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The Tragedy of Singapore’s First Boxing Superstar
Episode 20
Tan Teng Kee was the Mike Tyson of Singapore boxing in the 1920s. Known as Battling Key, the larger-than-life boxer attracted crowds wherever he went…
2 years, 3 months ago
Chia Boon Leong: The Homegrown Football Olympian
Episode 19
Nicknamed “Twinkle Toes” for his agility, Chia Boon Leong (1925–2022) is widely regarded as one of Singapore‘s most talented football players. Academ…
2 years, 4 months ago
Singapore Bands in Wartime Vietnam
Episode 18
In the 1960s and ‘70s, lured by adventure and money, Singaporean musicians went to South Vietnam to perform for American troops during the war. They …
2 years, 4 months ago
Saving Singapore's Film Heritage
Episode 17
Thanks to restoration, classic films like The Teenage Textbook Movie (1998) can still be shown on a big screen 20 years after its cinema run. On a mi…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Lost Gold Coins of the Old Singapore Library
Episode 16
In the mid-19th century, two ancient gold coins were uncovered near present-day Keppel Harbour. Unfortunately, the Acehnese coins vanished before the…
2 years, 6 months ago
The True Story Behind Ubin’s German Girl Shrine
Episode 15
A young German girl met an untimely end on Pulau Ubin in 1914. A shrine set up in her honour becomes Internet-famous. Following a deep search into th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Artist Yip Yew Chong Paints His Story in History
Episode 14
Yip Yew Chong’s 60-metre-long work, “I Paint my Singapore”, drew huge crowds when it went on display at the Raffles City Convention Centre. Comprisin…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Great Reclamation: A Singaporean Historical Epic
Episode 13
The Great Reclamation is a work of historical fiction set in Singapore that has received rave reviews from the New Yorker and the New York Times. A l…
2 years, 11 months ago
What’s Become of the Seafaring Orang Seletar?
Episode 12
Writer and educator Ilya Katrinnada interviewed the Orang Seletar who resettled in Johor to learn about their lives, and their links to Singapore.
Ily…
2 years, 11 months ago
Lest We Forget: Kranji War Cemetery
Episode 11
The Kranji War Cemetery and the Singapore Memorial commemorate those who died while fighting the Japanese during World War II. Librarian Janice Loo l…
2 years, 11 months ago