Ulysses S. Grant - S06E02

25.10.18 | 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 States.

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J. Edgar Hoover - S06E01

18.10.18 | 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

06.09.18 | 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 philanthropist - Paul Newman

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Charles Lindbergh - S05E09

30.08.18 | 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 World War - Charles Lindbergh

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Mary Shelley - S05E08

23.08.18 | 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

16.08.18 | 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

09.08.18 | 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 Hollywood - Clark Gable.

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Judy Garland - S05E05

02.08.18 | 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

26.07.18 | 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 Siegel.

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Ava Gardner - S05E03

19.07.18 | 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 naked in Ernest Hemingway's swimming pool - Ava Gardner.

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Charlie Chaplin - S05E02

12.07.18 | 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 when he helped create United Artists and was ultimately...

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Steve McQueen - S05E01

05.07.18 | 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 movie legend status - Steve McQueen.

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - S04E10

03.05.18 | 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 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

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Catherine de Medici - S04E09

26.04.18 | 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 history  - Catherine de Medici. 

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Sammy Davis Junior - S04E08

19.04.18 | 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 Junior.

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Bruce Lee - S04E07

12.04.18 | 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

05.04.18 | 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 Empire, its first Emperor - Julius Caesar.

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Susan B. Anthony - S04E05

29.03.18 | 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

22.03.18 | 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 - Abraham Lincoln.

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Nina Simone - S04E03

15.03.18 | 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

08.03.18 | 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

01.03.18 | 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

22.06.17 | 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

15.06.17 | 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

08.06.17 | 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

01.06.17 | 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

30.03.17 | 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

23.03.17 | 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

16.03.17 | 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

09.03.17 | 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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