A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.
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Greg Wisniewski, Joshua Howsam and occasional guests from around the baseball World talk about everything you want to know about the Blue Jays and noteworthy developments in the game, with a little bit of added fun.
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Welcome to "The Boys" podcast, where business partners Jeremy, Stuart, and Dwayne come together after two decades of collaboration to share their expertise and passion for all things decor, home design, business, and floral design. Join this dynamic trio as they delve into the world of aesthetics, offering valuable insights, practical tips to elevate your living spaces, and a few laughs along the way. But it's not just about design; it's about spreading joy and making the process enjoyable f ...
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Radical people. Radical ideas. Radical Stories. Welcome to the future of Artificial Intelligence Ethics. Welcome to the Radical AI Podcast.
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Forget fairy castles and white doves, darling! Pop the bubbly and grab a pasty because you're invited to the dreamiest podcast where weddings and Cornwall collide! Hosted by the effervescent wedding planner Francesca, where laughter bubbles like champagne and wedding dreams bloom like wildflowers, this podcast is your secret guide to crafting a Cornish celebration as unique and delicious as a cream tea after midnight. Each episode is a treasure trove of inspiration: · Meet incredible local s ...
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S2:13 Design Tips to make your Nancy Meyers Dream Home
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44:26 Have you ever fallen in love with a home in a movie and daydreamed about living there ever since? Now, I know you can't see me, but both of my hands are raised now for the three of us. Specifically. Time and time again, we have fallen in love with the homes in Nancy Meyers films. Now, if you don't know her name, I bet you know some of her movies, …
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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dolly Jørgensen, Professor of History at the University of Stavanger in Norway and a specialist in the history of extinction. We start in 2012 with the death of a famous Galapagos tortoise called Lonesome George, who was the last of h…
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Discovery of the first exoplanets and the goalie who killed a seagull
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51:23Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dr Jeni Millard, a science presenter, astrophysicist and astronomer. First, how two astronomers announced they had discovered the first two planets outside our solar system. Then, German twins Frederik and Gerrit Braun on building Min…
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Battle of the Beanfield and the Champions League anthem
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51:04Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dr Nivi Manchanda, a reader in international politics at Queen Mary University in London. First, a moment when two cultures clashed in 1985 at Stonehenge. We hear about an English language novel from 1958, called Things Fall Apart. Th…
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Around The Nest: Climbing The Ladder
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1:11:31In the second episode of Around the Nest, the Blue Jays minor league podcast, host Tyler Zickel (the play-by-play voice of the Vancouver Canadians) takes listeners on another continent criss-crossing look around the Toronto Blue Jays farm system. First stop on the tour is a visit with Buffalo Bisons broadcaster Pat Malacaro, who was with the Bisons…
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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. The expert guest is Dr Mirjam Brusius, a research fellow in colonial and global history at the German Historical Institute. First, we hear about Martín Chambi - Peru's pioneering documentary photographer. Then Amaize Ojeikere talks about his fathe…
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Sweden’s Vipeholm experiments and the Intervision Song Contest
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51:00Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dr Elizabeth Abbott, writer, historian and author of the book, "Sugar: A Bittersweet History". First, we confront the dark history of sugar. We hear how a researcher in the 1990s uncovered the unethical aspects of Sweden’s Vipeholm ex…
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We like to think that we are seasonal decorating gurus around here, but I gotta tell you, summer, it can even challenge the three of us. And let's be honest, it's because spring is so easy, right? You've got bunnies, you've got pastel eggs, you've got flowers, throw some of them out, BAM, you are ready for Spring! In fall, you get some foliage, so…
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Rescuing Palmyra’s treasures and 80 years since VE Day
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50:33Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Rubina Raja, professor of classical archaeology and art at Aarhus University in Denmark. First, we go back to May 2015, when the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria was about to fall to Jihadist fighters and how of a group of men risked …
