A fortnightly biography of an intriguing individual from British history. Each episode in the podcast is a biography selected from the Oxford DNB - the authoritative collection of more than 56,000 lives of men and women from around the world who have shaped Britain's history. You can download more free biographies from the web site at www.oxforddnb.com.
Latest episodes
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13 min ↗
Albert Ball, WW1 airman and V.C. holder
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8 min ↗
Chitqua, Chitqua, Chinese artist and visitor to London in the 1770s
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10 min ↗
Sweeney Todd, legendary murderer and barber
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19 min ↗
Roald Dahl, author
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11 min ↗
Wallace Hartley, bandleade on the RMS Titanic
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28 min ↗
Diana, Princess of Wales
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7 min ↗
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, suffragette
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8 min ↗
Elizabeth Parsons, also known as the Cock Lane Ghost, imposter
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15 min ↗
Anthony Minghella, Oscar-winning director
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9 min ↗
Graham Hill, racing driver