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A weekly look at the history and origins of some of the wonderful words and phrases we use everyday - without knowing why. Audio Books written & narrated by Albert Jack here - https://albertjack.co.uk/
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Famous Mysteries Albert Jack is a collection of the world's most famous and puzzling mysteries. What really happened to the Mary Celeste? Who killed Marilyn Monroe? Where is Bigfoot? Could Aliens really exist? From crop circles to the Scottish lighthouse keepers who vanished one stormy night and from religious visions to the spine tingling tale of a restless family tomb, bestselling author Albert Jack has now turned his detective skills to the mysteries that have baffled so many over the yea ...
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Glenn Miller
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From the bestselling author of Red Herrings & White Elephants, Pop Goes the Weasel and Ten Minute Mysteries. The famous band-leader vanished without trace en route to entertain Allied troops in 1944. It had now been revealed that the results of the investigation into his disappearance were covered up. This is what happened to him... Audio Book - ht…
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Bermuda Triangle - The truth behind the Devil's Triangle Mystery
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From Albert Jack's Mysterious World Series... The truth behind the Devil's Triangle Mystery Audio Book - https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/402115088/Albert-Jack-s-Ten-Minute-Mysteries-The-World-s-Favorite-Mysteries-Investigated https://albertjack.co.uk/category/mysterious-world/ Audio Books written & narrated by Albert Jack here - https://albertjack…
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Fatima's Secret - The Great Catholic Pilgrimage
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From Albert Jack's Mysterious World Series... The Catholic Church and the Great Fatima Pilgrimage Audio Book - https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/402115088/Albert-Jack-s-Ten-Minute-Mysteries-The-World-s-Favorite-Mysteries-Investigated https://albertjack.co.uk/category/mysterious-world/ Audio Books written & narrated by Albert Jack here - https://albe…
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From Albert Jack's Mysterious World Series... Did the celebrated sex symbol take her own life or was something pushed up her bottom? Audio Book - https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/402115088/Albert-Jack-s-Ten-Minute-Mysteries-The-World-s-Favorite-Mysteries-Investigated https://albertjack.co.uk/category/mysterious-world/ Audio Books written & narrated…
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Idioms and Phrases with Military Origins (2)
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Albert Jack's Wonderful Words and Idioms exploring the military origins of the English language and investigating why we say things such as Spiking your Guns, Go tell it to the Marines, Running the Gauntlet, A Flash in the Pan and a Feather in Your Cap Plus many more....... Audio Books written & narrated by Albert Jack here - https://albertjack.co.…
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Idioms and Phrases with Military Origins (1)
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Albert Jack's Wonderful Words and Idioms exploring the military origins of the English language and investigating why we say things such as Bought the Farm, Basket Case and The Balloon has Gone Up. Or why somebody has Gone Doolally or is a Diehard Supporter and who is Dressing Up to the Nines tonight. Plus many more....... Audio Books written & nar…
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What made the oversized tracks found in Bluff Creek, California, and other parts of America? A giant ape or just a big jape? In 1924, a group of miners working in the Cascade Mountain Range in the state of Washington were startled to see a huge simian creature staring at them from behind a tree. Panic-stricken, one of the men fired at it and althou…
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Crop Circles - Other World or Down to Earth...?
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Strange formations in fields of wheat and other crops have been appearing since the 1970s. Are they made by aliens parking their spaceships, or is the explanation rather more down to earth? Audio Book - https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/402115088/Albert-Jack-s-Ten-Minute-Mysteries-The-World-s-Favorite-Mysteries-Investigated https://albertjack.co.uk/…
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A journey through the history of some of the world's most famous mysteries. Using Occam's razor technique Albert Jack searches for the truth in an attempt to separate fact from fiction & myth. Join us and find out who is really responsible for crop circles, does BIGFOOT exist, what is going on down in the Bermuda Triangle, will we ever find Nessie,…
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Albert Jack's Wonderful Words and Idioms exploring the naval origins of the English language and investigating why we say things such as Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, It was Touch and Go for a While, Left High and Dry, Scraping the Barrel, You Scratch my Back and I'll Scratch Yours, As the Crow Flies and many more.... Audio Books …
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Hello and welcome to this brand new podcast channel called Wonderful Words and Phrases with me Albert Jack. Over the next few months we are going to be delving into the deep and rich history of the English language on a journey of discovery. A quest to find out why we use expression such as to turn a BLIND EYE when we should be ignoring something o…
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