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Travel around the Blue Jays minor league system without ever leaving your house! Around the Nest, a bi-weekly look at the top stories among the Blue Jays affiliates, is back for another season hosted by Tyler Zickel, play-by-play man for the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League. Batting leadoff is the voice of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats o…
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Hey listeners, we talk a lot on here about creating beautiful homes that will bring you joy, but what about a beautiful life that does the same one that feels as good as it looks? Well, today, we are getting a little more real. No talk of draperies, no paint colors or gallery walls. Just the messy, beautiful truth of what it means to find your joy…
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The Vietnam War and the expansion of the EU
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50:51Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service about the Vietnam War and the invention of the hugely popular mobile phone game, Snake. Don Anderson, a former BBC TV reporter during the final days of Vietnam, discusses the atmosphere in Saigon as the North Vietnamese forces closed in. We also he…
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This week's podcast is about a two word term that has been everywhere recently. We're talking on the Today Show. We're talking about on your TikTok feed, we're talking about in social posts. It has been everywhere, like it's a brand new idea. And guys, it's not. But the two word term is color drenching. Now listen, if you don't know what that is, n…
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Secret D-Day rehearsal and YouTube begins
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51:32Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is World War Two military historian and archivist Elisabeth Shipton. We start by concentrating on two events from the last year of the Second World War. Exercise Tiger took place in April 1944 in preparation for the D-Day landings of All…
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S2:E9 Contractor Talk w/ A REAL CONTRACTOR
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37:23In this episode, we chat with Jeremy Dewitt of Dewitt Endeavors, an actual contractor where we find out what he thinks contractors want to know from home owners, as well as some useful things you should ask your contractors! And believe us, when we say we learned a few things! Don't work on hiring a contractor until you've listened to this podcast!…
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The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and World Book Day
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51:10Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. It’s 50 years since soldiers of the communist Khmer Rouge party stormed into the capital, Phnom Penh. It was the start of a four year reign of terror which resulted in up to two million people being killed. We hear two stories from people affected…
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Call or Text our Hotline and leave a message : 18594121572 Download our Mobile Shopping App Store Instagram:@housebyjsd Online Store Instagram: @housefloral Facebook: House by JSD Shop Online @ Housefloral.comBy Jeremy Rice
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8th May 1945 was a day of rejoicing in Britain, the US and many other countries: Germany had surrendered, and World War II was over, at least in Europe. Yet it was not a day of celebration for everyone: for the vanquished Germans, it marked the end of bombings and of Nazi rule. But it was also a time of deprivation and chaos, fear and soul-searchin…
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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dr Katrin Paehler, Professor of modern European history at Illinois State University. First, a journalist describes how he accompanied Hitler through the embers of the Reichstag fire in 1933. Then, the harrowing recollections of a doc…
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S2:E7 Tips from The Pros: How to Know What Stems to Pull for a Flower Arrangement
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34:03Have you ever wondered why we pick what we pick to make a flower arrangement!? Or have you ever tried to pull things to make an arrangement and were overwhelmed or disappointed? Believe us, we get it! Making choices can be overwhelming, even at a Salad Bar for Jeremy! In this podcast, we step you through our 4 Principles and a go-to formula for wha…
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The wonder woman of the comic world and Namibia's 'ghost town'
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51:27Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We hear from the first woman to lead DC Comics - the home of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Jenette Kahn began turning the company around in the 1970s. Our expert is Dr Mel Gibson, associate professor at Northumbria University. She has carried …
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S2:E6 What you need to know about wallpaper!
