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Biography

The podcasting of a life, by Matt Smith. “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.” - Charles Dickens.

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Catherine the Great 1: Rise of a German Princess

Catherine the Great 1: Rise of a German Princess

Catherine the Great is one of Russia's most respected rulers, seen as raising Russia's reputation and building a powerfu... Read more

7 Mar 2016

24mins

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Charles Darwin 1: Before Darwin

Charles Darwin 1: Before Darwin

Charles Darwin is such a large figure in the world of science that sometimes we forget how different our understanding o... Read more

4 Nov 2015

20mins

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Confucius 1: The Man Who Moves the Mountain

Confucius 1: The Man Who Moves the Mountain

A philosopher, teacher, and political thinker, Confucius lived 2500 years ago, in the Spring and Autumn period of Chines... Read more

2 May 2016

22mins

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Gandhi 1: A Good Seed is Sown

Gandhi 1: A Good Seed is Sown

Gandhi is a figure who is known across the world as the father of the nation, the man who achieved independence in the I... Read more

10 Feb 2017

25mins

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Spartacus 3: The Death and Legacy of Spartacus

Spartacus 3: The Death and Legacy of Spartacus

Cornered in the toe of Italy, Spartacus and his followers make their final stand. They may lose the battle to Crassus, b... Read more

20 Oct 2015

19mins

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Themistocles 1: Great Light of the Greeks

Themistocles 1: Great Light of the Greeks

Themistocles lived during a time of change and progress in Athens. The monarchy was coming to an end, the republic was o... Read more

22 Nov 2016

25mins

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Catherine the Great 2: Patron and Collector

Catherine the Great 2: Patron and Collector

Catherine the Great is well known for being a patron for a range of artists and intellectuals. Her art collection, now h... Read more

22 Mar 2016

20mins

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Frida Kahlo 1: A Ribbon Around a Bomb

Frida Kahlo 1: A Ribbon Around a Bomb

Frida Kahlo is considered one of Mexico's greatest artists but spent most of her career working in the shadow of her hus... Read more

30 Aug 2016

25mins

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Charles Darwin 2: The Voyage of the Beagle

Charles Darwin 2: The Voyage of the Beagle

Having completed his studies, a young Charles Darwin looks set to continue his exploration of the natural world by joini... Read more

16 Nov 2015

28mins

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Catherine the Great 3: The Warrior Empress

Catherine the Great 3: The Warrior Empress

Catherine the Great took control of Russia, tried to make it a better place, and made sure the rest of the world couldn'... Read more

5 Apr 2016

28mins

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Confucius 2: The Master Says

Confucius 2: The Master Says

After his death, the teachings that are attributed to Confucius take on a life on their own. We now look at the philosop... Read more

17 May 2016

20mins

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Catherine the Great 4: Without you, Felitsa

Catherine the Great 4: Without you, Felitsa

By the end of her reign there was little doubt that Catherine had earned the 'Great' which was attached to her name. But... Read more

19 Apr 2016

19mins

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Charles Darwin 3: The Theories of Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin 3: The Theories of Charles Darwin

Darwin returns from his voyage around the world and spends the next twenty years sorting through specimens and writing a... Read more

30 Nov 2015

26mins

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Martin Luther King Jr 1: They Told Us We Wouldn't Get Here

Martin Luther King Jr 1: They Told Us We Wouldn't Get Here

Issues around the segregation of African-Americans in the United States led to an increasingly active civil rights movem... Read more

25 Jan 2016

27mins

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Ely S. Parker

Ely S. Parker

Ely S. Parker was born to a prominent Seneca family on an Indian reservation near New York, and to many was considered a... Read more

19 Oct 2016

25mins

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