Your History is a podcast based on the life stories of people who have shaped the times we live in. These are fascinating stories based on the daily obituaries ...
Suzanne Massie - 'the woman who ended the Cold War'
Suzanne Massie, an American scholar of Russian history who played an important role in the thawing of relations between US President Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union in the 80s, and who some believe may have ‘helped to end the Cold War’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Squadron Leader Jack Hemmings
The decorated wartime pilot, Jack Hemmings, co-founded the world’s largest humanitarian airline, the Mission Aviation Fellowship and, in 2022, at the age of 100, became the oldest person to perform aerobatics in a Spitfire.Image: Courtesy of MAF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Question Time supremo, Barbara Maxwell
The BBC producer who created Question Time. Maxwell's programme changed the landscape of political debate on British TV, but she frequently clashed with the show’s presenter Robin Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ken Capstick
Ken Capstick, the right-hand man to the miner’s union leader, Arthur Scargill, and who played a prominent role fighting the Thatcher government’s plans for mass pit closures.Image credit: Getty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aga Khan IV
Prince Karim Al-Husseini, the Aga Khan. A billionaire philanthropist, who was for nearly seven decades the spiritual leader of the world’s 15 million Ismaili Muslims.Image credit: Getty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Your History is a podcast based on the life stories of people who have shaped the times we live in. These are fascinating stories based on the daily obituaries in The Times offering remarkable insights about contemporary history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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