Your History
Your History is a podcast based on the life stories of people who have shaped the times we live in. These are fascinating stories based on the daily obituaries in The Times offering remarkable insights about contemporary history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes (99)
Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky
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Hollywood legend Gene Hackman
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Roberta Flack, legendary singer behind ‘Killing Me Softly’
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Suzanne Massie - 'the woman who ended the Cold War'
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Squadron Leader Jack Hemmings
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Question Time supremo, Barbara Maxwell
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Ken Capstick
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Aga Khan IV
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Farmer, Tony Martin
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Marianne Faithfull
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The princess and the ballerina
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Denis Law, Joan Plowright & David Lynch
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French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen and American singer Sam Moore
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Author David Lodge and socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein
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President Jimmy Carter & Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
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The Times Obituaries 2024
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Champions of wrestling and wrestling with words
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Holocaust survivor Renee Bornstein, and Cuban trumpet maestro Manuel "Guajiro" M...
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Sir Robert ‘Bom’ Gillies and Judith Jamison
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Barbara Taylor Bradford and geneticist Lyudmila Trut
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John Prescott
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Timothy West CBE and Paul Morrissey
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Paul Stephenson & Sir John Nott
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American music maestro, Quincy Jones
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Geoff Capes and Phil Lesh
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Liam Payne, General Sir Mike Jackson & Galina Brok-Beltsova
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Alex Salmond & Ratan Tata
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Lord Ouseley of Peckham Rye and Frank Coppa
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Dame Maggie Smith and Kris Kristofferson
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Peter Jay and Tito Jackson
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James Earl Jones, Alberto Fujimori and Sérgio Mendes
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Derek Boshier and Helen Fisher
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A Prima Ballerina, German Football Manager & a Modern-day Caveman
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England Manager Sven-Göran Eriksson & Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie
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Tech Entrepreneur Mike Lynch
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French Actor Alain Delon & WWII Platoon Commander Brian Wilson
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The Father of Grappa & How to Critique Freud
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A Vietnam War Criminal & The Queen's Private Secretary
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Novelist Edna O'Brien & Designer Sir Kenneth Grange
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Snooker Champion Ray Reardon & Aid Worker Simon Boas
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Sex Therapist Ruth Westheimer & Royal Cake Decorator Eddie Spence
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Foreign Minister Roland Dumas & Wimbledon champion Vic Seixas
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Biochemist Akira Endo & Cuban Revolutionary Olga Morgan Goodwin
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Actor Donald Sutherland & Campaigner Leah Levin
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Singer Françoise Hardy & Psychologist Sue Johnson
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TV Doctor Michael Mosley & Astronaut Bill Anders
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Rugby Star Rob Burrow & 'The Godfather' Producer Albert Ruddy
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President Ebrahim Raisi & Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward
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Introducing Your History
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