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48:34Wallpaper is a wonderful options in many situations to add warmth, texture, pattern, and style! But it isn't always the best option! In this episode The Boys discuss all things wallpaper and what you should know if you're thinking about it! Call or Text our Hotline and leave a message : 18594121572 Download our Mobile Shopping App Store Instagram:@…
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The phone call that changed Nigeria and a 'one of a kind' portrait of Nelson Mandela
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50:59Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We hear about the historic moment in Nigerian politics when Goodluck Jonathan made a phone call to General Buhari marking the peaceful handover of power in 2015. Our expert is historian and creator of the Untold Stories podcast, Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie…
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It's hard to believe, but we're celebrating 15 years of House being around! This fun and spirited episode looks back and discusses some of what it took to get here, and the people along the way! Click here for the sweet video of Surprise 15 Party! Click here for First Location Video: This was the video of us announcing the store and gettingr ready …
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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.This week we’re looking at the history of space travel, including the 60th anniversary of the first ever space-walk by Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.Also, the speech that would have been given if the Apollo 11 astronauts didn’t make their way back…
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One of our favorite ways to discuss our favorite kinds of design is timeless, but what does that mean? How do you do that? Well...that's what the three of us delve into this week! Colors: Stuart's sitting room: Caldwell Green (picture of room coming) Benjamin Moore: White Dove Benjamin Moore: Simply White Benjamin Moore: Maritime White Benjamin Moo…
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The Americans with Disabilities Act and the invention of GPS
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51:24Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We find out about the landmark protest in 1990 when wheelchair users crawled up the steps of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC, campaigning for disability rights. Our expert is Dr Maria Orchard, law lecturer at the University of Leeds, who h…
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Sometimes there are things that just drive you up a wall, and we discuss some of those this week episode! Call or Text our Hotline and leave a message : 18594121572 Download our Mobile Shopping App Store Instagram:@housebyjsd Online Store Instagram: @housefloral Facebook: House by JSD Shop Online @ Housefloral.com…
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The invention of the shopping trolley and the Calais 'Jungle'
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50:55Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. We find out how Sylvan Goldman’s invention of the shopping trolley in 1930s America turned him into a multi-millionaire. Our expert is Rachel Bowlby, Professor of Comparative Literature at University College London, who is also the author of two b…
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S2:E2: Getting ready for spring at our homes!
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41:27It's the first of March! What do we do to help transition the house from Winter to Spring, well we tell you right here! Including some of our favorite go to items for Spring! Click here for the items mentioned in this podcast! :) Call or Text our Hotline and leave a message : 18594121572 Download our Mobile Shopping App Store Instagram:@housebyjsd …
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Discovering the haemoglobin structure and the Nellie massacre
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51:16Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. We hear about the moment Dr Max Perutz discovered the haemoglobin structure. Our expert is Professor Sir Alan Fersht, who is a chemist at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology and knew Dr Perutz personally. We also hear abou…
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Welcome to Season 2! We start off the new season by discussing what we found and discovered during Market in Atlanta for Christmas, Fall, and More! Highland Cow Figure 1 Highland Cow Figure 2 Call or Text our Hotline and leave a message : 18594121572 Download our Mobile Shopping App Store Instagram:@housebyjsd Online Store Instagram: @housefloral F…
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Death of a language and the world’s longest kiss
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51:13Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. We hear about the death of one of the oldest languages in the world, when an 85 year old woman died and took it with her in 2010. Our expert guest is Dr Mandana Seyfeddinipur, who is the Head of the Endangered Languages Archive which endeavours to…
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Call or Text our Hotline and leave a message : 18594121572 Download our Mobile Shopping App Store Instagram:@housebyjsd Online Store Instagram: @housefloral Facebook: House by JSD Shop Online @ Housefloral.comBy Jeremy Rice, Stuart Hurt, and Dwayne Anderson aka The Boys
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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. We discuss the 1992 speech given by Australian Prime Minister, Paul Keating, in which he acknowledged the moral responsibility his government should bear for the horrors committed against Indigenous Australians, with our guest Dr Rebe Taylor from …
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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is film critic and journalist Helen O'Hara who dissects what makes a cult film classic, after we hear about the making of the 1989 American film Heathers. We also learn about the French philosopher behind the theory of deconstruction and…
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The 'Wolf Children' of World War Two and China's TV lessons
