Your History

Jan 31 2025 40 ep. 20 mins 79
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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.
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Marianne Faithfull

Jan 31 2025 12 mins  
The musician who found fame as Mick Jagger’s girlfriend, battled drug addiction and enjoyed an acclaimed career revival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The princess and the ballerina

Jan 28 2025 13 mins  
Princess Birgitta, the Swedish royal who grew up in palaces, but settled in a bungalow in Munich. And Kirsten Simone, the much-loved Danish prima ballerina who turned heads with what was, at the time, considered a daringly erotic interpretation of Carmen.Photo credit: Getty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denis Law, Joan Plowright & David Lynch

Jan 21 2025 32 mins  
Three greats, all from very different fields of work; film-maker David Lynch, known for ground-breaking films including Mullholland Drive, Blue Velvet and The Elephant Man; the stalwart of stage and screen, distinguished actress Joan Plowright; and the incredible Manchester United and Scotland football legend Denis Law.Photo credit: Getty  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac

French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen and American singer Sam Moore

Jan 14 2025 19 mins  
Jean-Marie Le Pen, a French far-right politician who built a substantial following but whose antisemitism and xenophobia meant opponents on all sides united against him. And, the American singer Sam Moore, one half of the duo Sam & Dave who were best known for their 1967 hit Soul Man.Photo credit: Getty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author David Lodge and socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein

Jan 07 2025 17 mins  
David Lodge, an academic and author, revitalised campus novels with his witty takes on university life, Catholicism, and sex. And, Swiss-born New York socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein, who sadly was also known as “the poster child for plastic surgery gone wrong.”Image credit: Getty Images.Further reading: What happened to the Bride of Wildenstein and her $2.5 billion? Hosted on Ac

President Jimmy Carter & Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Dec 31 2024 27 mins  
Jimmy Carter was the only US President to win a Nobel Peace Prize for his work done after leaving office. He was by common consent, the “best former president America has ever had”. And Manmohan Singh was India's reluctant Prime Minister who changed the lives of millions.Image credit: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Times Obituaries 2024

Dec 23 2024 38 mins  
In this special episode of Your History, presented by Jane Mulkerrins, a chance to reflect on the extraordinary lives of individuals who left their mark on the world, from French pop icon Françoise Hardy to Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. We also hear about the lives of groundbreaking Irish novelist Edna O’Brien, tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, TV doctor Michael Mosley and Ameri

Champions of wrestling and wrestling with words

Dec 17 2024 13 mins  
Tony Brignull was a master of the art of advertising during the ‘golden age of advertising’ when it is said a well chosen phrase could grab everyone’s attention.And the wrestler known throughout the wrestling world as simply “Goldbelt”, Brian Maxine was a flamboyant wrestling champion who dominated the sport of wrestling through the 1960s and 70s and beyond.Imag

Holocaust survivor Renee Bornstein, and Cuban trumpet maestro Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal

Dec 10 2024 20 mins  
In Nazi-occupied France, Renee Bornstein hid in barns and convents before her capture aged ten, the Holocaust survivor bravely shared her childhood ordeal so that the world would never forget, and Cuban trumpeter Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal best known for his work with the Buena Vista Social Club who became the heartbeat of Cuban music for generations.Image credit: Getty Images a

Sir Robert ‘Bom’ Gillies and Judith Jamison

Dec 03 2024 15 mins  
The Times Obituaries remembers the lives of Sir Robert Gillies, the New Zealand infantryman who fought at the Battle of Monte Cassino and was thought to be the last of the Maori Battalion, and Judith Jamison, star and artistic director of the boundary-pushing Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.Image credit: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.