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Often referred to as the strangest battle of World War II, The Battle For Castle Itter was a daring mission to protect and rescue two former French Prime Ministers, two former military commanders, a Noble Peace Prize winner and a champion tennis player... all of whom were trapped in an Austrian castle.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

The Battle For Castle Itter, Stephen Harding:

https://www.historynet.com/the-battle-for-castle-itter.htm

Stephen Harding on ABC’s Nightlife (2019)

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nightlife/this-week-in-history-battle-for-itter-castle/11083380

https://militarywiz.tumblr.com/post/116582883769/castle-itter-the-strangest-battle-of-ww-ii

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2019/01/02/when-the-wehrmacht-and-american-gis-joined-forces-to-fight-the-waffen-ss/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/battle-for-castle-itter

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Before Long John Silver, before Captain Jack Sparrow, long before Captain Feathersword, one pirate ruled the seas with an iron hook and a black beard...

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References and further reading:

https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-edward-blackbeard-teach-2136364

https://www.qaronline.org/history/blackbeard

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/three-centuries-after-his-beheading-kinder-gentler-blackbeard-emerges-180970782/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Blackbeard

https://www.history.com/news/blackbeard-pirate-killed

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On October the 16th, 1968, Olympic athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood with their fists in the air during the medal ceremony for the 200m sprint, a gesture that would make front page news around the world. This is the story of what led to that iconic moment and its aftermath.

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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/caught-in-time-black-power-salute-mexico-1968-kpw6zfw78lh

https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexico-City-1968-Olympic-Games

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/olympic-athletes-who-took-a-stand-593920/#y5HSFO8gwwgwGu8L.99

https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174345/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/mens-200-metres.html

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When Canadian lawyer Charles Vance Millar died, he set up a bizarre will that would give his fortune to the woman that gave birth to the most children over the next ten years. The strangest contest in history, this is the story of The Great Stork Derby.

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References and further reading:

https://torontoist.com/2016/10/historicist-the-stork-derby/

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-great-stork-derby/

https://boingboing.net/2018/11/21/the-great-stork-derby-rewarded.html

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/668/transcript

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The Zombies are an influential psychedelic rock band from England, and in the late 1960’s they set off on a tour of North America. The only problem: they were not the real Zombies…

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References/Further Reading

https://www.buzzfeed.com/danielralston/the-true-story-of-the-fake-zombies-the-strangest-con-in-rock?utm_term=.fuGGo51D6#.drOr9az1m

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/zombies-band-interview-podcast-842990/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odessey_and_Oracle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zombies

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/fake-zombies-zz-top/

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In October 1972, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes. The story of how some of the passengers survived is one of the most amazing stories of survival and the human spirit!

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571#In_popular_culture

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/04/160403-andes-uruguay-rugby-cannibal-plane-crash-canessa-ngbooktalk/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/miracle-in-the-andes-uruguayan-flight-571

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8m0cV7NWO8

https://www.britannica.com/event/Uruguayan-Air-Force-flight-571

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In 1978, Kim Jong-il ordered his agents to abduct South Korean director Shin Sang-ok and his ex-wife actor Choi Eun-hee and forced them to make films for North Korea. The couple played along for years, making movies under the watchful eye of the terrifying regime, patiently waiting until everything was in place for their escape... This week we are lucky enough to be joined by special guest Jackson Baly from Sanspants Radio.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

The Lovers And The Despot, 2016, Directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam

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John Gorenfeld's Guardian article:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/apr/04/artsfeatures1

A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to...

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If you’ve ever thought about buying a super expensive watch but thought “Is it really worth it?” Well, for one man, his luxury watch lead the police straight to his murderer.

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In 2019, seventeen year old Will Connolly made world wide news when he egged right wing senator Fraser Anning. This young crusader was dubbed ‘Egg Boy.’ But he wasn’t the original egg boy... Over 100 years earlier, Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes was egged, and all hell broke loose. This is the 1917 Egg Throwing Incident.

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Writing songs such as Maybellene and Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry would go on to be known as the Father of Rock and Roll, but his career did have its ups and downs including jail time and being plagiarised by the very bands his music inspired.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chuck-Berry

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/chuck-berry-father-rock-n-roll-dies-90-missouri-police-n699311

https://www.biography.com/musician/chuck-berry#birth-of-rock-n-roll

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-151127/chuck-berry-maybellene-59638/

https://web.archive.org/web/20081217114104/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-12-15-berry-house_N.htm

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