Compact Biographies

Compact Biographies

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Compact Biographies episodes

  • Niki Lauda - S14E05

    In the fifth episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of F1's greatest ever drivers - Niki Lauda

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    9 min
  • Lyndon B Johnson - S14E04

    In the fourth episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who became President of the United States after the assassination of John F. Kennedy - Lyndon B. Johnson.

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    11 min
  • Jimmy Stewart - S14E03

    In the third episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of Hollywood's leading men who also flew bombers during the Second World War - Jimmy Stewart.

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    12 min
  • Kurt Cobain - S14E02

    In the second episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was the frontman for influential rock group Nirvana - Kurt Cobain

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    11 min
  • George Orwell - S14E01

    In the first episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was a policeman in the Indian Police Service, a soldier in the Spanish Civil War and the author of classic novels such as Animal Farm and 1984 - he was George Orwell.

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    12 min
  • Napoleon Bonaparte - S13E10

    In the tenth and final episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man who rose through military ranks and ultimately became the self-declared emperor of France before being forced into exile after the Battle of Waterloo - Napoleon Bonaparte.

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    11 min
  • Muhammad Ali - S13E09

    In the ninth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man who started with nothing went on to become heavyweight boxing champion of the world, no less than three times - Muhammad Ali.

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    13 min
  • Elizabeth Taylor - S13E08

    In the eighth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a child actress who went on to become a Hollywood icon and was almost as famous for her private life as she was for her on-screen persona. Elizabeth Taylor.

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    14 min
  • Freddie Mercury - S13E07

    In the seventh episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was a songwriting genius with a hugely flamboyant on-stage personality as the lead singer of one of the greatest rock bands of all time - Queen. He was Freddie Mercury.

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    12 min
  • Thomas Edison - S13E06

    In the sixth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who has been described as America's and possibly even the world's greatest inventor. He brought us mass communication, sound recordings, the light bulb and motion pictures among lots of other things - he was Thomas Edison.

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    9 min

About Compact Biographies

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Each week, we aim to bring you interesting information about interesting people in the form of short, compact biographies, which can be read on our website or listened to as a podcast episode. We hope…

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