
1 year, 3 months ago