Oxford Biographies
Science & Technology News
A fortnightly biography of an intriguing individual from British history. Each episode in the podcast is a biography selected from the Oxford DNB - the authoritative collection of more than 56,000 lives of men and women from around the world who have shaped Britain's history. You can download more free biographies from the web site at http://www.oxforddnb.com
Location:
United States
Genres:
Science & Technology News
Description:
A fortnightly biography of an intriguing individual from British history. Each episode in the podcast is a biography selected from the Oxford DNB - the authoritative collection of more than 56,000 lives of men and women from around the world who have shaped Britain's history. You can download more free biographies from the web site at http://www.oxforddnb.com
Language:
English
Albert Ball, WW1 airman and V.C. holder
Duration:00:12:30
Sweeney Todd, legendary murderer and barber
Duration:00:09:30
Roald Dahl, author
Duration:00:18:52
Diana, Princess of Wales
Duration:00:27:34
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, suffragette
Duration:00:06:57
Anthony Minghella, Oscar-winning film director
Duration:00:14:33
Graham Hill, racing driver
Duration:00:08:34
Sir Henry Cecil, racehorse trainer
Duration:00:10:59
Tirzah Garwood, wood engraver and artist
Duration:00:10:17
Mick McManus, wrestler
Duration:00:07:47
Kay Mander, documentary film-maker
Duration:00:06:36
Ulric Cross, Air Force officer
Duration:00:15:43
Jean Hartley, publisher and autobiographer
Duration:00:12:54
Abdullah Yusuf Ali, civil servant and Islamic scholar
Duration:00:09:48
Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize winning writer
Duration:00:18:30
Sylvia Pankhurst, political activist
Duration:00:22:40
Audrey Hepburn, film actor
Duration:00:12:34
Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister (part five)
Duration:00:16:35
Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister (part four)
Duration:00:12:20