Podcasts by 5 Minute Biographies
Each week, we aim to bring you interesting information about interesting people in about five minutes in the form of short biographies which can also be read on our website.
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Nikola Tesla - S14E10 from 2021-11-28T18:30:27
In the tenth and final episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who became one of the world's first electrical engineers. He held ov...
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Winston Churchill - S14E09 from 2021-11-21T18:30:10
In the ninth episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who rose through the ranks of the British military, only to turn to politics an...
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Katharine Hepburn - S14E08 from 2021-11-14T18:30:42
In the eighth episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the woman who became one of Hollywood's most critically acclaimed actresses and who wo...
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Jacques Cousteau - S14E07 from 2021-11-07T06:00
In the seventh episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a French navy officer who became a pioneering underwater explorer and documentary fil...
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Spencer Tracy - S14E06 from 2021-10-17T06:00
In the sixth episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of Hollywood's leading men - Spencer Tracy.
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Niki Lauda - S14E05 from 2021-10-10T06:00
In the fifth episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of F1's greatest ever drivers - Niki Lauda
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Lyndon B Johnson - S14E04 from 2021-10-03T14:14:45
In the fourth episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who became President of the United States after the assassination of John F. K...
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Jimmy Stewart - S14E03 from 2021-09-26T09:43:48
In the third episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of Hollywood's leading men who also flew bombers during the Second World War - Jimm...
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Kurt Cobain - S14E02 from 2021-09-19T06:00
In the second episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was the frontman for influential rock group Nirvana - Kurt Cobain
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George Orwell - S14E01 from 2021-09-12T06:00
In the first episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was a policeman in the Indian Police Service, a soldier in the Spanish Civi...
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Napoleon Bonaparte - S13E10 from 2021-04-11T06:00
In the tenth and final episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man who rose through military ranks and ultimately became the self-declared...
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Muhammad Ali - S13E09 from 2021-04-04T06:00
In the ninth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man who started with nothing went on to become heavyweight boxing champion of the wor...
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Elizabeth Taylor - S13E08 from 2021-03-29T11:00:16
In the eighth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a child actress who went on to become a Hollywood icon and was almost as famous for he...
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Freddie Mercury - S13E07 from 2021-03-21T06:00
In the seventh episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was a songwriting genius with a hugely flamboyant on-stage personality as...
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Thomas Edison - S13E06 from 2021-03-14T12:00
In the sixth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who has been described as America's and possibly even the world's greatest inve...
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Ayrton Senna - S13E05 from 2021-03-07T06:00
In the fifth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a motor racing legend who was arguable one of the best ever Formula One drivers but who...
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King Henry VII - S13E04 from 2021-02-28T06:00
In the fourth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an English King who won the Wars of the Roses and founded the Tudor dynasty - King Hen...
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Sam Cooke - S13E03 from 2021-02-21T06:00
In the third episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man who became known as the King of Soul and produced such timeless classics as You S...
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Oscar Wilde - S13E02 from 2021-02-14T06:00
In the second episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man who became one of London's most popular playwrights but was also persecuted for ...
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Joan of Arc - S13E01 from 2021-02-07T06:00
In the first episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a young woman who was accused of witchcraft and heresy and who was burned at the stake ...
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Alexander Graham Bell - S12E10 from 2020-10-15T12:00
In the tenth and final episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is credited with inventing the telephone - Alexander Graham Bell....
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Mary Pickford - S12E09 from 2020-10-08T09:42:55
In the ninth episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the first actress to sign a million-dollar contract and one of the founders of United A...
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Jimi Hendrix - S12E08 from 2020-10-01T06:00
In the eighth episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a legend of the electric guitar. A gifted musician who died too young - Jimi Hendrix.<...
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King Charles I - S12E07 from 2020-09-24T06:00
In the seventh episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a King of England who reigned during the English civil war until he was captured by p...
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Jane Austen - S12E06 from 2020-09-17T06:00
In the sixth episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the first women to become a professional writer - Jane Austen.
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Vivien Leigh - S12E05 from 2020-09-10T06:00
In the fifth episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a Hollywood great that suffered from depression and died too soon - Vivien Leigh.
