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Encore: Cecil Rhodes | Eureka! | 1
Episode 41
We've delved into the Legacy archives to bring back one of our most divisive characters: Cecil Rhodes. A sickly vicar’s son travels from England to A…
1 year, 11 months ago
Bob Marley | One Love | 4
Episode 40
Despite an assassination attempt, Bob Marley continues to spread political messages of peace, freedom and anti-colonialism throughout the world. But …
1 year, 11 months ago
Bob Marley | Catching Fire | 3
Episode 39
Songs like 'Get Up Stand Up' and 'No Woman, No Cry' garner international success for Bob Marley and the Wailers. Not only do people love the music, b…
1 year, 11 months ago
Bob Marley | The Rise of the Rasta | 2
Episode 38
Bob Marley, now in his early 20s and part of the newly-named band the Wailers rises to popularity in Jamaica. The band use their music to ask for pea…
2 years ago
Bob Marley | The Captain's Son | 1
Episode 37
Born in colonial-era Jamaica to a black teenage mum and an absent white dad, Bob Marley has a fractious childhood and is constantly moved around. But…
2 years ago
Hoover | The Deep State Lives On | 4
Episode 36
Hoover wrote the playbook used by many of today's politicians, not least Donald Trump. What would Hoover make of today's political landscape? And how…
2 years ago
Hoover | Civil Rights and Dirty Tricks | 3
Episode 35
FBI spying reaches new depths, as Hoover persecutes civil rights campaigner Dr Martin Luther King. But then a daring break-in exposes the FBI's tacti…
2 years ago
Hoover | Guns, Gangsters and G-Men | 2
Episode 34
Rumours about Hoover's sexuality threaten to overshadow his work building the FBI into a credible crime fighting force. And although he's obsessed wi…
2 years, 1 month ago
Listen Now: American History Tellers, First Ladies
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our h…
2 years, 1 month ago
Hoover | The Library Clerk Who Became All Powerful | 1
Episode 33
As a young boy, J Edgar Hoover strives for perfection and control. After a stint working at the Library of Congress he embarks on a career in law enf…
2 years, 1 month ago