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How To Bribe A Senator
Episode 980
Rerun: The ‘Teapot Dome scandal’ reached its climax when Senator Albert Fall was found guilty of bribery, fined $100,000 and sent to jail on 25th Oct…
1 year, 9 months ago
Meet Mr Blobby
Episode 979
rerun: Mr Blobby made his anarchic television debut on 24th October, 1992, in a new segment called “Gotcha” on the hugely popular BBC show Noel’s Hou…
1 year, 9 months ago
1,000 Songs In Your Pocket
Episode 978
When Steve Jobs took to the stage in Cupertino on 23rd October, 2001, he unveiled Apple’s first portable device: the iPod. As ever, his pitch was sim…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Body in the Cellar
Episode 977
Arion, Rebecca and Olly investigate the story of Dr. Hawley Crippen, convicted of murdering his wife, music hall performer Cora Crippen, on 22nd Octo…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Greatest Samurai Battle ⚔️
Episode 976
The Battle of Sekigahara, on 21st October, 1600, was the largest in Japanese feudal history, with over 160,000 troops involved. And stakes were high:…
1 year, 9 months ago
Calling Andrew Sachs
Rerun: When Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross failed to reach their celebrity guest, 78 year-old ‘Fawlty Towers’ star Andrew Sachs, they instead left h…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Exploding Tank of Beer
Episode 973
Rerun: The London Beer Flood, which created a 15ft-high wave of booze, and claimed the lives of eight people, began on 17th October, 1814 - when an i…
1 year, 9 months ago
Crown The Concubine
Episode 972
Wu Zetian became China's first and only female Emperor on 16th October, 655 - cementing an extraordinary rise from Concubine to Secretary to Consort …
1 year, 9 months ago
Journey To Monkey Island
Episode 971
The Secret of Monkey Island, one of the best loved video games of the point-and-click era, was released on the 15th October, 1990, without, it must b…
1 year, 9 months ago
Meet Sherlock Holmes
Episode 970
Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, published on 14th October, 1892, was the collection of 12 stories that took his much-loved ti…
1 year, 9 months ago