Guy Fawkes plots to blow up Parliament
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1605 the plot to blow up parliament and assassinate King James VI of... Read More
Marie Antoinette’s last words
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1755 Marie Antoinette was born, 15th child of the Holy Roman Emperor, Francis... Read More
Orson Welles panics a nation
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1938 the writer, director and actor Orson Welles panicked the USA with his... Read More
Sir Walter Raleigh upsets King James
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1618 the English adventurer and writer Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for allegedly... Read More
Jean Paul Sartre refuses the Nobel Prize
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1964 the French philosopher and writer Jean Paul Sartre refused to accept the... Read More
Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s opium addiction
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1772 the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born. A huge influence on later... Read More
Winnie the Pooh was too successful
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1924, Winnie the Pooh by A A Milne was published. Milne wrote the... Read More