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The World's Weirdest War
Episode 817
A 335-year-long ‘war’ (in which not a single shot was fired) officially ended on 17th April, 1986, when the UK’s Dutch ambassador landed on the Isles…
1 year, 8 months ago
Alex Haley's Faction Phenomenon
Episode 816
When ‘Roots: The Saga of an American Family’ made novelist Alex Haley an international sensation, he revisited Juffure, Gambia - the village where he…
1 year, 9 months ago
Tommy Cooper Dies On Stage
Episode 817
Tommy Cooper's unexpected death on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre on 15th April, 1984 remains one of the saddest and most surreal moments in UK comed…
1 year, 9 months ago
The First Man in Space
Episode 815
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin left Kazakhstan for space on 12th April, 1961 - the first human to venture beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere. …
1 year, 9 months ago
Let's Go To Butlin's
Episode 814
Rerun: The first holiday camp in Britain, Butlin’s Skegness, opened to the public on 11th April, 1936 - although one member of the public, a certain …
1 year, 9 months ago
Yes, We Have Bananas
Episode 813
Bananas, the world’s favourite fruit, were first displayed in London on 10th April, 1633, in the shop window of botanist Thomas Johnson, editor for G…
1 year, 9 months ago
Charles and Camilla's Wedding
Episode 812
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles broke royal norms by having a modest civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall on 9th April, 2005. Against a tur…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Nudge Revolution
Episode 811
Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler’s bestseller ‘Nudge’ was released on 8th April, 2008, catapulting a new method of behavioural economics into the pub…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Battle on the Ice
Episode 809
A frozen Lake Peipus played host to a dramatic fight between 2,000 Catholic Crusaders and 6,000 Orthodox Christians on 5th April, 1242.
The invading f…
1 year, 9 months ago
Chinese Restaurant Syndrome
Episode 808
Rerun: MSG, the umami seasoning frequently added to Chinese cuisine, came under fire on 4th April, 1968 - when Dr Robert Ho Man Kwok wrote a letter t…
1 year, 9 months ago