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Scallop wars and the Maybot
Season 1 Episode 102
Scallops might sound like an unlikely cause of war - but I’m sure you’ll remember, not that long ago - these innocent creatures of the sea almost pus…
3 years, 7 months ago
Was Stonehenge an ancient tax dodge?
Season 1 Episode 101
The Olympic flame’s a symbol of peace and friendship - but in April 2008 ahead of the Beijing Games, the torch relay teetered on the brink of a diplo…
3 years, 7 months ago
The horn dog returneth!
Season 1 Episode 100
A few Top Stories ago we bid a fond farewell to Silvio Berlusconi. We thought he was done for back in November 2011, but fast-forward just 8 months t…
3 years, 7 months ago
Osama Bin Laden's taxi driver
Season 1 Episode 99
There was a major breakthrough in the war on Terror in August 2008. Well that’s if you rank a taxi driver as being up there with the biggest threats …
3 years, 7 months ago
Apologies to South America
Season 1 Episode 98
D*nald Tr*mp’s presidency was a gift - to the Bugle at least. And his reaction to events in Virginia in August 2017 just couldn’t be ignored for Bugl…
3 years, 7 months ago
Abdicupdate
Season 1 Episode 97
Ah, the monarchy… they are so great. And in June 2014 for Bugle 271 it was Spain’s King Juan Carlos keeping us entertained.
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3 years, 7 months ago
Kim Jong Il-conceived
Season 1 Episode 96
Here at the Bugle we’d be lost without certain World leaders who provide us with endless amounts of content through their somewhat questionable actio…
3 years, 8 months ago
Cup 'em and Cough
Season 1 Episode 95
The Bugle has often tried to shine a light on our increasingly hot and messy planet… and we’re not the kind of show to be afraid of a highly technica…
3 years, 8 months ago
Bad Boys
Season 1 Episode 94
It turns out that countries are often lead by bad bad guys… and in Bugle 4050 we focused on a few of them - starting with Robert Gabriel Mugabe.
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3 years, 8 months ago
The long arm of the lorry
Season 1 Episode 93
We return to Pakistan today to see how they get elections done. It's complicated.
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3 years, 8 months ago