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Jules Verne - S12E04 from 2020-09-03T06:00
In the fourth episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the giants of science fiction storytelling - Jules Verne.
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Al Capone - S12E03 from 2020-08-27T06:00
In the third episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most notorious criminal gang leaders in history - Al Capone.
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Martin Luther King Jr. - S12E02 from 2020-08-20T06:00
In the second episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most influential figures in the history of civil rights - Martin Luther Kin...
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Ronald Reagan - S12E01 from 2020-08-13T09:27:33
In the first episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the 40th President of the United States - Ronald Reagan.
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Amy Winehouse - S11E10 from 2020-07-16T11:25:15
In the tenth and final episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the all too short life of one of the UK's most talented vocalists - Amy Winehouse.
Ted Bundy - S11E09 from 2020-07-09T06:00
In the ninth episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the serial killer Ted Bundy.
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Jane Russell - S11E08 from 2020-07-02T06:00
In the eighth episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an actress who became one of Hollywood's most famous pin-ups and sex symbols during th...
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Humphrey Bogart - S11E07 from 2020-06-25T06:00
In the seventh episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an actor who at one point was the highest-paid in Hollywood and was simply known as B...
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Interview with Dr Moira Dolan from 2020-06-21T16:01:53
In this special episode of 5 Minute Biographies, we interview the author of the book Boneheads and Brainiacs, Dr Moira Dolan, within which she takes a look at the backstory and culture of the wi...
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Juan Manuel Fangio - S11E06 from 2020-06-18T06:00
In the sixth episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the greatest racing drivers of all time - Juan Manuel Fangio.
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Alexander the Great - S11E05 from 2020-06-11T06:00
In the fifth episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the man who many call one of the greatest generals in history - Alexander the Great.
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Anne Boleyn - S11E04 from 2020-06-04T06:00
In the fourth episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the two wive's of King Henry VIII to be executed and the one who gave birth to ...
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Zsa Zsa Gabor - S11E03 from 2020-05-28T06:00
In the third episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life the actress and socialite who was crowned as Miss Hungary and had no less than 9 husbands ...
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James Madison - S11E02 from 2020-05-21T06:00
In the second episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the third President of the United States - James Madison.
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Che Guevara - S11E01 from 2020-05-14T06:00
In the first episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the Argentinian revolutionary who helped to overthrow the Cuban government - Che Guevar...
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Richard Nixon - S10E10 from 2020-04-16T06:00
In the tenth and final episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the only President of the United States ever to resign from office - Richard ...
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King George V - S10E09 from 2020-04-09T10:00
In the ninth episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who became a king and oversaw the dismantling of the British empire - King Geor...
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Charles Dickens - S10E08 from 2020-04-02T10:00
In the eighth episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at probably the best-loved author from the 19th century - Charles Dickens.
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Grace Kelly - S10E07 from 2020-03-26T10:00
In the seventh episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a Hollywood actress who gave up acting at the age of 26 to become Princess Grace of M...
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Sir Robert Peel - S10E06 from 2020-03-19T10:00
In the sixth episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an English statesman who is credited with being the father of modern policing - Sir Rob...
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John Wayne - S10E05 from 2020-03-12T10:00
In the fifth episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is widely considered to be the most famous Hollywood Western movie actor of...
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Charles Darwin - S10E04 from 2020-03-05T11:00
In the fourth episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man whose name has become synonymous with the theory of evolution - Charles Darwin...
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Lauren Bacall - S10E03 from 2020-02-27T11:00
In the third episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the woman who was named the 20th greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema - Lau...
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Sir Edmund Hillary - S10E02 from 2020-02-25T16:05:33
In the second episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was the first to stand on top of the world, when, in 1953 he reached the s...
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Herbert Hoover - S10E01 from 2020-02-25T15:33:43
In the first episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who became the 31st President of the United States of America...
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J. Robert Oppenheimer - S09E10 from 2020-02-24T17:04:37
In the tenth and final episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is considered the father of modern theoretical physics and who was...
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Dean Martin - S09E09 from 2020-02-24T16:52:14
In the ninth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was a member of The Rat Pack and became known as the King of Cool - Dean Mar...
