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History is full of the extraordinary. Each week, we'll transport you back in time to witness history's most incredible moments and remarkable people. New episodes Mondays, or a week early for Noiser+ subscribers. With Noiser+ you'll also get ad-free listening and exclusive content. For more information, head to noiser.com/subscriptions For advertising enquiries, email info@adelicious.fm Hosted by John Hopkins. Production: Katrina Hughes, Kate Simants, Nicole Edmunds, Jacob Booth, Dorry Macaulay, Rob Plummer, Cody Reynolds-Shaw. Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink.
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Introducing Jane Austen Stories: Emma
Episode Date: September 2, 2026This is a preview of a brand-new audiobook from the Noiser Podcast Network. Join Dame Julie Andrews as she reads another beloved Austen classic, Emma,...
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Nina Simone
Episode Date: August 30, 2026Nina Simone was not only renowned for her powerful, groundbreaking music; she also became an icon of the civil rights movement at a crucial point in i...
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Episode Date: August 23, 2026Isambard Kingdom Brunel is remembered as one of the greatest engineers of the nineteenth century. Working on a dizzying array of infrastructure projec...
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Salvador Dalí
Episode Date: August 16, 2026With his expressive face and gravity-defying moustache, Salvador Dalí is one of the most recognisable – and influential – artists of the 20th century....
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Nellie Bly
Episode Date: August 9, 2026Nellie Bly was one of the most famous journalists on earth, a trailblazer who forged a unique path through an industry in which few women had ever wor...
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Ireland’s Easter Rising
Episode Date: July 19, 2026In April 1916, a small group of poorly-armed Irish radicals made a stand against the British Army, in a bid for independence for their homeland. Over...
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The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Episode Date: July 12, 2026In 1986, seven astronauts boarded Space Shuttle Challenger for what was meant to be a routine tenth flight of the orbiter. Seventy-three seconds after...
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The Brink’s-Mat Robbery
Episode Date: July 5, 2026The Brink’s-Mat robbery was one of the largest thefts in British history. The discovery of the record-breaking haul in a west London warehouse in 1983...
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The Founding Fathers of the US (Re-run)
Episode Date: July 3, 2026The founding of the United States on July 4th, 1776, changed the world, and inspired other colonies to control their own destinies. The men responsibl...
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Hurricane Katrina
Episode Date: June 28, 2026In August 2005, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico barrelled toward the United States. When Hurricane Katrina finally...
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The Kray Twins
Episode Date: June 21, 2026Ronnie and Reggie Kray were a vicious pair of gangsters who somehow cultivated an air of charm and 60s cool. They were criminals who attracted celebri...
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Introducing: Founding Fathers: An American Dream - Episode 1
Episode Date: June 16, 2026This is a preview of a brand-new show from the Noiser Podcast Network. Hosted by Clarke Peters (The Wire, The Boroughs), 'Founding Fathers: An America...
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Jacques Cousteau
Episode Date: June 7, 2026Co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung, Captain Jacques Cousteau opened the ocean to the public like no one before. An explorer, filmmaker and environmentalist,...
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Charlemagne
Episode Date: May 31, 2026Charlemagne remains one of the towering figures of European history. He created for himself a vast territory that covered most of modern-day France an...
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The Golden Age of Railways
Episode Date: May 24, 2026In the early nineteenth century, engineers discovered that steam power and iron rails could be combined to move people and goods faster than any horse...
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The Haitian Revolution
Episode Date: May 17, 2026The first and only successful uprising of enslaved people to establish a nation-state, the Haitian Revolution began in the French colony of Saint-Domi...