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The Most Famous Sheep in the World
Episode 774
RERUN: Dolly The Sheep, the first ever successfully cloned mammal, was introduced to the world’s press at the Roslin Institute in Scotland on 22nd Fe…
2 years, 5 months ago
When Polaroid Changed Photography
Episode 773
Edwin Land unveiled the world's first instant camera to the Optical Society of America on 21st February, 1947.
Snapping a quick black-and-white selfie…
2 years, 5 months ago
Let's Colonise Florida
Episode 772
Departing from Puerto Rico with grand plans to establish a new colony, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León set out on his ill-fated second expedition…
2 years, 5 months ago
When Jarvis Met Jacko
Episode 771
The frontman of Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, infamously crashed the stage of the Brit Awards while Michael Jackson was performing Earth Song at the 1996 Brit…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Monk Who Met The Mongols
Episode 769
Multi-talented monk Andrew of Longjumeau embarked on a daring journey to the heart of the Mongol Empire on 16th February, 1249. As Ambassador of Loui…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Delia Backlash
Episode 768
RERUN: TV chef Delia Smith built a stellar career on the success spawned from her first book, ‘How To Cheat At Cooking’ in 1971. So, when she publish…
2 years, 5 months ago
Hollywood's Gossip Queens
Episode 767
Luella Parsons’s reign as Tinseltown’s top tittle-tattler was severely challenged on 14th February, 1938, following the print debut of rival column, …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Jamaican Bobsled Team
Episode 766
The Winter Olympics kicked off in Calgary on 13th February, 1988 - but the stand-out stars of the event did not qualify for a medal. Rather, the four…
2 years, 5 months ago
Death of the 9 Day Queen
Episode 765
Lady Jane Grey - Queen of England for just nine days - was executed at the Tower of London on 12th February, 1554.
Edward VI, who had died aged 15, na…
2 years, 5 months ago
Will vs Gareth
Episode 763
Before ‘The X Factor’ and ‘The Voice’, there was ‘Pop Idol’, the ITV behemoth that spawned Simon Fuller’s global mega-hit ‘American Idol’.
Season One…
2 years, 5 months ago