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Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders captured by the Japanese in Singapore. He not only survived working on the notorious Bridge on the River Kwai, but he was subsequently taken on one of the Japanese 'hellships' which was torpedoed. Nearly everyone else on board died and Urquhart spent 5 days alone on a raft in the South China Sea before being rescued by a whaling ship. He was taken to Japan and then forced to work in a mine near Nagasaki. Two months later a nuclear bomb dropped just ten miles away . . .

Part narrative, part practical, this adventure takes you to the foothills of Ethiopia and the ‘town of runners’; to the training grounds of world-record-holding marathon runners in Kenya; racing across the Arctic Circle and the mountains of Europe, through the sweltering sands of the Sahara and the hostility of a winter traverse of the Pennine Way, to witness the incredible natural movement of runners in these environments.

America's own The Professor and the Madman: the story of Noah Webster, author of the first dictionary of American English-and a forgotten leader during a turning point in our nation's history. Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he created, but although there is much more...

Forgotten Women reaches around the world and its history to rediscover, retell and reinstate the lives of over 190 important and significant women. From Neolithic times to modernity, Zing Tsjeng has traced the women who have shaped their age and revolutionised society. In this book lies the strength, lives and sacrifices of women who have refused to accept the hand they've been dealt and have changed the course of our futures accordingly.

Bestselling author Charlie Connelly returns with a First World War memoir of his great uncle, Edward Connelly, who was an ordinary boy sent to fight in a war the likes of which the world had never seen. But this is not just his story; it is the story of all the young forgotten soldiers who...

A true-crime podcast dedicated to Washington’s missing and unsolved. These cases are hard to cover — not because they’re forgotten, but because so little information was ever released, or the evidence simply didn’t survive time. Still, these people mattered. Their stories mattered. And even when the details are scarce, the silence isn’t an excuse to ignore them. Each episode highlights a Washington case that never got enough attention, revisiting the victims, the timelines, the questions that still linger, and the gaps that keep these investigations cold. The goal isn’t ...

Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing, and how he came through the other side. It’s a freezing winter’s night in 1954. A baby boy, a few hours old, is left by his mother, wrapped in nothing...

Though her acting career is well known, Ida Lupino was, until very recently, either unknown or overlooked as an influential director. One of the few female directors in Classical Hollywood, Lupino was the only woman with membership in the Directors Guild of America between 1948 and 1971. Her films were about women without power in society and engaged with highly controversial topics despite Hollywood's strict production code. Filmmaker Alexandra Seros retells the story of Ida Lupino's career, from actor to director, first in film, then in television.

Experience #truecrime like never before. Forgotten Cases takes you into #OldHollywood's shadows, merging immersive #AI and classic #investigative journalism. Host Charles Parke uncovers #unsolved #coldcase mysteries, drama, secrets, and motives behind iconic legends. With #cuttingedge tech and #storytelling, we expose the darkness behind #Hollywood scandals. This is #crime reimagined. Subscribe for a #mystery that demands to be heard. #fanfiction #TrueCrimeFanFiction #ForgottenCases #Hollywood

Il Podcast dove si raccontano storie di tutto il mondo di vittime, di killer e serial killer, di cui si parla poco ( o non si parla proprio). Ogni due Mercoledì al mese alle 21:00 Cristina ci guida in una nuova tragica storia , per scoprire dei lati oscuri rimasti ancora inesplorati. Supporta questo progetto cercandoci su Patreon: patreon.com/forgottencrimes Instagram: @forgottencrimeschannel Tutti i link: https://linktr.ee/forgottencrimeschannel

On 1 October 2005, three young men wearing backpacks walked into restaurants on the Indonesian island of Bali. Moments later, 20 innocent people were dead, more than 100 were injured, and all that was left of the bombers were their heads and feet. Joe Frost survived the attack. Three people at his table did not. 20 years later, Joe went looking for answers. Featuring interviews with survivors, experts in terrorism, the AFP's lead investigator, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and a member of terror network Jemaah Islamiyah, this is the definitive account of the 'other' Bali Bombing.

Enter City Ritual—a living, breathing channel where music and mystery merge into a sensory experience designed for seekers, dreamers, and the curious minds of Gen Z and Gen Alpha. The playlist here shifts like moonlight over a midnight city, drifting through #EDM energy, sultry #jazz improvisations, and the vibrant pulse of #latinjazz, #latinmusic, #salsa, #bachata, #musica, #hiphop, #musicalatina, #italianmusic, and #greekmusic. Holiday magic glows in our #holiday and #christmas sets, each track tuned to elevate your mind and amplify your ritual. Wrapped at the heart is the *Forgotten Cases...

Grover Cleveland is truly the forgotten conservative: a man of dignity, integrity, and courage often overlooked by the history books. Historian and author John Pafford reveals a president who deserves more attention. Cleveland might not have presided over deeply troubled times, but he set a standard for principled leadership in office that is especially relevant today.

For Forgotten Heroes, thirty-five prominent historians chose their favorite stories of unsung American figures. From Johnny Appleseed and John Quincy Adams to abolitionist Sojourner Truth and Margaret Anderson, the publisher of James Joyce's Ulysses, these profiles remind us that history depends upon the great deeds of women and men, whether famous or humble. Designed for delight, instruction, and inspiration, this collection includes nearly as many women as men, and nearly as many people before 1900 as after— little-known or forgotten heroes who deserve to be remembered.

In one of the most amazing rescues of WWII, the Swedish head of the Red Cross rescued more than 30,000 people from concentration camps in the last three months of the war. Folke Bernadotte did so by negotiating with the enemy - shaking hands with Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Gestapo. Time was of the essence, as Hitler had ordered the destruction of all camps and everyone in them.

In 1969, the body of a young woman was discovered in the woods of Renton, rocking the communities along Puget Sound. Three more brutal murders followed, drawing the attention of multiple police agencies as they tried to piece together the meager clues left behind. The seemingly unrelated cases challenged detectives, who struggled to realize they were all connected to one man: Gary Gene Grant. Before the term "serial killer" was even coined, Grant stalked his prey, destroying lives and families while walking unseen among the masses. Decades later, his crimes have all but been forgotten.

Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden is known for his record-breaking run of NCAA championships and for working with some of the best players in the sport. His principles for success have been used by not only coaches and athletes, but also business leaders, entrepreneurs, and others. But his reach stretches even farther than most people know - into the hearts and lives of the people who learned the game of basketball on one of Coach Wooden's forgotten teams. For nearly 20 years, John Wooden ran scores of summer youth basketball camps in California and other states.

Absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder. It makes people think you're dead. So begins Christopher Fowler's foray into the back catalogues and backstories of 99 authors who, once hugely popular, have all but disappeared from our shelves. Whether male or female, domestic or international, flash-in-the-pan or prolific, mega-seller or prize-winner, no author, it seems, can ever be fully immune from the fate of being forgotten.

In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing ordinary men and women who had lived through one of the most harrowing periods of modern history, the First World War. Veterans were interviewed in details about their day-to-day experiences, on and off the front. The project has since grown to be the most important archive of its kind in the world, and provides a unique account of life during the Great War.

This podcast will take you back a few decades to some television shows that were popular during their time, and some that got a little rough for todays viewing!