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Walt Disney - S09E08 from 2020-02-24T16:39:45
In the eighth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who set up probably the largest movie and entertainment company in the world - ...
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Gene Roddenberry - S09E07 from 2020-02-24T16:10:13
In the seventh episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who created the iconic science fiction TV show and movie franchise, Star Trek ...
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Irving Berlin - S09E06 from 2020-02-24T15:54:46
In the sixth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who wrote some of the most popular music in history - Irving Berlin.
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Diana, Princess of Wales - S09E05 from 2020-02-24T15:43:19
In the fifth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most beloved women the UK has ever known - Princess Diana.
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Frank Sinatra - S09E04 from 2020-02-23T12:19:27
In the fourth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is considered to be one of the most popular and influential singers of the ...
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Christopher Columbus - S09E03 from 2020-02-23T10:49:25
In the third episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a brief look at the life of the man who tried to get the the East Indies and stumbled across the Americas - Christoph...
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J. R. R. Tolkien - S09E02 from 2020-02-22T19:43:50
In the second episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a brief look at the life of Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien.
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John D Rockefeller - S09E01 from 2020-02-22T12:49:20
In the first episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of entrepreneur and philanthropist Joh D. Rockefeller.
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Alexander Hamilton - S08E10 from 2020-02-19T16:19:06
In the tenth and final episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the founding fathers of the United States of America - Alexander Hamilt...
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Michelangelo - S08E09 from 2020-02-19T15:49:44
In the ninth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the renaissance artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome - Michelang...
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Gustave Eiffel - S08E08 from 2020-02-18T19:02:45
In the eighth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a brief look at the life of the man who had a hand in the building of the Statue of Liberty and who also has an icon...
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Davy Crockett - S08E07 from 2020-02-16T16:37:20
In the seventh episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an American cultural hero who became known as the King of the Wild Frontier - Davy Cro...
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Lana Turner - S08E06 from 2020-02-16T16:10:42
In the sixth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most beautiful women in the history of Hollywood - Lana Turner.
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Neil Armstrong - S08E05 from 2020-02-12T18:04:46
In the fifth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the first man to step foot on the surface of the moon - Neil Armstrong.
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Amelia Earhart - S08E04 from 2020-02-12T14:51:34
In the fourth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a pioneering female aviator who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean an...
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Stan Laurel - S08E03 from 2020-02-11T18:02:56
In the third episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who Buster Keaton called "the funniest" - Stan Laurel.
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Louis Braille - S08E02 from 2020-02-11T17:30:23
In the second episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who made it possible for blind people to read and write - Louis Braille.
Ada Lovelace - S08E01 from 2019-07-04T06:00
In the first episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a brief look at the life of the world's first computer programmer - Ada Lovelace
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Charles Babbage - S07E10 from 2019-06-27T13:29:07
In the tenth and final episode of season 7 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a brief look at the life of the man who is considered to be the father of modern computing - Charles Babbag...
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Beatrix Potter - S07E09 from 2019-06-27T13:18:04
In episode 9 of the seventh season of 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the World's favourite children's authors and illustrators - Beatrix Potter.
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Bertrand Russell - S07E08 from 2019-04-25T14:12:14
In episode 8 of the seventh season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of mathematics genius, philosopher and Nobel Prize winner - Bertrand Russell.
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Billie Holiday - S07E07 from 2019-04-18T05:00
In episode 7 of the seventh season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the ultimately tragic life of a true legend of jazz music - Billie Holiday.
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Jackie Robinson - S07E06 from 2019-04-11T05:00
In episode 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the first black baseball player to be called up to the major leagues - Jackie Robinson.
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Ginger Rogers - S07E05 from 2019-04-04T05:00
In episode 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most graceful dancers and actresses from the golden age of cinema. She made ten films with Fred A...
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Johannes Kepler - S07E04 from 2019-03-28T05:00
In episode 4 of season 7 of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a brief look at the life of a man who set the foundation for modern optics and produced groundbreaking work on planetary motion coming u...
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Elvis Presley - S07E03 from 2019-03-21T05:00
In episode 3 of season 7 of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a brief look at the life of a man who arguably defined a music genre but was also successful in many others - Elvis Presley.
