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Here Comes The Pony Express
Episode 1106
Before the transcontinental telegraph, sending a message coast-to-coast in the United States could take up to a month via stagecoach. Until, that is,…
1 year, 4 months ago
Fleetwood Mac’s Breakup Masterpiece
Episode 1105
Fleetwood Mac’s iconic breakup album ‘Rumours’ hit No.1 on the U.S. album charts on April 2nd, 1977, and has never really left the public consciousne…
1 year, 4 months ago
Unearthing Pompeii
Episode 1104
Under the orders of King Charles III - who wanted marble and classical art for his palace at Portici - Spanish military engineer Roque Joaquín de Alc…
1 year, 4 months ago
Meet The Teletubbies
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, La La and Po were introduced to British viewers on 31st March, 1997 - launching an international phenomenon and changing kid’s te…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ed Sullivan Bows Out
Episode 1101
After a 23 year run that included introducing American audiences to The Beatles, Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones, the last original episode of ‘…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sacheen Littlefeather's Oscars Controversy
Episode 1100
When Marlon Brando won Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his role in The Godfather on March 27, 1973, he sent Native American activist Sacheen Lit…
1 year, 4 months ago
Italy's Deadly Roadrace
Episode 1099
The Mille Miglia - a daring, 1,000-mile race across Italy - was first held on March 26th, 1927. Using ordinary dirt roads as the racetrack, competito…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Tunnel Under The Thames
Episode 1098
Marc Brunel’s visionary under-water tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping finally opened to the public on 25th March, 1843. It had taken 18 years to bui…
1 year, 4 months ago
Kidnapping Ronnie Biggs
Episode 1097
Fugitive Ronnie Biggs - infamous for participating in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, then escaping from Wandsworth Prison - was rescued by Bajan po…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Most Expensive Divorce Ever
Episode 1095
Medieval power couple King Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine, seemingly unable to produce a male heir, had a messy breakup. Their annulmen…
1 year, 4 months ago