Compact Biographies

Compact Biographies

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  • Richard Harris - S01E11

    In episode 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an Irish actor whose career spanned five decades and culminated in a role that he was forced into playing by an 11-year-old - Richard Harris.

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    8 min
  • Jimmy Carter - S01E10

    In episode 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a U.S. Navy pilot, who was a peanut farmer and went on to become a senator, state governor, President of the United States and Nobel peace prize winner - Jimmy Carter.

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    9 min
  • Jimmy Carter
    In episode 10 of 5 Minute Biographies we take a look at the life and work of the 39th president of the United States - Jimmy Carter
    9 min
  • H. G. Wells - S01E09

    In episode 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of a science fiction author and one of the most prescient thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries - H. G. Wells.

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    10 min
  • H. G. Wells
    In episode 9 of 5 Minute Biographies we take a look at the life and work of one of the most prescient thinkers and authors of all time - H. G. Wells
    10 min
  • Roald Dahl - S01E08

    In episode 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an author who wrote 19 children's books over the course of a 30-year career, and who earned a reputation as one of the greatest story-tellers of all time - Roald Dahl.

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    8 min
  • Roald Dahl
    In episode 8 of 5 Minute Biographies we take a look at the life and work of one of the greatest children's authors of all time - Roald Dahl
    8 min
  • Alan Ladd - S01E07

    In episode seven of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the troubled life of Hollywood's quintessential cowboy who will be forever remembered as Shane - Alan Ladd.

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    7 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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