The History Podcast
By BBC Radio 4
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Episodes: 81
Description
Small time criminal Jimmy O'Connor was arrested for the murder of 'Donk' Ambridge and narrowly escaped the noose.
Fast-forward 25 years and Jimmy is living a wonderful life on the Greek island of Mykonos. Now a sought after TV scriptwriter, he rubs shoulders with The Rolling Stones and Jackie Onassis and entertains the great and the good with his wife Nemone Lethbridge, one of the UK's first female barristers who defended the Kray twins.
Yet the shadow of his conviction looms large over them both. His son, Ragnar O'Connor, along with his brother Milo and their 93-year-old mother are intent upon trying one last time to finally get to the truth.
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The Magnificent O'Connors: 4. The Rise and Fall of Jimmy O'Connor
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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The Magnificent O'Connors: 3. The Murderer and the Silk
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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The Magnificent O'Connors: 2. The Murder of Donk Ambridge
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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The Magnificent O'Connors: 1. The Saturday Girl
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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The Magnificent O'Connors: Trailer
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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The Fort: Introducing Rory Stewart: The Long History of Heroism
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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The Fort: 10. Mathew
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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The Fort: 9. Warrior
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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The Fort: 8. Bullet Magnet
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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The Fort: 7. In the Zone
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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The Fort: 6. Call Sign: Ugly
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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The Fort: 5. The Dirty Dash
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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The Fort: 4. The Break-in
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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The Fort: 3. Killing Ground
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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The Fort: 2. Everyone Volunteered
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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The Fort: 1. The Plan
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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The Fort: Trailer
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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The Second Map: 3. The Battered Suitcase
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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The Second Map: 2. The Secrets in the Safe
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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The Second Map: 1. Bonnie Laddie
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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The Second Map: Trailer
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Half-Life: 8. A Fracture
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May 14, 2025 |
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Half-Life: 7. The City Forgets
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May 14, 2025 |
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Half-Life: 6. Tranquility
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May 14, 2025 |
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Half-Life: 5. The Road Through the Mountains
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May 14, 2025 |
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Half-Life: 4. Young Republic
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May 07, 2025 |
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Half-Life: 3. Lost
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May 07, 2025 |
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Half-Life: 2. The Quiet Town by the River
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May 07, 2025 |
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Half-Life: 1. Daughter of Radium
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May 07, 2025 |
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Half-Life: Trailer
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May 01, 2025 |
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Invisible Hands: 6. There Is No Alternative
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Invisible Hands: 5. The Lucky Gambler
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Invisible Hands: 4. The Big Bang
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Invisible Hands: 3. Selling The Silver
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Invisible Hands: 2. The Mad Monk
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Invisible Hands: 1. The Chicken Farmer
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Invisible Hands: Trailer
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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The Lucan Obsession: 10. The Final Act?
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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The Lucan Obsession: 9. A Race Across the World
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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The Lucan Obsession: 8. Speculation and Suspicion
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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The Lucan Obsession: 7. The Investigation
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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The Lucan Obsession: 6. The Golden Hour
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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The Lucan Obsession: 5. The Tinderbox House
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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The Lucan Obsession: 4. Searching for Lady Lucan
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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The Lucan Obsession: 3. Lucky Lucan
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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The Lucan Obsession: 2. Death In Belgravia
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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The Lucan Obsession: 1. The Double Mystery
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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The Lucan Obsession: Trailer
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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The Brighton Bomb: 10. No Penny for the Pat
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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The Brighton Bomb: 9. Performance
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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The Brighton Bomb: 8. A Hotel Too Far
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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The Brighton Bomb: 7. Fight Them on the Beaches
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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The Brighton Bomb: 6. Out of the Rubble
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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The Brighton Bomb: 5. 2:54am
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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The Brighton Bomb: 4. It's Going to Happen
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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The Brighton Bomb: 3. England Teams
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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The Brighton Bomb: 2. The Man Who Wasn't Walsh
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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The Brighton Bomb: 1. A Matter of Timing
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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The Brighton Bomb: Trailer
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Escape from the Maze: 10. Mothballed
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Escape from the Maze: 9. Ripples in the Water
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Escape from the Maze: 8. Break for the Border
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Escape from the Maze: 7. A Question of Faith
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Escape from the Maze: 6. A Sea of Screws
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Escape from the Maze: 5. Freedom's Gate
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Escape from the Maze: 4. The Incident
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Escape from the Maze: 3. Toast
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Escape from the Maze: 2. Thinking Big
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Escape from the Maze: 1. H is for Hatred
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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D-Day: The Last Voices: 1. The Big Secret
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Shadow War: China and the West: 10. Collision
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May 20, 2024 |
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Shadow War: China and the West: 9. Designing the Future
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May 20, 2024 |
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Shadow War: China and the West: 8. Pulling the Strings
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May 20, 2024 |
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Shadow War: China and the West: 7. The Abduction
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May 20, 2024 |
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Shadow War: China and the West: 6. Under Pressure
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May 20, 2024 |
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Shadow War: China and the West: 5. All That Glitters
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May 13, 2024 |
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Shadow War: China and the West: 4. Who’s Listening?
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May 13, 2024 |
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Shadow War: China and the West: 3. The Break-In
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May 13, 2024 |
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Shadow War: China and the West: 2. The Canary in the Coalmine
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May 13, 2024 |
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Shadow War: China and the West: 1. The Escape
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May 13, 2024 |
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Shadow War: China and the West: Trailer
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May 09, 2024 |