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Season 5 Episode 139
For a little over 200 years, the First Persian Empire ruled over a vast expanse across three continents, making it arguably the world’s first great s…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Dambusters
Season 5 Episode 138
The top-secret Dambusters mission was one so crucial that British intelligence hoped it would hasten a triumph over Nazi Germany. But it was also hig…
1 year, 8 months ago
Taj Mahal
Season 5 Episode 137
Known as the ‘Crown of the Palace’, the Taj Mahal has become a global icon that’s visited by millions of people each year. Although it’s widely regar…
1 year, 9 months ago
Introducing: D-Day: The Tide Turns - Episode 1
Season 5
This is a taster episode of a brand-new podcast from the Noiser network. Host Paul McGann follows the real people involved in the D-Day landings.
It’s…
1 year, 9 months ago
Mount Rushmore
Season 5 Episode 136
Designed to be a shrine of democracy, Mount Rushmore was one of the most ambitious building projects of the 20th century, and is still visited by mil…
1 year, 9 months ago
Martin Luther King Jr
Season 5 Episode 135
A pivotal figure in the American civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr played a crucial role in challenging racial discrimination in the Unite…
1 year, 9 months ago
Mahatma Gandhi
Season 5 Episode 134
Raised in India, and trained in London as a lawyer, Mahatma Gandhi went on to lead a life that was anything but ordinary. He campaigned against unjus…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Great Wall of China
Season 5 Episode 133
The Great Wall of China is one of the architectural wonders of the world. Stretching for over 21,000km - as far as London to New York and back, twice…
1 year, 10 months ago
Polynesian Exploration
Season 5 Episode 132
Modern genetics tells us that the residents of the far-flung Polynesian islands are one of the most closely related people in the world. But, thanks …
1 year, 10 months ago
The Korean War
Season 5 Episode 131
Beginning only five years after the end of World War Two, the Korean War was an exceptionally violent conflict which led to the death of at least 2.5…
1 year, 10 months ago