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Episode 15: The 1919 Race Riots
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Episode 15: The 1919 Race Riots

World War One was a desperate time for Britain. Finding itself floundering against the advances of the Central Powers, Britain looked to its empire for support--and that's exactly what it got. Buoyed by aspirations of respect and independence, or just a genuine desire to fight alongside what they saw as
May 6, 2022 3 min read
Episode 11: Operation Mincemeat
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Episode 11: Operation Mincemeat

As we draw closer to Christmas, what better time to discuss the topic of mincemeat? This isn't the kind of mincemeat you'd want to find in your mince pie though – this stuff was far more gruesome. On the morning of 30 April 1943, a sardine fisherman happened across a corpse
Nov 11, 2021 2 min read
Episode 5: The HMS Bounty
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Episode 5: The HMS Bounty

When you think of the Bounty, your mind may turn to daring mutineers, island paradises or maybe the last chocolate left in a box of Celebrations. Despite the now infamous story of mutiny—going on to become the subject of various major Hollywood films—much of what we\’ve come
Jan 14, 2021 2 min read
Episode 1: The NHS of Britain
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Episode 1: The NHS of Britain

On July the 5th, 1948, thirteen year old Sylvia Diggory lay in the corner bed of ward five at Park Hospital in Manchester, unaware she was about to make history. On that day later a stern, grey haired Welshman strode in, introduced himself and asked her if she knew the
Nov 19, 2020 2 min read
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