The Xi'an Incident

On today’s Saturday Matinee, presenter Helena Merriman returns to one of the most contested- and consequential- stories in modern Russia. Link to The History Bureau: https://www.bbc.com/audio/brand/m002q5dk Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. Histo ... Show More

January 16, 27 BCE. Octavian is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. This episode originally aired in 2025. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and No ... Show More

January 15, 1919. 21 people die in Boston, Massachusetts, when a storage tank bursts, triggering a killer wave of sticky molasses. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go to HistoryDaily.com for ... Show More

Ching Shih was the terror of the seas during the Qing Dynasty in China. Although she was the most powerful and successful pirate in history, most of her story is yet to be fully discovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The story of a Chinese concubine who rose to power from behind a curtain of yellow silk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Mandela battles to stave off civil war even as he campaigns to become the first president of a democratic South Africa.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

After South African police step up their violent attacks against protestors, Mandela launches a guerrilla movement.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

Si les deux hommes se détestaient cordialement, ils partageaient un objectif commun : faire cesser la guerre au plus vite en éradiquant l'Allemagne nazie. Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d’informations. 

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Outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention, a would-be peaceful protest erupts in violence. Investigators call it a “police riot,” but five months later, the newly elected President Nixon finds someone else to blame.Binge all 4 episodes and listen ad free by joining Wondery+ ... Show More

The Telegraph’s US Editor, Ben Riley-Smith unravels Britain’s involvement in arguably the biggest political scandal in a generation. A spying Cambridge don, an MI6 agent gone rogue and the London drinks that triggered it all... Those who witnessed it first hand reveal all. Launch ... Show More