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The Boy Who Hid in the Woods: How I Survived the Holocaust
Episode 1487
Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence.
Maxwell Smart was just a boy when the Nazis came for him and his family. Within a few weeks,…
1 year, 5 months ago
A History of Cheating with the QI Elves
Episode 1486
As the 2024 Olympics get underway, Dan is joined by the QI Elves James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski to talk about cheating in sports - why do we do it …
1 year, 5 months ago
Harris vs Trump: How We Got Here
Episode 1485
With the news that Kamala Harris is the assumed Democratic nominee for the November election, the presidential race looks very different than it did …
1 year, 5 months ago
The Scottish Island, The Shipwreck and The Whisky
Episode 1484
In 1941, the SS Politician ran aground off Eriskay in the Scottish Hebrides Islands, carrying 260,000 bottles of whisky. As war rationing gripped Bri…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Voyage That Changed the Way We Eat
Episode 1482
3/4 In February 1882 the SS Dunedin departed New Zealand on a voyage that would revolutionise the way we eat and kickstart the world's food supply ch…
1 year, 5 months ago
Bidens Out: A History of What Could Happen Next
Episode 1483
How unprecedented is Joe Biden's sudden withdrawal from the presidential race? He's given his endorsement to Kamala Harris to take his place, but not…
1 year, 5 months ago
Operation Valkyrie: The Attempted Assassination of Hitler
Episode 1481
All told, over 40 attempts were made to assassinate Adolf Hitler - and those are just the ones that we know of. This episode marks the 80th anniversa…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Royal Marines
Episode 1479
Members of this elite unit - formed in 1664 under Charles II - were present at the American Revolution, the Battle of Trafalgar, the Crimean War, bot…
1 year, 5 months ago
US Presidents Who Were Almost Assassinated
Episode 1478
Lincoln, FDR, Reagan, Clinton, Bush and now Trump. All have been targets of assassination attempts while in or running for office. Dan is joined by P…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Greatest Tea Race of the Victorian Age
Episode 1477
2/4. With towering masts and billowing sails, the Cutty Sark and the Thermopylae raced neck and neck through relentless waves to be the first to arri…
1 year, 5 months ago