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5 Minute History
Compact History – Episode 104: The History of Public Transport
From horse-drawn omnibuses rattling through cobbled streets to sleek electric trains zipping under cities, public transport has come a long…
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5 Minute History
Compact History – Episode 105: The History of Gardening
What do an Egyptian temple, a French palace, and a London allotment have in common? They’ve all been shaped by…
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5 Minute Biographies
Compact Biographies: Alan Turing
Brilliant, unconventional, and tragically mistreated, Alan Turing helped shape the modern world long before it knew his name. In this…
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Biografias en 5 minutos
Biografias en 5minutos: Quincy Jones
En este episodio de Biografías en 5 Minutos, exploramos la vida de Quincy Jones, uno de los productores, arreglistas y…
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5 Minute Disasters
Compact Disasters – Episode 62: The Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Discover how a powerful earthquake triggered one of the most destructive avalanches in history, wiping entire towns from the map…
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5 Minute Murder
Compact Murder – Episode 60: Gary Ridgway – The Green River Killer
Between the 1980s and early 2000s, a quiet truck painter from Washington State carried out one of the deadliest serial…
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5 Minute Mysteries
Compact Mysteries – Episode 56: The Mystery of the Nazca Lines
Massive shapes etched into the desert floor, visible only from the sky. Who made them, and why? In this episode,…
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5 Minute Warfare
Compact Warfare – Episode 55: The Battle of Flodden
In September 1513, Scotland’s King James IV met the Earl of Surrey near Branxton Moor. Scottish pike formations advanced off…
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5 Minute History
Compact History – Episode 103: The History of Coins
They jingle in your pocket, but coins have a far more epic backstory than you might think. In this episode…
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5 Minute Biographies
Compact Biographies: Ella Fitzgerald
From a troubled childhood to the world’s greatest stages, Ella Fitzgerald’s voice carried joy, precision, and timeless grace. In this…
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