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The BBC's Halloween Hoax
Episode 680
‘Ghostwatch’, a Halloween drama in the style of a documentary, reached 11 million viewers on its first and only UK broadcast on BBC 1, on 31st Octobe…
2 years, 9 months ago
Building The Chunnel
Episode 679
On 30 October, 1990, with little fanfare and without any cameras present, the first connection was made between the French half and the British half …
2 years, 9 months ago
Rebel Without A Script
Episode 677
Nicholas Ray’s ‘troubled teen’ picture, ‘Rebel Without A Cause’ opened in the US on 27th October, 1955. The film was eagerly anticipated, partly due …
2 years, 9 months ago
Making 'Under Pressure'
Episode 676
When Queen and David Bowie met in Switzerland to record their iconic collaboration ‘Under Pressure’ on 26th October, 1981, *quite a lot* of drugs and…
2 years, 9 months ago
America's First Black General
Episode 675
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. became the first African-American general in the US Army on 25th October, 1940 - despite facing opposition from those who saw …
2 years, 9 months ago
Mourning Jane Seymour
Episode 674
King Henry VIII’s third wife, Queen Consort Jane Seymour, died aged just 29 on 24th October, 1537 - 12 days after giving birth to their son, future K…
2 years, 9 months ago
Not The Beginning Of The World
Episode 673
According to the 17th-century Archbishop James Ussher, the world began on 23rd October, 4004 BC at precisely midday.
Today, it is easy to ridicule Uss…
2 years, 9 months ago
Australia's Most Iconic Building
Episode 671
The Sydney Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20th October, 1973, marking the start of a two-week festival of events in celebration of t…
2 years, 9 months ago
David Blaine, Trickless Magician
Episode 670
Ten thousand spectators gathered by the side of the Thames on 19th October, 2003 to watch street magician/illusionist David Blaine come back down to …
2 years, 9 months ago
Let's Buy Alaska
Episode 669
On October 18th, 1867, the United States formally took possession of Alaska, after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less tha…
2 years, 9 months ago