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 ...
Two champions: One of wrestling with words and the other of wrestling
Tony Brignull was a master of the art of advertising during the ‘golden age of advertising’ when it is said a well chosen phrase could grab everyone’s attention.And the wrestler known throughout the wrestling world as simply “Goldbelt”, Brian Maxine was a flamboyant wrestling champion who dominated the sport of wrestling through the 1960s and 70s and beyond.Image credit: Seymour/News Group Newspapers Ltd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Holocaust survivor Renee Bornstein, and Cuban trumpet maestro Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal
In Nazi-occupied France, Renee Bornstein hid in barns and convents before her capture aged ten, the Holocaust survivor bravely shared her childhood ordeal so that the world would never forget, and Cuban trumpeter Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal best known for his work with the Buena Vista Social Club who became the heartbeat of Cuban music for generations.Image credit: Getty Images and Holocaust Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sir Robert ‘Bom’ Gillies and Judith Jamison
The Times Obituaries remembers the lives of Sir Robert Gillies, the New Zealand infantryman who fought at the Battle of Monte Cassino and was thought to be the last of the Maori Battalion, and Judith Jamison, star and artistic director of the boundary-pushing Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.Image credit: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Barbara Taylor Bradford and geneticist Lyudmila Trut
Barbara Taylor Bradford, the journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the best-selling novel 'A Woman of Substance', and the Soviet-era scientist Lyudmila Trut who tamed foxes to act like dogs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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John Prescott
Lord John Prescott, a major figure in Labour politics and the former deputy prime minister, was Sir Tony Blair's loyal deputy for 10 years after Labour's 1997 general election landslide. A politician who helped define an era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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