Henry the VIII often ate lobster, porpoise and custard for lunch - and that was on the days he was fasting. Known for his love of wives, he also loved food. Lots of food.

Donald Trump has broken with long-standing tradition by not keeping a pet at the White House. We look at the unsurprisingly storied history of Presidential pets.

What's it like to live in North Korea? We look at daily life in the totalitarian dictatorship.

The CIA tried to assassinate Cuba's president Fidel Castro many, many times and never succeeded. It's James Bond meets Inspector Clouseau.

The world is full of important questions, none of which are actually posed in a new podcast from The Chaser. We chat about all the weirdest and most awful tales from history, and then ask whether they’re cat’s pyjamas (good) or cat’s piss...