Your History

By The Times

Your History is a podcast based on the life stories of people who have shaped the times we live in. These are fascinating stories based on the daily obituaries in The Times offering remarkable insight... more

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The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.

Your History episodes:

March 03, 2025 Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky
Glittering, attacking player who battled his American chess rival Bobby Fischer in a gripping world title match in 1972.

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10min
February 27, 2025 Hollywood legend Gene Hackman
The two-time Oscar-winning actor starred in some of Hollywood’s most iconic films, including ‘The French Connection’ and ‘Unforgiven.

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12min
February 25, 2025 Roberta Flack, legendary singer behind ‘Killing Me Softly’
The R&B singer was the first artist to win consecutive Grammy awards for record of the year, including for her hit The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.

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13min
February 21, 2025 Suzanne Massie - 'the woman who ended the Cold War'
Suzanne Massie, an American scholar of Russian history who played an important role in the thawing of relations between US President Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union in the 80s, and who some believe may have ‘helped to end the Cold War’.

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7min
February 18, 2025 Squadron Leader Jack Hemmings
The decorated wartime pilot, Jack Hemmings, co-founded the world’s largest humanitarian airline, the Mission Aviation Fellowship and, in 2022, at the age of 100, became the oldest person to perform aerobatics in a Spitfire.

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9min
February 13, 2025 Question Time supremo, Barbara Maxwell
The BBC producer who created Question Time. Maxwell's programme changed the landscape of political debate on British TV, but she frequently clashed with the show’s presenter Robin Day.

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12min
February 11, 2025 Ken Capstick
Ken Capstick, the right-hand man to the miner’s union leader, Arthur Scargill, and who played a prominent role fighting the Thatcher government’s plans for mass pit closures.

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6min
February 06, 2025 Aga Khan IV
Prince Karim Al-Husseini, the Aga Khan. A billionaire philanthropist, who was for nearly seven decades the spiritual leader of the world’s 15 million Ismaili Muslims.

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13min
February 04, 2025 Farmer, Tony Martin
The Norfolk farmer who became a household name, and divided the nation, after going to prison for shooting and killing a child burglar.

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11min
January 31, 2025 Marianne Faithfull
The musician who found fame as Mick Jagger’s girlfriend, battled drug addiction and enjoyed an acclaimed career revival.
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13min

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How many episodes does Your History have?

The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.

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