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Let Them Drink Curry
Episode 713
The Duke of Norfolk suffered a ‘Marie Antoinette Moment’ on 8th November, 1845, when, amidst the Irish Potato Famine, the Whig MP proposed a question…
2 years, 1 month ago
Morcambe, Wise and Mr Preview
Episode 712
Rerun: Oscar-winning conductor André Previn was an unlikely choice of celebrity guest for the Christmas special of ‘The Morcambe and Wise Show’ recor…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Real Santa Claus
Episode 711
St Nicholas was a Greek bishop, known for his generosity. But he didn’t have a beard, and he didn’t drive a sleigh - so how did he morph into the San…
2 years, 1 month ago
Who Needs A Switchboard?
Episode 710
Queen Elizabeth II made Britain’s first long-distance automated phone call on 5th November, 1958 - when, from Bristol, she spoke directly to the Lord…
2 years, 1 month ago
Elvis, Jerry Lee, Johnny & Carl
Episode 709
Today we discover the iconic jamming session that birthed ‘The Million Dollar Quartet’ - Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl ‘Blue S…
2 years, 1 month ago
When Gnomes Took Over The World
Episode 707
Lampy, Britain’s oldest surviving garden gnome, was insured for £1 million on 28th November, 1997.
Imported from Germany, his human dad was Sir Charle…
2 years, 1 month ago
Football's First International
Episode 706
Rerun. England played Scotland in a publicly-advertised game for the first time on 30th November, 1872 - kickstarting international football as we kn…
2 years, 1 month ago
Marriage of the Moonies
Episode 705
The first American mass marriage ceremony of the Unification Church - for 28,000 couples in matching garb, led by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon - took …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Sound of Luxury
Episode 704
In the annals of automotive innovation, November 28th, 2018 marked a peculiar milestone: the birth of the Lincoln Chimes. The brainchild of Jennifer …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Berners St Hoax
Episode 703
We reveal how, on 27th November, 1809, a respectable house on the well-to-do Berners Street in London became ground zero for one of the most disrupti…
2 years, 1 month ago