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Thomas Becket - S07E02 from 2019-03-14T05:00
In the second episode of season seven of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man whose rose from nothing to become Archbishop of Canterbury, only to be killed...
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Albert Einstein - S07E01 from 2019-03-07T06:00
In the first episode of season seven of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man whose name has become synonymous with the word 'genius' - Albert Einstein. Listen
David Bowie - S06E10 from 2018-12-20T06:00
In the 10th and final episode of season 6 of 5 Minute Biographies we take a brief look at the life of the man who Rolling Stone magazine called "the greatest rock star ever" - David Bowie.
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Audrey Hepburn - S06E09 from 2018-12-13T06:00
In the ninth episode of season 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an actress and humanitarian who has been described by some as the most beautiful woman i...
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Douglas Adams - S06E08 from 2018-12-06T06:00
In the eighth episode of season 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an author who wrote episodes for Doctor Who and worked with Monty Python, but will prob...
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Thomas Jefferson - S06E07 from 2018-11-29T06:00
In the seventh episode of season 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who drafted the Declaration of Independence and was the third President of the...
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Lee Marvin - S06E06 from 2018-11-22T20:27:07
In the sixth episode of season 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a World War II combat veteran who was wounded in action and went on to become one of Hol...
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Rudyard Kipling - S06E05 from 2018-11-15T14:20:34
In the fifth episode of season 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who gave us Shere Khan, Bagheera and of course the young orphan boy called Mowgl...
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Rosa Parks - S06E04 from 2018-11-08T06:00
In the fourth episode of season 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the woman who is remembered for refusing to give up her bus seat and who went on to bec...
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Guy Fawkes - S06E03 from 2018-11-01T05:00
In the third episode of season 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is remembered as the main conspirator in the gunpowder plot - Guy Fawkes.
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Ulysses S. Grant - S06E02 from 2018-10-25T05:00
In the second episode of season 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the greatest generals in American history and the 18th President of the United S...
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J. Edgar Hoover - S06E01 from 2018-10-18T05:00
In the first episode of season 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the first head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI - J. Edgar Hoover.
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Paul Newman - S05E10 from 2018-09-06T05:00
In the tenth and final episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a legendary actor, political activist, race car driver, race team owner and philanth...
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Charles Lindbergh - S05E09 from 2018-08-30T05:00
In the ninth episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a pioneer aviator who later became a controversial figure during the build-up to the Second Wo...
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Mary Shelley - S05E08 from 2018-08-23T05:00
In the eighth episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a renowned female author whose life was marred by tragedy - Mary Shelley.
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Oliver Hardy - S05E07 from 2018-08-16T05:00
In the seventh episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one half of one of the best-loved comedy duo's of all time - Oliver Hardy.
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Clark Gable - S05E06 from 2018-08-09T05:00
In the sixth episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of the leading man in over 60 Hollywood movies and who is often referred to as the King of...
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Judy Garland - S05E05 from 2018-08-02T05:00
In the fifth episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an actress and singer who spent 45 of her 47 years in the public eye - Judy Garland.
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Bugsy Siegel - S05E04 from 2018-07-26T05:00
In the fourth episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an American mobster who was one of the most infamous and feared gangsters of his day - Bugsy ...
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Ava Gardner - S05E03 from 2018-07-19T05:00
In the third episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an actress who was married to Mickey Rooney, had a relationship with Howard Hughes and swam na...
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Charlie Chaplin - S05E02 from 2018-07-12T05:00
In the second episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a man who changed the way early movies were made, went on to revolutionise the movie industry...
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Steve McQueen - S05E01 from 2018-07-05T06:00
In the first episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an icon of the silver screen who made his name in a television Western before moving on to mov...
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - S04E10 from 2018-05-03T05:00
In the tenth and final episode of season 4 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a look at the life of the man, whose assassination is blamed for the start of the First World War - Archduk...
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Catherine de Medici - S04E09 from 2018-04-26T05:00
In the ninth episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most influential women of the 16th century, and arguably in all of h...
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Sammy Davis Junior - S04E08 from 2018-04-19T12:00
In the eighth episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of the Rat Pack - actor, singer, dancer and all-round entertainer - Sammy Davis ...
