Episodes

  • Replay - Elmer McCurdy

    Replay - Elmer McCurdy
    Feb 16 2026
    Elmer J. McCurdy was an American outlaw who was killed in a shoot-out with police after robbing a train in Oklahoma in October 1911. Dubbed "The Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up",

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    3 mins
  • REPLAY - The Suspended Shouting Service in Torbay

    REPLAY - The Suspended Shouting Service in Torbay
    Feb 13 2026
    I am busy making other things so here is a repeat of the true story of a council dispute with residents over the Town Crier.

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    2 mins
  • Naughty Mozart

    Naughty Mozart
    Feb 11 2026
    Mozart was quite the rebel

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    5 mins
  • CRIME Happens - The Pickering Burglar

    CRIME Happens - The Pickering Burglar
    Feb 9 2026
    The Curious Case of the Pickering Burglar

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    3 mins
  • The First World War U-Boat Gambit

    The First World War U-Boat Gambit
    Feb 2 2026
    How a desperate Kaiser made a desperate decision.

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    5 mins
  • Zheng He

    Zheng He
    Jan 23 2026
    Zheng He was a Chinese explorer, admiral, diplomat, and eunuch from the early Ming dynasty, who is often regarded as the greatest admiral in Chinese history. Born into a Muslim family as Ma He, he later adopted the surname Zheng conferred onto him by the Yongle Emperor.

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    1 min
  • Indian Independence Act 1947

    Indian Independence Act 1947
    Jan 22 2026
    The Indian Independence Act of 1947 was a law passed by the British Parliament that partitioned British India into two independent dominions, India and Pakistan, effectively ending British colonial rule. It received Royal Assent on July 18, 1947, and came into effect on August 15, 1947, marking a significant moment in the history of India's struggle for independence.

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    2 mins
  • Ada Deer

    Ada Deer
    Jan 21 2026
    Ada Deer, an esteemed Native American leader from Wisconsin and the first woman to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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    2 mins