Invisible Lives

By Simon Shaw

Who are history’s greatest nobodies? Here you’ll meet Britain’s most intriguing yet often unknown characters. Just like in the best detective stories, the past is packed with fascinating tales that ar... more

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The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.

Invisible Lives episodes:

June 07, 2020 Farewell for now.....
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1min
April 14, 2020 The tale of two tormented but brilliant authors: Alexander Cruden & Ebenezer Brewer
The extraordinary story behind two publishing phenomenons
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13min
March 22, 2020 What the world needs now....
A story of hope at a time of international crisis
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13min
March 03, 2020 The religious cult a century ahead of its time: The extraordinary tale of The Agapemonites
The scandalous "religion" that preyed on naive but rich Victorian women.
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13min
February 15, 2020 The remarkable story of the slave who became Britain's wealthiest black man : Nathaniel Wells
At the turn of the 19th century one of Britain's most admired estates welcomed a new owner. The beautiful Piercefield Park in Wales which had been built by the owner of a sugar plantation worked by slaves became home to a black owner who'd himself been...
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12min
January 31, 2020 Stop Press! The true story behind one of the greatest so called scoops in newspaper history.
Was this the greatest hoax in British newspaper history?
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11min
January 08, 2020 The English boy who became "Grey Owl."
The secret life of "Grey Owl" who foxed his many followers in to believing his Native American roots.
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17min
December 22, 2019 The ghosts of 10 Downing Street. Could a disreputable Archbishop haunt the Prime Minister's home?
A depraved Archbishop once lived in the home of Britain's Prime Minister. The lascivious life of the Archbishop of York; Lancelot Blackburn
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12min
December 01, 2019 Was he Britain's first investigative journalist? The man who inspired Charles Dickens; Henry Mayhew.
Who was the founding father of philanthropic journalism? Henry Mayhew revealed the grim realities of life to polite Victorian society.
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14min
November 17, 2019 How did a dusty coalman called Thomas Britton transform English cultural life?
How did a lowly coalman called Thomas Britton give musicians like Handel their first performance venue?
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10min

FAQs about Invisible Lives:

How many episodes does Invisible Lives have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.