The biography show where famous guests choose a life they admire or love. Our only rule is their choice must be dead. David Attenborough chose the first man to draw a flea under a microscope, Sara Pascoe picked the writer Virginia Woolf, and Arlo Parks an American musician who inspired her debut album. We then match our guest with a biographer or family member in the studio – someone who really knows about their choice of life. This way, enthusiasm (and occasional obsession) meets understand ...
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Podcasts Worth a Listen
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Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
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Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.
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Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.
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Stephen Fry's 7 Deadly Sins
Stephen Fry | SamFry Ltd
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Stephen Fry's 7 Deady Sins - I will take each one of the Seven Sins in turn, lay them out on the surgical table and poke, prod, pry and provoke in an attempt to try to anatomise and understand them; I hope and believe it will be, if nothing else, delicious fun and something of a change from the usual run of podcastery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Reflections from a faith perspective on issues and people in the news.
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Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with insights from the people at the top.
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Big name interviews, and a weekly fix of Friends Round Friday, all in one place! Zoe speaks to some of the world’s most loved movie stars, singer-songwriters, performers, and all-round icons in special one-off interviews exclusive to the Breakfast Show. Plus, there’s all the best bits from a fabulous trio of showbiz guests on Friends Round Friday.
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Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future
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Heaven's Gate
Stitcher & Pineapple Street Media, Glynn Washington
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In 1997, thirty-nine people took their own lives in an apparent mass suicide. The events captivated the media and had people across the planet asking the same question... ‘Why?’ 20 years later, those who lost loved ones and those who still believe - tell their story. Hosted by Glynn Washington of Snap Judgment. "Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults," is now a four-part docuseries inspired by this podcast, streaming on HBO Max.
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1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast
Jon Hagadorn Podcast Host
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Where History Comes Alive! A fast-paced, well-researched weekly podcast covering a wide range of historical events, persons, places, legends, and mysteries, Hosted by Jon Hagadorn, the selection of stories and interviews includes lost treasure, unsolved mysteries, unexplained phenomenon, WWII stories, biographies, disasters, legends of the Old West, American Revolutionary history, urban legends, movie backstories, and much more. Available wherever podcasts are found, including Apple Podcasts ...
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This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
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'Jaw dropping', 'gripping', 'bingeable,' 'thrilling' - dramatic true stories and investigations that reveal how the world really works. Worse Than Murder - A tragic case of mistaken identity that shook Britain and launched a tabloid war. One winter’s night in 1969, kidnappers targeting Rupert Murdoch’s wife abducted Muriel McKay by mistake. She was never seen again. Jane MacSorley investigates this shocking crime which baffled police and, more than 50 years on, remains unresolved.
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Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world
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Listening to America aims to “light out for the territories,” traveling less visited byways and taking time to see this immense, extraordinary country with fresh eyes while listening to the many voices of America’s past, present, and future. Led by noted historian and humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson, Listening to America travels the country’s less visited byways, from national parks and forests to historic sites to countless under-recognized rural and urban places. Through this exploration ...
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Each season of Unobscured digs deep into one of history's darkest and most misunderstood moments, and sheds light on the true story beneath the myth. Explore the Salem witch trials (S1), the Spiritualist Movement (S2), Jack the Ripper (S3), and Grigori Rasputin (S4) through the narrative storytelling of Aaron Mahnke, along with prominent historian interviews.
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
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Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4
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