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Dive into the world of exploration with Celebrated Travels and Travellers, a captivating work by the renowned adventure storyteller Jules Verne. While best known for his fiction, Verne also crafted insightful non-fiction that illuminates the history of geographical discovery. This first volume, titled Exploration of the World, spans from 505 B.C. to the end of the 17th century, offering a vivid narrative thats both informative and engaging. The subsequent volumes, The Great Navigators of the 18th Century and The Great Navigators of the 19th Century, continue this thrilling journey through time...

Cleaves and Macy share updates on how two blind people connected over a podcast. Whether its travelling, playing music, going out or simply staying in and (trying to) cook fresh things for someone that has nearly every allergy in the book, this podcast takes at look at what happens when two blind people from different sides of the world come together.Macy and Cleaves give regular updates on new songs written at jam sessions, restaurants and experiences suitable (or unsuitable) for disabled people and the complexities of being together as two people with a disability.Macy hailing from Salt Lake...

Inside KU is a weekly show created by KU students, for KU students. Each episode features a guest and focuses on the topics, events, and opportunities that matter most to the student community. From campus life and academics to internships, organizations, and student experiences, Inside KU delivers relevant information and real perspectives directly from those living it every day.

Ireland’s Instagram sensation Meditations for the Anxious Mind takes us on a trip around Ireland of the likes you’ve never seen before, from the trolley-filled Liffey to the glamour of Navan. Ever been curious about Limerick’s ancient mysteries or wondered what secrets Drogheda might hold?...

An anthology of plays and original radio dramas from the prolific playwright Born and brought up in the East End of London, Bernard Kops came to fame in the late 1950s as part of British drama’s ‘New Wave’. A lyrical chronicler of Jewish family life, he is often compared to Arnold Wesker...

Essays and conversations about music, movies, books, comics, and theater. And probably dinosaurs. Releasing Mondays and (sometimes) Thursdays.

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Journey back to 1599, as we follow the extraordinary tale of Thomas Dallam, a master organ builder on an extraordinary mission from Queen Elizabeth the First. Assigned to construct and deliver a majestic 16 foot high mechanical organ to the Grand Signieur in Constantinople, Dallams adventure was a fascinating mix of diplomacy, trade, and intrigue. The organ, a marvel of its time, was topped with a silver holly bush housing mechanical blackbirds and thrushes that sang and fluttered their wings. Dallams narrative also offers a rare glimpse into the exotic world of the Grand Turks harem, a sight ...

Travel back in time to hear history happen the way your parents and grandparents heard it.

Tolstoy's story of one woman's fate is brought powerfully to life in this BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation starring Teresa Gallagher and Toby Stephens. Anna Karenina enjoys a privileged and aristrocratic lifestyle as the wife of influential government official Alexy Karenin. Yet their ten-year...

Ian Moore is a stand-up comedian in the UK and a husband, father of three boys, farmhand and chutney-maker in France. He is a mod in both walks of life and most of his time is spent travelling grumpily between the two. Comedian, mod and professional grump Ian Moore has had enough. Tired of being unable to park anywhere near his cramped house in a noisy town he doesn’t like, he hatches a plan to move his wife and young son to a remote corner of the Loire Valley in search of serenity and space.

All available episodes of Have Gun Will Travel, the popular western radio drama series that ran from 1958 to 1960. It debuted as a television series in 1957 and was one of only a few American television programs that paved the way for a radio version. Although the radio show initially featured stories adapted from television, many of the 106 radio episodes were original stories. The stories follow the adventures of Paladin, played by John Dehner. Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Spreaker | Apple | YouTube

Caviar & Candy: A Luxury Travel and Lifestyle Podcast With a Sweet Twist is a monthly series that blends the timeless sophistication of elite travel with the irresistible joy of guilty pleasures and whimsical discoveries.Hosted by journalist Paula Conway — who adores five-star hotels and the lights of Broadway, yet never boards a plane without candy in her carry-on — the podcast serves up the perfect twist of refined and playful, side by side.

For more than half a century, a shared love of canals and narrowboats has been inseparable from the marriage of Timothy West and Prunella Scales. The two iconic actors have spent many of the happiest days of their life together enjoying the calming pleasures of watching land and nature unfold before them at four miles an hour.

Doctor Who lands his space-time machine TARDIS on the cold, craggy planet of Vortis. The Doctor and his companions, Ian and Vicki, are soon captured by the Zarbi, huge ant-like creatures with metallic bodies and pincer claws. Meanwhile, Barbara falls into the hands of the friendly Menoptera who...

Discover the science behind the most popular sci-fi franchise of all time. Capturing the imagination and hearts of crowds worldwide, Star Wars is a fantastic feat of science fiction and fantasy. We marvel at the variety of creatures and technology and the mystery behind the force. But how much of the Star Wars world is rooted in reality? Could we see some of the extraordinary inventions materialize in our world?

"Have Gun – Will Travel" is a notable American Western series that aired on radio and television during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The television version, which is perhaps the more famous of the two, aired on CBS from 1957 to 1963. The show was created by Herb Meadow and Sam Rolfe.Television SeriesPremise: The show centers on a man known only as Paladin, played by Richard Boone. Paladin is a gunfighter and soldier of fortune with a strong moral code, living in the luxury Hotel Carlton in San Francisco during the late 19th century. When he is not in San Francisco, Paladin travels the ...

I'm Soha! I'm traveling around the Middle East to the safe houses of hip hop artists and having honest conversations about life in the world's misunderstood corners. Season one launches this global exploration of hip hop in my motherland: Lebanon. If you are interested in music, adventure, or learning about the world, The Safe House Travel Diary is a must-listen. I take you with with me as I explore the rise and impact of local rap, and what it says about life in that particular place. I'm Soha. I’m a mama, immigrant, and most of all, I'm curious. I grew up in LA, surrounded by hip hop ...

Read by the author, this is Louis Theroux's hilarious and thought-provoking journey through weird America. For 10 years, Louis Theroux has been making programmes about off-beat characters on the fringes of US society. Now he revisits America and the people who have most fascinated him to try to...

Cape Town is regularly voted as one of the greatest cities in the world. But with so much to see and do, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. That's where marketing consultant, travel writer, and voice actor Eugene Yiga comes in. Join him every week as he brings together over ten years of experience as an award-winning journalist (and more than fifteen years of living in the Mother City) to share a local perspective on all the best new experiences to help you make the most of your time in Cape Town.