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Compact Biographies

Compact Biographies

Each week, we aim to bring you interesting information about interesting people in the form of short, compact biographies, which can be read on our website or listened to as a podcast episode. We hope you enjoy them.

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All Episodes

07:39

Ada Lovelace - S08E01

Compact Biographies ·

2019/07/04

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 Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:56

Charles Babbage - S07E10

Compact Biographies ·

2019/06/27

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 Babbage Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:30

Beatrix Potter - S07E09

Compact Biographies ·

2019/06/27

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. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:14

Bertrand Russell - S07E08

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2019/04/25

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. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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09:48

Billie Holiday - S07E07

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2019/04/18

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. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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13:52

Jackie Robinson - S07E06

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2019/04/11

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. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:28

Ginger Rogers - S07E05

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2019/04/04

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 Astaire and she is of course - Ginger Rogers. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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12:11

Johannes Kepler - S07E04

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2019/03/28

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 up with fundemental laws of motion along the way - Johannes Kepler. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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12:00

Elvis Presley - S07E03

Compact Biographies ·

2019/03/21

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. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:19

Thomas Becket - S07E02

Compact Biographies ·

2019/03/14

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 by a King who couldn't get what he wanted - Thomas Becket. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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12:34

Albert Einstein - S07E01

Compact Biographies ·

2019/03/07

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. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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09:20

David Bowie - S06E10

Compact Biographies ·

2018/12/20

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. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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11:28

Audrey Hepburn - S06E09

Compact Biographies ·

2018/12/13

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 in the world and the most beautiful woman of the 20th Century - Audrey Hepburn. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:52

Douglas Adams - S06E08

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2018/12/06

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 probably always be remembered for his amazing comedy sci-fi radio series, The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams.

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07:27

Thomas Jefferson - S06E07

Compact Biographies ·

2018/11/29

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 United States - Thomas Jefferson.

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06:51

Lee Marvin - S06E06

Compact Biographies ·

2018/11/22

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 Hollywood's best loved Western and war movie actors - Lee Marvin.

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12:11

Rudyard Kipling - S06E05

Compact Biographies ·

2018/11/15

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 Mowgli in his Jungle Books, the author Rudyard Kipling.

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08:11

Rosa Parks - S06E04

Compact Biographies ·

2018/11/08

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 become one of the best-known figures in the fight for racial equality in the USA - Rosa Parks.

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08:52

Guy Fawkes - S06E03

Compact Biographies ·

2018/11/01

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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07:44

Ulysses S. Grant - S06E02

Compact Biographies ·

2018/10/25

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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