The Timeless Magic Of Dark Shadows Is Alive And Well After The Episode Was Presented On ABC-Tv June 27,1966. This Audio Is A Special 25th Anniversary Celebration Of The Show Everyone "Ran Home From School To Watch" Me, Too!
In 1838, the Cherokee of the American southeast, one of the Five Civilized Tribes, were forced out of their farms and towns and relocated eight hundred miles to the west, in Indian Territory. A caravan of about 16,000 people set
Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, was known as the Black Prince. Peter and Dan Snow follow in his footsteps to trace the start of the 100 Years' War between England and France, and to find out more about this great figure in 14th century chivalry
China's Forgotten Admiral
First broadcast February 5th 2010, BBC World Service
Zheng He ranks among the world's greatest seafarers.
Nearly a century before European explorers started out, he was commanding great fleets of huge ships
The ships gro
Where Scotland Meets England
a 2-part documentary
At a time when the border where Scotland meets England has assumed keen political significance following devolution and the promised SNP referendum on full independence, Hardeep Singh Kohli journeys
On the Outside it Looked Like an Old Fashioned Police Box 23-06-2009
Mark Gatiss, Doctor Who writer and fanatic, explores the hugely popular Doctor Who novelisations of the 1970s and 80s, published by Target books. Featuring some of the best exce
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Operation Safe Haven, Nazis Fleeing to Argentina 32/22 normalized
Mike Thomson investigates claims that senior officials from the Swiss police allowed Germans to travel to Argentina without the correct paperwork during the Second World War. It is w
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BBC Radio 4 Extra marks the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation. In the week of the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’'s coronation, Nick Baker rummages in the Radio Times to hear gems from that week, as well as
The Elvis Presley Story, produced and directed by Ron Jacobs, was first distributed by Watermark in 1971 as a 2-hour program. Following Presley's death in 1977, the original was updated and an additional hour was added making the story a total of 3
Vincent Price and the Horror of the English Blood Beast
By Matthew Broughton.
In 1967, Vincent Price came to the UK to make the horror movie Witchfinder General. It was the best performance of his career, and the worst few months of his life. This play
First broadcast 27 August 1995, BBC World Service Play of the Week Repeated on the following dates: Saturday 6th July 1996 (World Service) Thursday 30th October 1997 (BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play) Saturday 30
The late Nina Simone's daughter Simone (she adopted the single name as her stage name, her birth name is Lisa Celeste Stroud) explores the life and career of her mother - the protest singer, jazz chanteuse, blues
The Big Ditch: How the Panama Canal Changed the World Presented by Jonny Dymond, BBC Washington DC correspondent Producer: Dom Byrne A Blakeway production for BBC Radio 4.
First broadcast: Wednesday 24 April and 1 May 2013, 11:00
First broadcast: Thursday 25 April 2013 Duration: 28 minutes
You can use it to buy a pizza, or pay a taxi fare. Simon Cox looks at the virtual currency Bitcoin, which is exclusively online and independent of any government or company and wh
BBC World Service - Heart And Soul, Wandering Souls
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Vietnam is over-run with ghosts. To pass onto the next world, you need to die well - in old age, body unblemished, the proper rituals observed. But few of the five million people killed in t