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Short History Of...

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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...

Short History Of... Podcast Guide

Listen to Short History Of..., a Society & Culture podcast by Noiser. Stream 272 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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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...

50:18Jul 5, 2026

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...

57:47Jul 3, 2026

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...

51:33Jun 28, 2026

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...

52:51Jun 21, 2026

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...

50:13Jun 14, 2026

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...

54:41Jun 7, 2026

Charlemagne

Charlemagne remains one of the towering figures of European history. He created for himself a vast territory that covered most of modern-day...

51:39May 31, 2026

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...

55:05May 24, 2026

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...

57:30May 17, 2026

The Real James Bond

In the early years of the twentieth century, long before James Bond stepped onto the page, one man was at work as a new kind of spy. He cros...

53:26May 10, 2026

The Spanish Civil War

The story of Franco’s rise to power and the painful, repressive regime he oversaw is fundamentally interlinked with that of the Spanish Civi...

54:07May 3, 2026

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake is most famous for his role in defeating the Armada of 1588 and saving England from a Spanish invasion. By that point in h...

54:09Apr 26, 2026

Bob Dylan

The American singer-songwriter and musician Bob Dylan is one of the most important recording artists on the planet. A cultural icon, his wor...

54:31Apr 19, 2026

The American Civil War (Part Two of Two)

In the decades since the United States declared their independence from Britain, the question of slavery had become increasingly divisive. A...

59:07Apr 12, 2026

The American Civil War (Part One of Two)

The American Civil War started with a single, explosive question: could a nation built on slavery survive without it? Several Southern state...

58:24Apr 5, 2026

C.S. Lewis

One of the most famous writers of the 20th century, C. S. Lewis was a scholar of medieval literature, an influential Christian thinker and a...

54:52Mar 23, 2026

Introducing: Real Vikings - Episode 1

This is a preview of a brand-new show from the Noiser podcast network. Hosted by Iain Glen (Game of Thrones, Silo), Real Vikings takes you o...

54:18Mar 18, 2026

Ernest Hemingway

At the dawn of the twentieth century, a writer emerged who learned his craft not in a classroom, but in battlefields, bullrings, and bars. T...

56:34Mar 16, 2026