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Up The Royal Oak
Episode 336
Charles II, the 21 year-old King of Scotland, sought refuge up an oak tree at Boscobel House on 6th September, 1651. Having been chased out of Worces…
3 years, 7 months ago
Bring On The Beard Tax
Episode 335
Peter The Great levied a tax on facial hair on 5th September, 1698, requiring every man in Moscow to shave or stump up some cash - although there wer…
3 years, 7 months ago
EXTRA: Can nuclear power overcome its image problem?
Our friends at The Week (where, fun fact, The Retrospectors met) have a great podcast we'd like to share with you for your Saturday listening pleasur…
3 years, 7 months ago
Solar Explosion!
Episode 334
The Carrington Event - the largest solar storm in recorded history - occurred on 2nd September, 1859. Although its effects would later be felt by mil…
3 years, 7 months ago
Nokia’s Beloved Brick
Episode 333
Rerun. The Nokia 3310 - featuring Snake II, pop-on/off covers, and a discreetly concealed antenna - was launched on 1st September, 2000 at a boardspo…
3 years, 7 months ago
Gorilla Marketing
Episode 332
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk re-energised its flagging brand in the UK on 31st August, 2007, when its iconic ‘Gorilla’ ad premiered in the Big Brother final …
3 years, 7 months ago
The Moscow-Washington Hotline
Episode 331
After the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviets and Americans agreed to install a ‘hot line’ between their Presidents. On 30th August, 1963, a 10,000 mil…
3 years, 7 months ago
When Caesar Invaded Britain
Episode 330
When Julius Caesar showed up in the Channel with thousands of men on 26th August 55 BC, he doubtless intended to get a bit further than the coast of …
3 years, 7 months ago
The Beatles’ Giggling Guru
Episode 329
Rerun. John, Paul, George and Ringo travelled to a transcendental meditation workshop in Bangor, Wales on 25th August, 1967 - at the invitation of ‘g…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Last Hieroglyph
Episode 328
In the temple at Philae, an Egyptian Priest called Nesmeterakhem created the last ever known hieroglyphic inscription on 24th August, 394. Although o…
3 years, 7 months ago