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Historians Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall investigate fascinating, forgotten, and misunderstood histories from the margins. With a focus on Africa, they explore the intriguing personalties and events that shaped our history — stories that have been either omitted or suppressed from the mainstream historical record. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Shadows Unsolved — a true crime podcast uncovering the darkest mysteries, cold cases, and hidden truths. Hosted by Donaldo and Bilda, each episode dives deep into real and fictional crimes that leave you questioning everything. Listen if you dare. New stories every week.

Rory Cellan-Jones traces the roots of social networking from the counterculture of the 197s through early bulletin board systems such as California's The WELL and the first networks on the World Wide Web, finding out how a geeky hobby became a mass phenomenon. He discovers how Facebook became...

A specially-produced series of audio biopics, charting the lives and dramas that defined cinema during the Golden Age

An ongoing series of specially produced histories, bringing to life the stories and secrets that shaped cinema. @moviehistories secrethistoryofhollywood.com www.patreon.com/attaboysecret

Secret Lake Stories is a standalone immersive audio project created by sound designer and composer Emily Zurowski for Levenshulme Old Library. The work focuses on the Secret Lake, a small, enclosed body of water between Levenshulme and Reddish that is largely hidden from view and reached by footpaths through surrounding woodland. Using field recording, binaural sound and the voices of those who use the space every day, the piece builds an intimate acoustic portrait of the site and its immediate environment. The project sits alongside the place-based podcast You Are Here and is designed for ...

With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Leonardo Da Vinci to Caravaggio to Edward Hopper, Secret Lives of Great Artists recounts the seamy, steamy, and gritty history behind the great masters of international art. You'll learn that Michelangelo's body odor was so bad, his assistants couldn't stand working for him; that Vincent van Gogh sometimes ate paint directly from the tube; and Georgia O'Keeffe loved to paint in the nude. This is one art history lesson you'll never forget!

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Some 500 years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created work of unearthly beauty. An intimate associate of Florence’s unofficial rulers, the Medici, he was commissioned by a member of their family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all 100 cantos of The Divine Comedy by the city’s greatest poet, Dante Alighieri. A powerful encounter between poet and artist, sacred and secular, earthly and evanescent, these drawings produced a wealth of stunning images but were never finished.

In a quest that began twenty years ago, I sought to uncover the intricate relationships Charlotte Brontë shared with Monsieur and Madame Heger during her time in Brussels from 1842 to 1846. Drawing from my own experiences as a pupil at the historic Pensionnat in the Rue dIsabelle, I aimed to illuminate the emotions and challenges she faced, which are crucial to understanding her genius. My insights, rooted not in divination or psychological prowess, but in personal knowledge and the invaluable support of the Heger family, have recently been validated by compelling evidence. This revelation...

Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí eccentrically presents his ideas of painting, judging good or bad the prominent figures in the history of art, and expounding on 50 "secrets" that cover topics like the movements of types of brushes, blending, objects needed in a painter's space, the characteristics of colors, sleep, spiders, and sea urchins.

Una serie dedicada a explorar el alma de las más emblemáticas destilerías de Escocia. Desde las nieblas de Islay hasta los valles de Speyside, cada episodio revela lo que hace único a un single malt: su origen, su carácter, su proceso, y el legado que encierra cada gota. Para quienes saben que el whisky no se bebe… se contempla.

La saga des Médicis, sous la plume du grand Dumas. Les Médicis sont une des familles les plus riches et les plus influentes de Florence. Des ressources financières considérables leur permirent d'investir dans l'architecture, la sculpture, la peinture mais aussi dans la collection de pierres précieuses et d'objets d'orfèvrerie. La maison de Médicis est apparue, au XIIe siècle, au sein de la République de Florence, et devient, au XVIe siècle, la famille régnant sur le grand-duché de Toscane.

“A riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way—ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously.” —Tom Brokaw The first book to tell the full story of how a traveling road show of artists wielding imagination, paint, and bravado saved...

Welcome to "THE SECRETS OF POWER: The Masters of Politics, Strategy and War" Podcast: A Journey Through the World's Most Influential Texts on War, Power, Politics, and Strategy.Step into "THE SECRETS OF POWER" Podcast, a curated collection of the most timeless and impactful texts ever written on the intricate realms of war, power, politics, and military tactics. This podcast is your gateway to understanding how history’s most brilliant strategists, military leaders, and political thinkers shaped the world as we know it. Through these carefully chosen works, you'll embark on a journey through...

Secret Agent X-9 was a comic strip created by writer Dashiell Hammett (The Maltese Falcon) and artist Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon). Syndicated by King Features, it originally ran from January 22, 1934 until October 1936X-9 was a nameless agent who worked for a nameless agency. X-9 used the name "Dexter" in the first story ("It's not my name, but it'll do") and kept using it or being called by it in later stories.A radio drama, featuring Secret Agent X-9 was broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994. It's 1934 and a New York warehouse is ablaze on the Lower East Side. A gang of gun-runners are ...

Every book has two stories: the one it tells, and the one it hides.The Secret Life of Books is a fascinating, addictive, often shocking, occasionally hilarious weekly podcast starring Sophie Gee, an English professor at Princeton University, and Jonty Claypole, formerly director of arts at the BBC. Every week these virtuoso critics and close friends take an iconic book and reveal the hidden story behind the story: who made it, their clandestine motives, the undeclared stakes, the scandalous backstory and above all the secret, mysterious meanings of books we thought we knew.-- To join the ...

Il n'y a pas de métier au théâtre sans vocation, dit-on. «Secrets de Comédie», le nouveau podcast du Temps, série en cinq épisodes sur les arts de la scène, sonde le coeur de personnalités liées à la Comédie de Genève. A chaque épisode, une grande ou un grand professionnel dévoilera l'événement qui l'a conduit à vouer sa vie au théâtre. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Esperé mucho tiempo para abrir este espacio para ustedes. Quiero agradecerles la paciencia y el apoyo, aunque no les prometo subir siempre los episodios como seguramente lo están esperando... Entiendan que debo moverme constantemente hasta estar segura de que ya no me siguen.Gracias a ustedes, mis oyentes queridos. Los amo a todos y todas. Saludos y cuídense siempre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uncover the hidden stories, shocking twists, and untold drama behind your favorite films. From cursed productions to last-minute script changes, we dive deep into the secrets Hollywood doesn’t want you to know. Perfect for cinephiles who think they’ve seen it all… until now.