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  • 27 minutes 19 seconds
    President Jimmy Carter & Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

    Jimmy Carter was the only US President to win a Nobel Peace Prize for his work done after leaving office. He was by common consent, the “best former president America has ever had”. And Manmohan Singh was India's reluctant Prime Minister who changed the lives of millions.


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    31 December 2024, 2:07 pm
  • 38 minutes 1 second
    The Times Obituaries 2024

    In this special episode of Your History, presented by Jane Mulkerrins, a chance to reflect on the extraordinary lives of individuals who left their mark on the world, from French pop icon Françoise Hardy to Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. We also hear about the lives of groundbreaking Irish novelist Edna O’Brien, tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, TV doctor Michael Mosley and American music legend Quincy Jones — their stories reminding us of the power of resilience, creativity, and ingenuity found in the obituaries printed in The Times during 2024. 


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    24 December 2024, 1:00 am
  • 13 minutes 54 seconds
    Champions of wrestling and wrestling with words

    Tony Brignull was a master of the art of advertising during the ‘golden age of advertising’ when it is said a well chosen phrase could grab everyone’s attention.

    And the wrestler known throughout the wrestling world as simply “Goldbelt”, Brian Maxine was a flamboyant wrestling champion who dominated the sport of wrestling through the 1960s and 70s and beyond.


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    17 December 2024, 5:35 pm
  • 20 minutes 7 seconds
    Holocaust survivor Renee Bornstein, and Cuban trumpet maestro Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal

    In Nazi-occupied France, Renee Bornstein hid in barns and convents before her capture aged ten, the Holocaust survivor bravely shared her childhood ordeal so that the world would never forget, and Cuban trumpeter Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal best known for his work with the Buena Vista Social Club who became the heartbeat of Cuban music for generations.


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    11 December 2024, 12:01 am
  • 15 minutes 44 seconds
    Sir Robert ‘Bom’ Gillies and Judith Jamison

    The Times Obituaries remembers the lives of Sir Robert Gillies, the New Zealand infantryman who fought at the Battle of Monte Cassino and was thought to be the last of the Maori Battalion, and Judith Jamison, star and artistic director of the boundary-pushing Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.


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    4 December 2024, 12:01 am
  • 17 minutes 18 seconds
    Barbara Taylor Bradford and geneticist Lyudmila Trut
    Barbara Taylor Bradford, the journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the best-selling novel 'A Woman of Substance', and the Soviet-era scientist Lyudmila Trut who tamed foxes to act like dogs.

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    26 November 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 20 minutes 7 seconds
    John Prescott
    Lord John Prescott, a major figure in Labour politics and the former deputy prime minister, was Sir Tony Blair's loyal deputy for 10 years after Labour's 1997 general election landslide. A politician who helped define an era.

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    22 November 2024, 12:05 am
  • 17 minutes 46 seconds
    Timothy West CBE and Paul Morrissey
    Today we explore the life of Timothy West CBE, the distinguished performer, who sparkled in roles such as King Lear and Churchill; And Paul Morrissey, American writer-director, who collaborated on many of his early works with the legendary visual artist Andy Warhol.

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    20 November 2024, 1:00 am
  • 17 minutes 27 seconds
    Paul Stephenson & Sir John Nott
    Paul Stephenson was one of the leaders of the Bristol Bus Boycott in 1963, and Sir John Nott was Secretary of State for Defence during the Falklands war of 1982.

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    13 November 2024, 2:36 pm
  • 17 minutes 49 seconds
    American music maestro, Quincy Jones
    We explore the life of Quincy Jones, an icon of American entertainment who shaped modern music for decades working with musical legends from Frank Sinatra, to Michael Jackson.

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    5 November 2024, 5:20 pm
  • 13 minutes 7 seconds
    Geoff Capes and Phil Lesh
    Today we explore the lives of Geoff Capes, the British shot putter, strongman and Highlands Games competitor; And, Phil Lesh the innovative bass player for the American rock band ' The Grateful Dead'. 

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    29 October 2024, 4:39 pm
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