All Pieces for Matt Hill
The Sydney Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20th October, 1973, marking the start of a two-week festival of events in celebration of...
- Added: Oct 17, 2023
- Length: 09:05
On October 18th, 1867, the United States formally took possession of Alaska, after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less t...
- Added: Oct 16, 2023
- Length: 10:04
‘Disco Demolition Night’, the brainchild of 24 year-old shock jock Steve Dahl, caused mass hysteria at Comiskey Park, Chicago on 12th July, 1979 – ...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 09:43
One of the BBC’s biggest-ever flops, soap opera ‘Eldorado’, broadcast its final episode on 9th July, 1993 - just one year after it had begun, at a ...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 09:50
Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned off the coast of Tuscany on 8th July, 1822. His wife, Mary Shelley, waited an agonizing ten days to disc...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 10:08
‘Our Lady of Kazan’, a painting of the Virgin and Child, was discovered in the ashes of a fire in the Russian town of Kazan on 8th July, 1579. The ...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 10:04
‘The Seven Wonders of the World’ *sounds* impressive, but could they do with an update? That was the mission of the mysterious Swiss-based ‘New 7 W...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 09:15
Sliced bread had never been automated before Otto Rohwedder unveiled his “power-driven, multi-bladed bread slicer” at Chillicothe Baking Company on...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 09:34
Who invented the hamburger? It’s almost impossible to know, given that mincemeat has been consumed all around the world, and for centuries – but Os...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 10:26
- Purchases: 2
Swimwear never made more of a splash than when designer Louis Réard unveiled his daring new two-piece at the Piscine Molitor in Paris on July 5th, ...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 09:47
Amazon, created in the Seattle garage of Jeff Bezos, was incorporated on 5th July, 1994.
In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why Was...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 10:19
Ex-con Charlie Gilmour reveals to Olly what it takes to be at Paris Fashion Week for the first time, how to work on your 'walk', and where models h...
- Added: Apr 11, 2016
- Length: 16:41
Dr Chay Allen is an art historian who paid his way through his phD by working as an extra on shows including 24 and Downton Abbey.
- Added: Jan 26, 2016
- Length: 12:54
Comedians Stuart Goldsmith and Tom Price join Olly Mann to discuss their impending fatherhood. Do we need to know about the mucus plug?
- Added: Jan 26, 2016
- Length: 21:04
Dating. In this age of Tinder, Grindr, no-strings sex and fourth-wave feminism, it's all got rather complicated.
How do you find someone you want ...
- Added: Jan 26, 2016
- Length: 18:26
What was your first bet? Matt Zarb-Cousin remembers his - because it led to a cycle of addiction that saw him flutter away over £10,000 in the book...
- Added: Jan 26, 2016
- Length: 23:27
Conor McGloin was 10 years old when he decided he wanted to be an international rock superstar. But it didn't quite turn out the way he'd expected...
- Added: Jan 26, 2016
- Length: 20:56
Shaun Attwood survived a 9½ year sentence in America's deadliest prison.
- Added: Jan 23, 2016
- Length: 23:49
Three true stories told live from a London stage. In this programme:
* Sudeshna escapes war-torn Uganda thanks to her father
* Alix Fox reveals ...
Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Added: Jan 07, 2016
- Length: 30:43
- Purchases: 1
A true story told live in London. Rachel heads to New York to find 'her inner Jew', but ends up having a sexual awakening.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 23, 2012
- Length: 08:10
- Purchases: 1
