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History is shaped by extraordinary people.
Visionary writers like Agatha Christie. Fearless pioneers such as Amelia Earhart. Ruthless rulers including Henry VIII and Cleopatra. Groundbreaking musicians, inventors, revolutionaries, explorers and leaders whose ambition, talent and influence transformed the course of history.
Welcome to Noiser’s Biography series, where immersive storytelling, powerful narration and richly crafted sound transport you into the lives, rivalries, triumphs and downfalls of the figures who shaped our world, one story at a time.
A Noiser production, narrated by Paul McGann and John Hopkins.
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- Winston Churchill · 51 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 26Winston Churchill is one of the most recognizable figures of the twentieth century. Voted ‘the greatest Briton’ in 2002, he’s remembered for his unfailing leadership throughout…
- Charles Dickens · 47 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 25Charles Dickens is widely considered one of the greatest English novelists. His works shone a light on prevalent issues of his era, such as poverty, disease, and inequality, and…
- Jane Austen · 43 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 24Jane Austen is probably the most famous female writer in history. Her novels have gone on to inspire countless films, plays, and television dramas all over the world, and have…
- Margaret Thatcher · 49 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 23Margaret Thatcher was one of the most controversial figures of the 20th Century. Praised by some as a fearless leader and feminist icon, and despised by others as a heartless…
- Joan of Arc · 47 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 22Joan of Arc is a historical superstar, a peasant who rose above her rank and gender to help free France from foreign occupation. Claiming to be acting under the orders of saints…
- Marilyn Monroe · 47 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 21Marilyn Monroe was one of the most famous screen actors of all time. Known for her charisma and beauty, her private life and turbulent health made headlines throughout her…
- Charlie Chaplin · 52 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 20The first truly global celebrity, Charlie Chaplin was once the most famous man in the world. The king of the silent movie, over the course of 82 films his wistful slapstick saw…
- Thomas Edison · 55 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 19Thomas Edison was one of history’s greatest inventors, a man who gave the world not only electric light but other landmark innovations in sound recording and moving pictures. He…
- Alexander the Great · 44 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 18Though he ruled for just thirteen years, Alexander the Great casts a long shadow, famed as much for his hedonistic lifestyle as his military genius. But how did he become one of…
- Muhammad Ali · 49 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 17From the day he burst onto the scene, Muhammad Ali changed boxing history. But he also influenced the American civil rights movement, the perception of Islam, the view of the…
- Frida Kahlo · 50 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 16Frida Kahlo is as much a modern icon for her personal flair as she is for her paintings. But how did her style develop, and what did she intend it to communicate? What was so…
- William Shakespeare · 51 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 15No single writer has shaped the way we speak and think more than William Shakespeare. Whether we’re being cruel to be kind, wearing our hearts on our sleeves, or wrestling with…
- Pocahontas · 51 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 14Pocahontas is probably the best known Native American in history. But the true story of her life has been eclipsed by a fictionalised version, played out as a romance between an…
- Abraham Lincoln · 59 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 13Abraham Lincoln’s life reads like an American folk tale: the story of a boy born into poverty, whose drive and determination saw him become the most powerful man in the nation…
- Vincent Van Gogh · 48 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 12Vincent van Gogh was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of art. But though he created thousands of drawings and paintings, his life was one of…
- Albert Einstein · 51 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 11Albert Einstein overhauled our understanding of the universe—from the sub-atomic level to beyond the edges of the cosmos. Today his ideas are in evidence everywhere, from…
- Cleopatra · 53 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 10The last of the Ptolemaic Pharoahs, Cleopatra has captivated our imaginations for centuries. Though some write her off as a manipulative femme fatale, her competence as a ruler…
- Amelia Earhart · 52 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 9As one of the great pioneers of air travel, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She pushed aviation technology to its limits, broke countless…
- Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 2 of 2 · 51 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 8As the Queen’s family life grew more complex, the relationship between palace and press intensified. But balancing the need for security and privacy against her very public…
- Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 1 of 2 · 53 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 7Spanning seventy years, Queen Elizabeth II’s reign saw the world change beyond recognition. From her earliest public appearances, representing her father King George VI, to her…
- Henry VIII · 54 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 6In 1509, at just seventeen years old, Henry VIII was crowned King of England. Over the next four decades, he would burn through six marriages, bankrupt the nation, and vandalise…
- Bonnie and Clyde · 56 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 5Forged by the Great Depression, Bonnie and Clyde became icons of lawlessness, thrilling and shocking America with their crime sprees and doomed romance. But what drove them to…
- William Wallace · 41 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 4Despised by the English, mistrusted by the Scottish nobles, and revered by his countrymen, William Wallace is synonymous with the battle for Scottish freedom. But scratch away…
- Rosa Parks · 56 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 3By the time she died in 2005, Rosa Parks was known around the world as an icon of activism. Her act of defiance one ordinary Thursday afternoon in Montgomery, Alabama catapulted…
- Blackbeard · 55 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 2In the early eighteenth century, one man made his name as the most notorious pirate of all time. The legend of Edward Thatch, aka "Blackbeard", has spawned television shows…
- Agatha Christie · 54 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 1The so-called “Queen of Crime”, Agatha Christie remains the best-selling novelist of all time, as well as one of the most prolific. Across 66 novels, 14 short-story collections…