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51:13We hear from 'wolf child' Luise Quietsch who was separated from her family and forced to flee East Prussia. Whilst trying to survive during World War Two, these children were likened to hungry wolves roaming through forests. Journalist and documentary film-maker Sonya Winterberg who recorded the testimony of “wolf children” for her book, discusses …
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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes, all about events which happened in 1995. First, we hear how Microsoft launched Windows 95 after a $300 million marketing campaign. Our expert guest is Dr Lisa McGerty – Chief Executive of the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge. Next, after 17 years terrorising America,…
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World War Two on film and Africa's landmark lifestyle magazine
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51:12Josephine McDermott sits in for Max Pearson presenting a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes. We hear from the author who stumbled across the story of Oskar Schindler while shopping for a briefcase in Beverly Hills. Our guest is Dr Anne-Marie Scholz, from the University of Bremen in Germany, who reflects on the impact of dramatization…
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The Charlie Hebdo attack and the art of decluttering
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51:08Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes. We hear a first-hand account of the attack at the offices of French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo. Our expert guest is Dr Chris Millington, who leads the Histories and Cultures of Conflict research group at Manchester Metropolitan University. We also hear about Swedish di…
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The Boxing Day tsunami, and Alexa’s creation
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51:04Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes. We hear two stories from the deadly 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, which killed thousands of people in south-east Asia. Our expert guest is Ani Naqvi, a former journalist who was on holiday in Sri Lanka when the wave hit. We also hear from the two Polish students who created the vo…
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German traditions and cooking for presidents
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50:50Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews which all relate to food.First, Dinner for One, the British TV sketch that's become a German New Year’s Eve tradition.Our expert guest is Ingrid Sharp, professor of German cultural and gender history at the University of Leeds. She tells us about some other festive tradition…
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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Professor Chandrika Kaul, a specialist on modern British and Imperial history at the University of St Andrews in the UK. We start by hearing from both sides of Australia's 1999 referendum on becoming a republic. Then, a survivor recou…
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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Joan Flores-Villalobos, Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Southern California, and author of The Silver Women: How Black Women’s Labor Made the Panama Canal. First, we hear from a man involved in th…
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Around The Nest: 2024 Minor League Season Wrap-Up Show
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1:18:22The broadcasters from the Buffalo Bisons, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and Vancouver Canadians look back at the 2024 season in the Blue Jays minor league system. Pat Malacaro (triple-A Buffalo) leads off with host Tyler Zickel (high-A Vancouver) to talk about a Bisons season that did not turn out as expected, with the likes of Leo Jimenez and Addison…
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In partnership with the BBC 100 Women list, we have a selection of stories about inspiring and influential women from around the world. Scientist Katalin Karikó, who won the Nobel Prize and helped save millions of lives in the Covid 19 pandemic, Julia Gillard, the former Australian prime minister who took a stand against misogyny in politics, and I…
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'Mozart of chess’ and the deepest man-made hole in the world
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50:42We hear from Magnus Carlsen, who in 2014, became the first player ever to win all three world chess titles in one year, achieving the highest official rating of any player in history. Woman grandmaster, three times British champion and chess historian, Yao Lan is our guest. She talks about the origin of chess. In the 1970s and 80s, scientists in Ru…
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The Siege of Yarmouk and Iran's 'house churches'
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50:43During the early years of Syria’s brutal civil war, the neighbourhood of Yarmouk, close to the Syrian capital Damascus, bore the brunt of the government’s viciousness. Known as ‘the Pianist of Yarmouk,’ Aeham tells Mike Lanchin about their struggle to survive the siege, and how music helped him overcome some of those dark days. Dr Gillian Howell, s…
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The ‘Battle of the Surfaces’ and becoming a republic
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50:51We hear about the half-clay, half-grass exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Argentinean creative entrepreneur and tennis fan Pablo del Campo tells Uma Doraiswamy how he made the iconic court possible in May 2000. Fiona Skille, professor of Sports History at Glasgow Caledonian University, explains the history of sport exhibition…
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Female heroes of WW2 and the Iranian Revolution
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51:17We hear about Polish war hero Irena Sendler who saved thousands of Jewish children during the World War Two. Expert Kathryn Atwood explains why women’s stories of bravery from that time are not as prominent as men’s. Plus, the invention of ‘Baby’ – one of the first programmable computers. It was developed in England at the University of Manchester.…
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