George Michael and Andew Ridgely, aka British duo Wham!, became the first Western group to play a gig in Communist China on 7th April, 1985.
The event, staged at the People's Gymnasium in Beijing, was primarily a strategic move aimed at breaking the band in the United States; the brainchild of the band’s managers, Gordon Jazz Summer and Simon Napier Bell, w ... Show More
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Alger Hiss and the Pumpkin Papers
The most notorious accused spy of the early Cold War, Alger Hiss, emerged from Lewisburg Penitentiary on 27th November, 1954; calm, composed, and determined to reclaim his reputation. Surrounded by a scrum of journalists, he insisted fear had shaped his conviction, and vowed to v ... Show More
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Nov 25
Elizabeth of Russia's Bloodless Coup
Wearing an armoured breastplate, clasping a silver cross and seizing an Army spontoon, 31 year old Elizabeth Petrovna appeared at the HQ of the elite Preobrazhensky Regiment guards in St. Petersburg on 25th November, 1741 - intent on over-throwing Tzar Ivan VI (a baby), and seizi ... Show More
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May 2020
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta S9 E9 Recap & After Show: It Goes Down in Atlanta
Coronavirus cases break all over Atlanta and the crew continues to film from home. Spice has an event to promote her new wig and make up line but all hell brakes loose when everyone in Atlanta shows up. Light Skin Keisha, Tokyo, Alexis Skyy, Spice and Shekinah all get into a figh ... Show More
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Aug 2024
This Is What A Generation Sounds Like: Sara
<p>We're away on our summer break until September, but this week and next week we're re-releasing two of our favourite episodes from The Europeans' award-winning series, 'This Is What A Generation Sounds Like.
This week, a story that spans three generations of women: Sara, her ... Show More
27m 12s
Sep 2
443. China’s Plot to Topple Trump: How to Bring Down a Superpower
How is China forging a new world order beyond Trump’s isolationist America? Is Trump’s sudden turn against India uniting Xi, Putin, and Modi – for good? As Washington falters and Beijing rises, where does that leave South East Asia? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these ... Show More
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