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Today In History with The Retrospectors podcast

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Today In History with The Retrospectors

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  The Retrospectors  

Curious, funny, surprising daily history - with Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina and Arion McNicoll. From the invention of the Game Boy to the Mancunian beer-poisoning of 1900, from Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain to America's Nazi summer schools... each day we uncover an unexpected story for the ages. In just ten minutes! Best Daily Podcast (British Podcast Awards 2023 nominee). Get early access and ad-free listening at Patreon.com/Retrospectors or subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Curious, funny, surprising daily history - with Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina and Arion McNicoll. From the invention of the Game Boy to the Mancunian beer-poisoning of 1900, from Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain to America's Nazi summer schools... each day we uncover an unexpected story for the ages. In just ten minutes! Best Daily Podcast (British Podcast Awards 2023 nominee). Get early access and ad-free listening at Patreon.com/Retrospectors or subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

 

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#1171

Is That Mary Magdalene?

Inspired by a dream, Prince Charles of Provence ordered an excavation that uncovered a sar... more

12 Dec 2025

12 MINS

12:08

12 Dec 2025

#1170

The Muppets Do Dickens

‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ underwhelmed at the box office when it was first released on ... more

11 Dec 2025

13 MINS

13:51

11 Dec 2025

#1169

Sinatra's Slapstick Kidnapping

19 year-old singer Frank Sinatra, Jr was snatched from his casino dressing room on 10th De... more

10 Dec 2025

11 MINS

11:51

10 Dec 2025

#1168

Welcome To Wetherspoons

Now a 900 strong pub chain, with an annual turnover of £1.6 billion, J.D. Wetherspoon is a... more

09 Dec 2025

11 MINS

11:53

09 Dec 2025

#1167

Britain's First Actresses

A woman played a female role on the London stage for the very first time on December 8th, ... more

08 Dec 2025

12 MINS

12:23

08 Dec 2025

#1166

Who Needs A Switchboard?

Queen Elizabeth II made Britain’s first long-distance automated phone call on 5th November... more

05 Dec 2025

12 MINS

12:05

05 Dec 2025

#1165

What Happened to the Mary Celeste?

The ‘ghost ship’ Mary Celeste was discovered drifting in the Atlantic by Captain David Mor... more

04 Dec 2025

12 MINS

12:40

04 Dec 2025

#1164

The Potato-Porting Polymath

Renaissance Man Thomas Harriot was noted for many things - devising the theory of refracti... more

03 Dec 2025

11 MINS

11:17

03 Dec 2025

#1163

Heidi Fleiss, Hollywood Madam

Tinseltown’s most notorious pimp was convicted of providing high-class ‘call girls’ to und... more

02 Dec 2025

11 MINS

11:52

02 Dec 2025

#1162

The Vietnam Lottery

Which young men should be sent to fight in Vietnam? Amidst a growing public outcry against... more

01 Dec 2025

12 MINS

12:16

01 Dec 2025

#1161

The Sound of Luxury

In the annals of automotive innovation, November 28th, 2018 marked a peculiar milestone: t... more

28 Nov 2025

11 MINS

11:40

28 Nov 2025