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The First Motorbike
Gottlieb Daimler's patent for his high-speed petrol engine (dubbed the "Grandfather Clock") on 3rd April, 1885, wasn't just a technological breakthro…
1 year, 9 months ago
When Tarzan Went To Hollywood
Episode 806
Johnny Weissmuller made his debut as ‘Tarzan The Ape Man’ on April 2nd, 1932, when MGM released the first talkie to feature the jungle hero - spawnin…
1 year, 9 months ago
The World's Strongest Man
Episode 805
Rerun: Edward Lawrence Levy, a bald and bespectacled 40 year old choir-master from Birmingham, became the first ever winner of an international weigh…
1 year, 9 months ago
Cleopatra ❤️ Caesar
Episode 804
Julius Caesar intervened to put his lover and ally Cleopatra on the Egyptian throne on 27th March, 47 BC - cementing their position as the world’s pr…
1 year, 9 months ago
Knights Gone Wild
Episode 803
‘The Combat of the Thirty’, happened in Brittany on 26th March, 1351.
Despite being largely irrelevant in military terms, it was referenced for gener…
1 year, 9 months ago
Flour Power: The Tichborne Dole and the Biddenden Maids
Episode 802
Each Lady Day, the Hampshire village of Tichborne hands out bags of flour to the locals - a tradition that began on 25th March, 1150 after Lady Marb…
1 year, 9 months ago
Welcome To Sea World
Episode 800
There were no orcas or rollercoasters, but there were ‘seamaids’ serving tropical drinks when Sea World San Diego first welcomed guests on 22nd March…
1 year, 9 months ago
Last Days of Alcatraz
Episode 799
Rerun: The world’s most famous high-security jail, Alcatraz, evicted its last prisoner on 21st March, 1963. Met by a huge crowd of reporters who aske…
1 year, 9 months ago
What Caused The Black Death?
Episode 798
The bubonic plague was blamed on witches, Jews, God’s wrath, and, on 20th March 1345, in a new theory propagated by the King of France, the rare plan…
1 year, 9 months ago
Gaudí's Magnum Opus
Episode 797
The cornerstone of the Sagrada Familia was laid on March 19, 1882, kicking off a construction project so ambitious that it is still going to this day…
1 year, 9 months ago