Robert Benchley, round table humourist
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1889 the American writer and humourist Robert Benchley was born. A founding member... Read More
French King Louis XIV’s perfect wife
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1638 the Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, later to become wife of Louis... Read More
William the Conqueror changes English history
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1087 King William I of England, the Conqueror, died. The Norman Conquest changed... Read More
Siegfried Sassoon, eccentric World War I poet
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1886 the English poet Siegfried Sassoon was born. Sassoon was christened Siegfried because... Read More
Cricket goes international
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1860 the first test match in England was played against Australia at the... Read More
John Glenn enters space
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1998 the astronaut John Glenn became the oldest man in space when he... Read More
JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1973 the author and academic JRR Tolkien died. For most of his life... Read More