61. Embassies
61. Embassies
Embassies are fascinating entities having existed for longer than the concept of the modern nation-state. They are often... Read more
19 Apr 2018
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26mins
60. Midgley's Leaded Gasoline
60. Midgley's Leaded Gasoline
Thomas Midgley Jr. was undoubtedly a great inventor, yet he was far from a great man. Midgley was recognised by J. R. Mc... Read more
2 Apr 2018
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31mins
59. Truman's Internationalised Waterways
59. Truman's Internationalised Waterways
A lot of wonderful things can be said about Truman, particularly his attitude to the office of the President. We can not... Read more
22 Mar 2018
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17mins
58. The Academy Awards (Oscars)
58. The Academy Awards (Oscars)
The Academy Awards/Oscars are the culmination of the Hollywood award season and celebrates the prior years greatest cine... Read more
5 Mar 2018
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27mins
57. Qazaqstan?
57. Qazaqstan?
Countries do not change their name often, and far less often their alphabet. Kazakhstan will soon be doing both to beco... Read more
11 Feb 2018
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13mins
56. Champagne & Stilton
56. Champagne & Stilton
REGULATION (EU) No 1151/2012 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for ag... Read more
22 Jan 2018
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15mins
55. The impossible christmas quiz 🎄
55. The impossible christmas quiz 🎄
Merry christmas everyone! A fiendishly difficult christmas quiz for you all based on my past episodes - anything better ... Read more
25 Dec 2017
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28mins
54. Bazalgette's sewers
54. Bazalgette's sewers
Please don't think I have an obsession with sewers. In this episode I look at work of Bazalgette, the former Chief Engin... Read more
7 Dec 2017
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37mins
53. Norway's $1 Trillion of foresight
53. Norway's $1 Trillion of foresight
Many nations sit on some form of natural resource wealth and, as is their right, they will exploit that wealth. The wind... Read more
26 Nov 2017
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9mins
52. The 1904 St. Louis Olympics marathon
52. The 1904 St. Louis Olympics marathon
The olympics as we know them today are a rather modern phenomenon, peculiarly mixing 'amateur' athletics with a very pro... Read more
19 Nov 2017
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19mins