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In this week's HappenedHere podcast, we take you to 1835 when Charles Darwin set foot on the remote Galapagos Islands during his voyage on HMS Beagle. His meticulous observations of the wildlife would later form the basis of his revolutionary Theory of Evolution. Written by Hamish Roberts, performed by Shama Rahman and hosted by Robbie Stamp. Sound Editor Viel Richardson.
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This short podcast centres on a meeting in 1882 between renowned Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde and renowned American poet and essayist Walt Whitman. From different generations, one effete, one a realist, would they find common ground? Written by Harry Tucker, performed by Stephen Fry and hosted by Lulu Freeman. Sound Editor Viel Richardson
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Our true short podcast story is about a Spanish journalist who suspected cheating would occur at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. So he joined the Spanish intellectual disability basketball team to find out…
Written by Jon Champion, performed by Aniya Picou. Hosted by Robbie Stamp. Sound Editor Will Jacob
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A short, true story about the Paralympics for our podcast. Commonly known as Murderball because of its vicious game play, in 2024 Sarah Adam became the first woman selected for Team USA in Paralympic wheelchair rugby. Written by Ben Jacob, performed by Joanna Lumley, and hosted by Robbie Stamp. Sound Editor: Will Jacob.
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This short podcast is written by one of our writers recalling the day she and her friends went to see their favourite singer, Taylor Swift on her first UK tour in 2009. Written by Kate Reid and read by friend and fellow concert-goer, Olivia Stamp. Hosted by Joanna Lumley; Sound Editor Will Jacob.
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This podcast comprises two true stories relating to 15,000 year old sculptures found in a cave system in France.
The first story describes the astonishment and wonderment at finding of the clay bison, the second how a century old mystery was solved with the help of experts from thousands of miles away.
Both are written by Robbie Stamp, performed by Cassius Konneh, and hosted by Lulu Freeman. Sound Editor: Will Jacob.
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Another short podcast story from Olympic Games past. This one is about the perseverance of a novice swimmer from Equatorial Guinea given a wildcard to the 2000 Sydney Games.
Written by Sarah Fleming, performed by Shama Rahman and hosted by Kass Conneh. Sound Editor Will Jacob
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Another Olympic story. This story considers the Black Power Salute given at a medal ceremony in the 1968 Olympics, its impact and its legacy.
Written by James Rampton, performed by Cassius Konneh. Host: Robbie Stamp. Sound Editor Will Jacob.
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To celebrate the 2024 Olympic Games, a story about the Ancient games in Olympia, Greece and an unusual and worthy champion of the chariot race.
Written by Samantha Moody, performed by Lulu Freeman.
Host: Robbie Stamp. Sound Editor: Will Jacob
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In the last of our Footsteps on the Moon series, it's 55 years ago, 20th July 1969 and Apollo 11’s Lunar Module, the Eagle, has landed on the moon. Six hours later the crew became the first people to make footsteps on its surface.
Written by Jessica Riches, performed by Stephen Fry. Hosted by Robbie Stamp. Sound editor Will Jacob.
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In the fourth of our Footsteps on the Moon series, it is 1969. Tension is high in Nasa’s Mission Control room in Houston, USA, as Apollo 11’s Lunar Module attempts to land on the moon.
Written by Jessica Riches, performed by Stephen Fry. Hosted by Robbie Stamp. Sound editor Will Jacob.
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In the third episode of our Footsteps on the Moon special, Apollo 8 became the first manned spaceship to orbit the moon, and astronaut Bill Anders takes an iconic photo.
Written by Jessica Riches, performed by Stephen Fry. Hosted by Robbie Stamp. Sound editor Will Jacob.
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In the second episode of our Footsteps on the Moon special, it’s 1967 and there are problems with Apollo 1 as it sits on the launch pad waiting to take off.
Written by Jessica Riches, performed by Stephen Fry. Hosted by Robbie Stamp. Sound editor Will Jacob.
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On the day that Apollo 11 launched in 1969 we’re back with five stories about the 1960s American journey to get Footsteps on the Moon. HappenedHere’s fourth season starts with JFK’s rallying speech at Rice University, 1962.
Written by Jessica Riches, performed by Stephen Fry. Hosted by Robbie Stamp. Sound editor Will Jacob.
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For New Year's Eve, we present a story of the origins of a New York Perennial! New York’s Times Square New Year’s Ball Drop is an annual ‘must see’ event for people in the USA and beyond. Harry Tucker looks back at its origins.
Hosted by Robbie Stamp
Performed by Sarah Beebe
Sound Edited by Will Jacob
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In this Christmas Story Single Story we hear a retelling of the famous Christmas Truce of 1914 - of kindness and compassion amidst the horrors of war.
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In this Special Christmas Story Single Story, we learn a little about the making of Christmas Puddings in the Seventeenth Century and how the ‘Littlest Scullery Maid” saved Stir Up Sunday!
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Bram Stoker worked for the charismatic actor and theatre manager Henry Irving in the 1890s. In gothic style, Becky Stamp considers how Irving’s overbearing presence inspired the character of Count Dracula.
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In this special episode, recorded live in front of an audience at the Chalke Valley History Festival, Robbie Stamp introduces three stories from Britain's Anglo Saxon past:
Friends Live on Earth - Winflaed’s Will - written and performed by Olivia BellThey Borrowed a Barrow - written and performed by Robbie StampBefore You Can Beat the Bounds, You Have to Read Them - introduced by historian Alex Langlands and performed by Olivia BellHosting duties by Viel Richardson, sound editing by Will Jacob.
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This episode links events that happened in different eras; two actors perform Othello 100 years apart, two musical geniuses live next door, two centuries apart, and one murder leads to ghostly apparitions for over a century. Hosted by Neil Fleming:
The Golden Earrings written by Milo Harries, performed by Stephen Fry [The Savoy Theatre, The Strand, and The Theatre Royal, Covent Garden]It’s the Messiah written by James Rampton, performed by Neil Fleming [40 South Moulton St and 25 Brook St, Mayfair] 193 Steps written by Robbie Stamp, performed by Kate Reid [Maiden Lane, The Stage Door of the Adelphi Theatre and Covent Garden Tube Station]
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