Harriet Tubman (Radio Edit)

Harriet Tubman (Radio Edit)

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History of Spices: commerce, colonialism and culinary innovation

Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr David Veevers and comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha to learn all about the global history of spices and the spice trade. Nowadays, we take spices for granted, and our kitchen cabinets are full of ginger and cinnamon, cumin and coriander, pepper ...  Afficher plus

Epic of Gilgamesh: myths and heroes in ancient Mesopotamia

Greg Jenner is joined in the ancient world by Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Marjolein Robertson to learn all about the famous Mesopotamian poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh. Sumerian poems about a legendary king called Gilgamesh began to be composed sometime in the third millennium, ...  Afficher plus

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Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (1912-1996) was better known by her alter ego, Minnie Pearl — a radio, television, and stage personality known as the queen of country comedy. She performed for fifty years in her trademark thrift store dresses and straw hat as a member of The Grand Ol ...  Afficher plus

Florence Nightingale
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Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on the woman who changed the face of healthcare forever, Florence Nightingale. Learn about how she forged her own path to become a nurse, the obstacles she had to overcome to care for troops overseas and how she continued to fi ...  Afficher plus

Robin Hood - Die Legende vom edlen Räuber
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Wer war Robin Hood? Ein edler Gesetzloser oder nur die Verkörperung der Sehnsucht nach sozialer Gerechtigkeit, ein Traum von der großen Freiheit in den Wäldern? Greifbar ist lediglich der Widerhall seiner Geschichte in zahllosen Balladen und Bühnenspielen. Eine faszinierende Spur ...  Afficher plus

Comediennes: Ethel Hays
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Ethel Hays (1892-1989) was one of the most successful women cartoonists of the 1920s. Her cartoons were featured in newspapers across the country, and often featured cosmopolitan, independent flapper women navigating the modern world – with sass. For Further Reading: Hogan’s Alle ...  Afficher plus