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Crazy Frog v Coldplay
Episode 1393
‘The Annoying Thing’ is how the begenitaled amphibian animated by Erik Wernquist was first described; but by the time he released his first single ‘A…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Zoot Suit Riots
Episode 1392
Los Angeles erupted in racist violence on 3rd June, 1943 in a week of riots that exposed deep tensions in wartime America.
California’s Mexican-Ameri…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Who Invented The Telephone?
Episode 1391
Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson made an important discovery, by accident, on June 2, 1875. While working on their ‘harmonic telegraph’. Watso…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Nepal's Royal Bloodbath
Episode 1390
Crown Prince Dipendra opened fire on his whole family at a family dinner at Kathmandu’s Narayanhiti Palace on 1st June, 2001. He killed nine royals, …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Recording 'White Christmas'
Episode 1388
Bing Crosby recorded the biggest-selling single of all time, ‘White Christmas’, on 29th May, 1942. The session took just 18 minutes, and the song was…
2 months ago
Super Mario Bros - The First Videogame Movie
Episode 1387
Before ‘Tomb Raider’, before ‘Mortal Kombat’, before ‘Street Fighter’, there was something even WORSE. ‘Super Mario Bros’ - which opened in the Unite…
2 months ago
The Prime Minister's Duel
Episode 1386
William Pitt the Younger was Prime Minister when he and opposition MP George Tierney fought a duel on Sunday, 27th May 1798 on London’s Putney Heath.…
2 months ago
When Australia Said Sorry
Episode 1385
A coalition of Australian community groups came together on May 26th, 1998 for the country’s first “National Sorry Day”, an annual day of atonement f…
2 months ago
America's Longest Line
Episode 1384
Hands Across America, a human chain from New York to California was formed on 25th May, 1986, in an attempt to raise awareness and funds for domestic…
2 months ago
Jerry Lee Lewis's Child Bride
Episode 1382
When Jerry Lee Lewis landed at Heathrow Airport for his first UK tour on 22nd May, 1958, he was met with a flurry of journalists eager for a scoop. Y…
2 months, 1 week ago