Short History Of...
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.
192 episodes transcribedThe Moon Landing
Episode Date: October 3, 2021After multiple coups by the Soviet Union, astronaut Alan B. Shepard has just become the first American in space. But this is only the beginning. Now,...
The Space Race
Episode Date: September 26, 2021Humanity has always looked to the heavens, pondering what is really out there. But how did space travel turn from fantasy into reality? In the afterma...
The Black Death
Episode Date: September 19, 2021In October 1347, a ghostly fleet of trading ships docks at a port in Sicily. The crew members – dead already, or well on their way – bear bubonic plag...
Tutankhamun
Episode Date: September 12, 2021In November 1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, a young water boy called Hussein Abdul Rasoul makes a remarkable discovery. A set of stone steps lie...
Pompeii and the Vesuvius Eruption
Episode Date: September 5, 2021What happens when a volcano erupts just six miles from a bustling city? In 79 AD Mount Vesuvius is regarded as a source of bounty by those who live in...
The California Gold Rush
Episode Date: August 29, 2021On January 24th, 1848, a carpenter from Coloma plunges a hand into the American River and pulls out gold. This discovery triggers an explosion of find...
Blackbeard the Pirate
Episode Date: August 22, 2021In the early 18th century, one man makes his name as the most notorious pirate of all time. The legend of Edward Thatch has spawned television shows,...
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 2 of 2
Episode Date: August 15, 2021On October 16th, 1962, John F. Kennedy discovers that the Soviet Union has successfully planted ballistic missiles on Cuban soil. The United States is...
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 1 of 2
Episode Date: August 10, 2021In October 1962, three men – Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro – hold the fate of the planet in their hands. A dispute over Soviet missiles in Cuba spir...
The Gladiators
Episode Date: August 8, 2021In the first-ever episode of Short History Of… we take a trip back in time to Ancient Rome, to discover the bizarre and barbaric world of the gladiato...