The 5 Best 5 Minute Biographies Podcast Episodes
1) Catherine de Medici - S04E09
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...Show More
2) George Washington
“The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon” – George Washington George Washington was born on 22 February 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA. He is most well k...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Marie Curie
In season 2, episode 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
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Guy Fawkes
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.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Susan B. Anthony
In the fifth episode of season four of 5 Minute Biographies we take a look at the life of America social reformer and women's rights activist, Susan B. Anthony
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Tina Turner
Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock on 26 November 1939 in Brownsville, Tennessee, and went on to become one of the most commanding performers in modern music. From early success on the American tou...Show More
7) Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin changed science by learning how to see what others could not. Born on 12 May 1910, she became a pioneer of X-ray crystallography, revealing the structures of penicillin, vitamin B12, a...Show More
8) Captain Kidd
William Kidd sailed under a legal commission on 11 December 1695, tasked with hunting pirates in the Indian Ocean. Within six years, he would be hanged at Execution Dock on 23 May 1701, condemned as o...Show More
9) Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman arrived on screen with rare authority, a presence shaped by theatre, discipline, and a refusal to rush. From his film debut as Hans Gruber in Die Hard (released 15 July 1988) to his long,...Show More
10) Ramanujan
Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on 22 December 1887 in Erode, India, and produced mathematics so original that it baffled experts across continents. Working largely in isolation, with little formal train...Show More