9/11
On the morning of September 11th, 2001, terrorists from the Islamic extremist group Al Qaeda hijacked four commercial aircraft in a coordina...
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Short History Of...
Short History Of... is the new show from award-winning podcasters, Noiser. Each week, we'll transport you back in time to witness history's most incredible moments and remarkable people. New...
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Introducing Jane Austen Stories: Emma
This is a preview of a brand-new audiobook from the Noiser Podcast Network. Join Dame Julie Andrews as she reads another beloved Austen clas...
Nina Simone
Nina Simone was not only renowned for her powerful, groundbreaking music; she also became an icon of the civil rights movement at a crucial...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel is remembered as one of the greatest engineers of the nineteenth century. Working on a dizzying array of infrastruct...
Salvador Dalí
With his expressive face and gravity-defying moustache, Salvador Dalí is one of the most recognisable – and influential – artists of the 20t...
Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly was one of the most famous journalists on earth, a trailblazer who forged a unique path through an industry in which few women ha...
Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly, the leader of the infamous Kelly gang, has been described as Australia's only truly national hero. During a short but intense cri...
Longitude
It was once one of the great unsolved problems of the early modern world: the calculation of exactly how far east or west a given point was...
Ireland’s Easter Rising
In April 1916, a small group of poorly-armed Irish radicals made a stand against the British Army, in a bid for independence for their homel...
The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
In 1986, seven astronauts boarded Space Shuttle Challenger for what was meant to be a routine tenth flight of the orbiter. Seventy-three sec...
The Brink’s-Mat Robbery
The Brink’s-Mat robbery was one of the largest thefts in British history. The discovery of the record-breaking haul in a west London warehou...
The Founding Fathers of the US (Re-run)
The founding of the United States on July 4th, 1776, changed the world, and inspired other colonies to control their own destinies. The men...
Hurricane Katrina
In August 2005, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico barrelled toward the United States. When Hurricane Katri...
The Kray Twins
Ronnie and Reggie Kray were a vicious pair of gangsters who somehow cultivated an air of charm and 60s cool. They were criminals who attract...
Introducing: Founding Fathers: An American Dream - Episode 1
This is a preview of a brand-new show from the Noiser Podcast Network. Hosted by Clarke Peters (The Wire, The Boroughs), 'Founding Fathers:...
Punk
By the mid-1970s, many young British people felt locked out of life. The country was struggling, the future uncertain, and for a generation...
Jacques Cousteau
Co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung, Captain Jacques Cousteau opened the ocean to the public like no one before. An explorer, filmmaker and environ...
Charlemagne
Charlemagne remains one of the towering figures of European history. He created for himself a vast territory that covered most of modern-day...
The Golden Age of Railways
In the early nineteenth century, engineers discovered that steam power and iron rails could be combined to move people and goods faster than...
The Haitian Revolution
The first and only successful uprising of enslaved people to establish a nation-state, the Haitian Revolution began in the French colony of...