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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…
2 years, 4 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…
2 years, 4 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…
2 years, 4 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…
2 years, 4 months ago
Braille For Your Feet
Episode 796
Tenji blocks (点字ブロック) - small raised shapes in the pavement to assist visually impaired people in crossing the road - were first installed near the O…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Woman Who Made van Gogh
Episode 794
Vincent van Gogh’s genius was finally recognised 11 years after his death, when, on March 15th, 1901, the Bernheim-Jeune Gallery in Paris debuted his…
2 years, 4 months ago
Finger Lickin' Lawsuit
Episode 793
Rerun. Colonel Harland Sanders’ image continues to grace the logo of KFC, who continue to sell the chicken inspired by his ‘11 secret herbs and spice…
2 years, 4 months ago
Fall of the Maya
Episode 792
The Guatemalan island of Flores, once known as Nojpetén, witnessed the final clash between Spanish conquistadors and the last independent Maya kingdo…
2 years, 4 months ago
Dennis The Menace(s)
Episode 791
On this day in 1951, by a peculiar quirk of fate, the world got not one, but two Dennis the Menaces.
Both Dennises were mischievous rascals with slin…
2 years, 4 months ago
Meet The Luddites
Episode 790
Disgruntled textile workers stormed a factory near Nottingham on March 11th, 1811, kickstarting the political movement famously known as Luddism.
Thei…
2 years, 4 months ago