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Bruce Lee - S04E07 from 2018-04-12T05:00
In the seventh episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the tragically short life of the martial arts movie legend that was - Bruce Lee.
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Julius Caesar - S04E06 from 2018-04-05T05:00
In the sixth episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of the man who brought about the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Em...
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Susan B. Anthony - S04E05 from 2018-03-29T05:00
In the fifth episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of the American social reformer and women's rights activist, Susan B. Anthony.
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Abraham Lincoln - S04E04 from 2018-03-22T05:00
In the fourth episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a President of the United States who became known as The Great Emancipator - A...
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Nina Simone - S04E03 from 2018-03-15T08:00
In the third episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the often turbulent life of musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone.
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John Paul Jones - S04E02 from 2018-03-08T06:00
In the second episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the father of the American Navy, John Paul Jones.
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King Henry VIII - S04E01 from 2018-03-01T12:00
In the first episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of England's most famous, or notorious Kings - Henry VIII.
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John Dillinger - S03E04 from 2017-06-22T12:00
In the fourth episode of the third season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the short, violent life of bank-robbing legend John Dillinger.
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Waylon Jennings - S03E03 from 2017-06-15T12:00
In the third episode of the third season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of music legend Waylon Jennings.
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Francis Crick - S03E02 from 2017-06-08T12:00
In the second episode of the third season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of discovery in the sciences that was led by Nobel laureate Francis Crick.
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Marilyn Monroe - S03E01 from 2017-06-01T12:00
In the first episode of the third season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the short and turbulent life of a Hollywood legend - Marilyn Monroe.
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Vincent Van Gogh - S02E10 from 2017-03-30T12:00
In the tenth and final episode of season 2 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the short and sad life of a genius from the world of art - Vincent Van Gogh.
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Joan Crawford - S02E09 from 2017-03-23T12:00
In the ninth episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the biggest female stars of the silver screen - Joan Crawford.
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Bobby Jones - S02E08 from 2017-03-16T12:00
In the eighth episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most influential golf professionals of all time and founder of The Masters - Bobby Jones...
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Yuri Gagarin - S02E07 from 2017-03-09T12:00
In the seventh episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a hero of the Soviet Union, and the first man to travel into space - Yuri Gagarin.
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David Niven - S02E06 from 2017-03-02T12:00
In the sixth episode of season 2 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the Englishman who became a highly regarded actor and also served in the army during Wor...
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George Harrison - S02E05 from 2017-02-23T12:00
In the fifth episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most influential singer/songwriters and musicians of the 20th century and a member of one...
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Queen Mary I of England - S02E04 from 2017-02-16T12:00
In the fourth episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the English queen who had 280 religious dissenters burned at the stake, earning her the nickname 'B...
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Thomas Paine - S02E03 from 2017-02-09T12:00
In the third episode of season two of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a brief look at the life of an Englishman who became one of the founding fathers of the United States of America - Thomas Pain...
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Marie Curie - S02E02 from 2016-11-12T12:00
In the second episode of season 2 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a quick look at the life of the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize - Marie Curie.
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Theodore Roosevelt - S02E01 from 2016-09-08T12:00
In the first episode of season 2 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the 26th President of the United States - Theodore Roosevelt.
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Isaac Asimov - S01E30 from 2015-10-22T12:00
In episode 30 of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a brief look at one of the best-known science fiction authors of all time - Isaac Asimov.
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Woodrow Wilson - S01E29 from 2015-10-15T12:00
In episode 29 of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a brief look at the life of the man who tried to keep the USA out of World War I and who was instrumental in creating the United Nations. He was th...
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Paul Revere - S01E28 from 2015-03-26T12:00
In episode 28 of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a look at one of the most important figures of revolutionary America - Paul Revere.
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Mary Todd Lincoln - S01E27 from 2014-12-18T12:00
In episode 27 of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a look at one of the USA's most controversial first ladies, Mary Todd Lincoln.
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Jim Morrison - S01E26 from 2014-12-11T12:00
In episode 26 of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a look at the short life of one of the 27 Club - Jim Morrison.
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Hernando Cortes - S01E25 from 2014-12-04T12:00
In episode 25 of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a brief look at the life of the infamous explorer Hernando Cortes.
