This episode of Your History tells the story of Anne Harper - miners’ strike campaigner, activist and fierce voice for working-class women.Image Credit: Getty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Pope Francis
Pope Francis has died aged 88 after contracting pneumonia, ending a tumultuous pontificate of 12 years in which the Argentine pope championed liberal causes, shook up the Church’s bureaucracy and clashed with conservative Catholics. The Times obituary of Pope Francis is read by Kaya Burgess, religious affairs correspondent.Photo credit: Getty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mario Vargas Llosa - A giant of Latin American literature
Nobel prize winning author with an insatiable intellectual curiosity who also ran a failed attempt to become president of his native country - Peru .Picture credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Clem Burke - Blondie’s Beating Heart
Drummer Clem Burke powered the sound of punk and new wave, and played with Dylan, the Ramones and Iggy Pop as well as Blondie. This week we explore the life of rock's tireless rhythm machine, and some of the science behind his seismic beat.Image Credit: Getty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Captain Richard Farnfield - Cold War Submarine Commander
Cold War Royal Navy captain who trailed a soviet ballistic submarine for more than ten thousand miles without being detected. He would go on to command the 10th Submarine Squadron, which operated the Polaris nuclear deterrent.Photo credit: Farnfield family 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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