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When Anne Married Mark
Episode 393
The Royal Wedding between Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips on 14th November, 1973 was a lavish affair at Westminster Abbey, with an anticipate…
3 years, 2 months ago
Welcome To Stevenage
Episode 391
Britain's first ‘New Town’, built to accommodate 60,000 residents, was Stevenage, Hertfordshire - designated on 11th November, 1946 by Lewis Silkin, …
3 years, 2 months ago
Birth of the Big Things
Episode 390
Rerun. In the early days of advertising, tyre company Goodyear sent a giant tyre on a coast-to-coast publicity trip. It was photographed on 42nd Stre…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Last Shōgun
Episode 389
Prince Tokugawa Yoshinobu (徳川 慶喜) was the 15th and last shōgun of the Tokugawa shōgunate of Japan. On November 9, 1867, Yoshinobu tendered his resign…
3 years, 2 months ago
Mastermind of the Gunpowder Plot
Episode 388
Guy Fawkes has gone down in history as the most-remembered figure from the thwarted 17th century plot to blow up the House of Lords and kill King Jam…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Elephant and The Donkey
Episode 387
Why are the Republican Party represented by an elephant, and the Democrats (unofficially) by a donkey? The answer lies in the work of revered politic…
3 years, 2 months ago
Harry Potter: The Movie
Episode 385
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first big-screen adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s best-selling book series, had its premiere in London's Le…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Day The (Rave) Music Died
Episode 384
Rerun. Attending or producing raves was made illegal in Britain with the passing of the Criminal Justice Act on 3rd November, 1994. The government ev…
3 years, 2 months ago
Lady Chatterley's Lawsuit
Episode 383
Publishing House Penguin Books was found unanimously not guilty of obscenity for printing an unexpurgated Lady Chatterley's Lover on November 2nd, 19…
3 years, 2 months ago
Moving to the White House
Episode 382
John Adams became the first US president to move into the White House on November 1st, 1800, even though construction work was still underway and mos…
3 years, 2 months ago