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Joe DiMaggio - S01E24 from 2014-11-27T12:00
In the twenty-fourth episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a baseball legend who became known as the 'Yankee Clipper' and for a while was married to Ma...
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Boris Karloff - S01E23 from 2014-11-20T12:00
In the twenty-third episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was born William Henry Pratt but became a horror icon when he played Frankenstein...
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Hedy Lamarr - S01E22 from 2014-11-13T12:00
In the twenty-second episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a Hollywood actress who also helped invent a guidance system for torpedoes - Hedy Lamarr. Listen
Marie Antoinette - S01E21 from 2014-11-06T12:00
In episode twenty-one of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the woman who was the last queen of France before the French revolution - Marie Antoinette.
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Claude Monet - S01E20 from 2014-10-30T12:00
In episode 20 of 5 Minute Biographies we take a look at the life of the father of impressionism - Claude Monet
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Pablo Picasso - S01E19 from 2014-10-23T12:00
In episode 19 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of the most important artists of the 20th century - Pablo Picasso.
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Patsy Cline - S01E18 from 2014-10-16T12:00
In episode 18 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of the most iconic female solo music recording artists of all time - Patsy Cline.
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Carole Lombard - S01E17 from 2014-10-09T12:00
In episode 17 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of the Queens of Hollywood during the 1930s. She was the darling of Clark Gable and her life would be cut tra...
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Bill Shankly - S01E16 from 2014-10-02T12:00
In episode 16 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a man who became synonymous with Liverpool Football Club - Bill Shankly.
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Michael Faraday - S01E15 from 2014-09-25T12:00
In episode 15 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a man who would become one of the most important scientific minds in history - Michael Faraday.
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Fay Wray - S01E14 from 2014-09-18T12:00
In episode 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a Canadian actress who starred in over 70 films during the 1920s and '30s and became known as the Queen of Scream...
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Ralph Lauren - S01E13 from 2014-09-11T12:00
In episode 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a fashion designer who marketed on the iconography of luxury and privilege, a marked contrast from his childhood ...
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Eleanor Roosevelt - S01E12 from 2014-09-04T12:00
In episode 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a First Lady of the United States who became the first First Lady to travel by air, first to hold press conferenc...
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Richard Harris - S01E11 from 2014-08-28T12:00
In episode 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an Irish actor whose career spanned five decades and culminated in a role that he was forced into playing by an 1...
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Jimmy Carter - S01E10 from 2014-08-21T12:00
In episode 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a U.S. Navy pilot, who was a peanut farmer and went on to become a senator, state governor, President of the Unit...
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H. G. Wells - S01E09 from 2014-08-14T12:00
In episode 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of a science fiction author and one of the most prescient thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries -...
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Roald Dahl - S01E08 from 2014-08-07T12:00
In episode 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an author who wrote 19 children's books over the course of a 30-year career, and who earned a reputation as one of...
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Alan Ladd - S01E07 from 2014-07-31T12:00
In episode seven of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the troubled life of Hollywood's quintessential cowboy who will be forever remembered as Shane - Alan Ladd.
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Ferdinand Porsche - S01E06 from 2014-07-21T12:00
In episode six of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an engineer from Germany who, because he couldn't find the sports car of his dreams, built one - Ferdinand Porsc...
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Rocky Marciano - S01E05 from 2014-07-15T12:00
In the fifth episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a man who held the World Heavyweight boxing title for over four years in the 1950's - Rocky Marciano.
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H. P. Lovecraft - S01E04 from 2014-07-14T12:00
In the fourth episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the troubled life of a poet and pulp fiction writer who lived and died in almost total literary obscurity - H. P. Lo...
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Doc Holliday - S01E03 from 2014-07-13T12:00
In the third episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a man who was a dentist by trade, a gambler by night, and was present at what became known as the Gunfight...
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Alexander Fleming - S01E02 from 2014-07-12T12:00
In the second episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of the 'father of modern anti-biotics - Alexander Fleming.
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Louis Armstrong - S01E01 from 2014-07-11T12:00
In this first episode, we take a look at the life of one of the all-time jazz masters - Louis Armstrong
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