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Henry VIII's Head Injury
Episode 1047
Henry VIII is typically remembered as he was at the end of his life - weighing in at a colossal 28 stone, with ulcerated legs, failing eyesight and a…
1 year, 6 months ago
Rock N Roll's Big Night
Episode 1046
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame welcomed its first inductees in a star-studded event at the Waldorf Astoria, New York on 23rd January, 1986. But the c…
1 year, 6 months ago
Here Come The Swiss Guards
Episode 1045
With their colourful uniforms and pomp, the Vatican’s iconic Swiss Guards might seem more decorative than dangerous today - but their origin is far f…
1 year, 6 months ago
The DeLorean Dream
Episode 1044
The iconic DeLorean DMC-12 rolled off the production line in Belfast on 21st January, 1981.
Priced at $25,000, the stainless steel gullwing sportscar …
1 year, 6 months ago
Ozzy vs. Bat
Episode 1043
Ozzy Osbourne orally decapitated a bat live on stage in Des Moines, Iowa on 20th January, 1982; an act that quickly went down as one of the most outr…
1 year, 6 months ago
Conflict of Interest: Helen Lewis on Destruction and Reconstruction
We all know you’re here because you - like us, are a bona fide history nerd, so here's a little something from the producers of this podcast; a brand…
1 year, 6 months ago
Rebooting 'The Rivals'
Episode 1041
The first night of Richard Sheridan’s classic comedy ‘The Rivals’ did not go according to plan. Critics thought it was too long, the Irish gentry in …
1 year, 6 months ago
Meet Don Quixote
Episode 1040
Prior to the release of his book Don Quixote on 16th January, 1605, Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes had previously been a soldier, a royal messeng…
1 year, 6 months ago
How 'Hill Street Blues' Made TV Grow Up
Episode 1039
Groundbreaking police procedural Hill Street Blues first aired on NBC on January 15th, 1981. Back then, TV dramas were mainly mindless entertainment,…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Caesarean Frontier
Episode 1038
24-year-old doctor Jesse Bennett successfully performed a C-section on his wife, Elizabeth, saving both her life and their daughter Maria's: 14th Jan…
1 year, 6 months ago