Today In History with 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.
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Where's Pablo Escobar?
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Herostratus: Burning Ambition
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Let's Assassinate Hitler
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Publishing Punch
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The Death of Kissing
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I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!
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Mr. Dynamite
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Hollywood's Iconic Landmark
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Evolution on Trial
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The Sun Sets on 'Eldorado'
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Let's Build A Rollercoaster
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Meet Pinocchio
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When Lennon Met McCartney
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Sailing Alone Around The World
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Zeppelin Takes Flight
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The First Tour De France 🚲
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Debating Darwin's Theory
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When Kubrick Met Spielberg
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The Real Pied Piper
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Introducing... The Fork
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Henry VIII's 'Ugly Wife'
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Bobbitt
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I Invented The Donut 🍩
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Making The Metropolitan Police
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The Town Disney Built
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O.J. Simpson's Car Chase
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Humanity Dick and the RSPCA
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Dante Gets Political
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Meet Me At The Automat
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Chuck Berry v the IRS
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Benjamin Franklin's Kite 🪁⚡
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The Day Nero Died
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Who You Gonna Call?
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When Lovelace Met Babbage
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Crazy Frog v Coldplay
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The Zoot Suit Riots
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Who Invented The Telephone?
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Nepal's Royal Bloodbath
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Recording 'White Christmas'
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Super Mario Bros - The First Videogame Movie
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The Prime Minister's Duel
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When Australia Said Sorry
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America's Longest Line
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Jerry Lee Lewis's Child Bride
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Greyhound Hits The Road
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Make Me Some Levi's
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Fox's 'Glee' Gambit
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How Shrek Changed Hollywood
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The Unkillable King George
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