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Magic Johnson: Hoops and Hope
Episode 1294
Just three months after Magic Johnson retired from basketball due to his HIV diagnosis, he made a triumphant return on 9th February, 1992 - at the NB…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
I Am Anastasia
Episode 1292
Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia was executed by the Bolsheviks in 1917 - yet, on 6th February, 1928, a mentally troubled Polish factory worker clai…
2 months ago
The Studio Run By The Stars
Episode 1291
United Artists, a new company formed by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith - four of the most powerful figures in e…
2 months ago
Barry Bremen, The Great Imposter
Episode 1290
Disguised variously as a baseball umpire, NFL referee, pro golfer, and even Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, Barry Bremen earned his reputation as America…
2 months ago
The £21,000 Masque
Episode 1289
With a cast of over 800, and a budget equivalent to £3 million, James Shirley’s extravagant masque ‘The Triumph of Peace’ was performed on 3rd Februa…
2 months ago
The Truth Machine
Episode 1288
Leonarde Keeler, inventor of the modern polygraph, first showcased his device in a courtroom on 2nd February, 1935. The wooden box, which measured ph…
2 months ago
Bring Me The Head of Oliver Cromwell
Episode 1286
Revolutionary leader Oliver Cromwell was executed on 30th January, 1661 - despite having been dead for more than two years. His body was exhumed from…
2 months, 1 week ago
Desert Island Discs' First Castaway
Episode 1285
The BBC broadcast the first ever edition of Roy Plomley’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ - the world’s longest-running interview programme - on 29th January, …
2 months, 1 week ago
Lego Shifts To Plastic
Episode 1284
Stud-and-tube bricks, which paved the way for Lego to become one of the most successful companies in Denmark, were patented on 28th January, 1958. Bu…
2 months, 1 week ago
Let's Embalm Lenin
Episode 1283
The corpse of Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union, was placed on display in Moscow's Red Square on 27th January, 1924 - where, astonishingly,…
2 months, 1 week ago