Christopher Columbus thought he’d reached China
To listen to this post, click here – -On this day in 1492 Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the new world on the... Read More
Édith Piaf, the little sparrow
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1963 the great French singer Édith Piaf died aged 47. Born Édith Giovanna... Read More
Brendan Behan, Borstal boy and author
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1967 Brendan Behan’s play Borstal Boy, based on his own life, was premiered... Read More
Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s life of exile
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1970 the Russian dissident author Alexander Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel Prize for... Read More
Niels Bohr’s quirky attitudes
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1885 the Danish physicist and peace campaigner Niels Bohr was born. In 1922... Read More
Le Corbusier brings Purism to architecture
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1887 the famous Swiss architect Le Corbusier (his real name was Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris)... Read More
The Day That Never Happened
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1582, 5th October never happened. Under the urging of the Catholic Church, much... Read More