Two men. Both lived at the same time. Both did the same thing on the same night, at the same place. Everything they did was the same. One man changed the history of the world. The other man was hardly even noticed, just for the record, his name was William Dawes. That will mean nothing to you – and that is the whole point of this programme. What was it that they did differently from each other that produced such a startlingly different outcome. You need to know, because what they did, and how they went about doing it can totally change your life. The world we live in today is still a radically different world because of the other guy.

Tag words: William Dawes; Paul Revere; HMS Boyne; John Hancock; Samuel Adams; Lexington; General Thomas Gage; Thomas Hutchison; Lord Dartmouth; Dr Joseph Warren; American Revolution; Tipping Point; Malcolm Gladwell; A Connector; Roger Horchow; Masonic Lodge; Boston Tea Party; a Maven;