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14/03/2024
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19/06/2024

28/11/2025

Haile Selassie: The King of Kings Who Lost Everything

In this gripping Blind History episode, Gareth Cliff and Anthony Mederer unpack the rise and fall of Haile Selassie. The “King of Kings” who became a god to some, a symbol of resistance to others, and a deeply flawed ruler to those closest to his throne. From ancient bloodlines and global coronations to exile, famine, and a secretive death, this is the extraordinary and tragic story behind one of Africa’s most mythologised leaders.

28/11/2025

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21 min
12/11/2025

Henry VIII: The King Who Lost His Mind (and His Wives)

Gareth Cliff and Anthony Mederer dive into the wild, gruesome, and utterly fascinating life of England’s most infamous monarch, Henry VIII. From Renaissance poster boy to paranoid tyrant, Henry’s story is one of brilliance, blood, and betrayal. The man who split from the Church of Rome for love, kept a polar bear as a pet, and had servants wipe his royal behind. This episode unpacks how one king reshaped England forever… and nearly destroyed it in the process.

12/11/2025

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22 min
16/08/2021

Lion Stories: Part 1

Wild lions face a dire threat across the continent, where their numbers and range have been diminishing rapidly over the last few decades. In this episode, we explore the importance of lions in the contexts of ecology and human history. We also find out how the exploitation of lions has become an accepted part of wildlife tourism. Taylor Blinds & Shutters

16/08/2021

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15 min
22/11/2022

Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine

The fiery, furious relationship between the medieval era’s most famous power couple led to glory and terrible failure. The empire they presided over was the greatest empire in the West since the time of Charlemagne. He was 9 years younger than her, but she matched his energy. When they weren’t making love and producing one of many children, they were plotting against each other or fighting like cat and dog. She took no prisoners, but he made her one for 15 years. The world, it seems, wasn’t big enough for Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

22/11/2022

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26 min
27/08/2020

Rebranding a Country (Peter Economides)

How do you rebuild a country whose government was corrupt, whose economy collapsed, whose unemployment rate was more than 25%... a country whose young people were leaving in droves, looking for new opportunities? No, we're not talking about South Africa - but it took a South African to get the job done. This story is the subject of a documentary movie called Freedom Besieged by Canadian director, Panayotis Yannitsos. Apart from Peter Economides, the film features Noam Chomsky, Peter Diamandis (Singularity University), the Greek Prime Minister, Jordan Peterson and others. It is also a case study included in course material at a few major universities, including McGill in Montreal.

27/08/2020

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20 min
21/11/2025

Theodora: Empress, Survivor, Seductress

Gareth Cliff and Anthony Mederer uncover the extraordinary rise of Theodora — the seductive stage performer who became one of the most powerful women in Byzantine history. From scandalous beginnings in Constantinople’s seedy theatres to ruling side-by-side with Emperor Justinian, Theodora’s journey is a tale of grit, ambition, and sheer brilliance. Discover how this former “circus act” became an unshakeable empress who faced down riots, shaped an empire, and redefined what power looked like in the ancient world. A love story, a political thriller, and a legend wrapped into one remarkable woman.

21/11/2025

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35 min
11/11/2020

Shark Stories: Part 2

Our planet is home to an almost incomprehensible amount of living creatures. But there’s arguably only one animal that has the ability to generate fear, awe and controversy in equal measure: the shark. Great Whites are either a danger to humans, the quintessential apex predator, or a problem that needs to be solved - taking a stand on any of those viewpoints means you’re going to come up against opposition from somewhere. And that’s because sharks are largely misunderstood.   In this podcast, we tell the story of the Great White shark from as many angles as possible: from the origin of their reputation as ruthless killers of humans, to their incredible trans-oceanic journeys; from their part in marine ecosystems, to their international TV stardom... and even their influence on our economy. Taylor Blinds & Shutters

11/11/2020

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19 min
06/12/2022

Nelson Mandela

The most famous South African, the first democratically elected president of the Rainbow Nation, the anti-apartheid icon, and the man who spent 27 years in prison for his conviction and devotion to the cause. There are many ways to describe Nelson Mandela, but we had to end this season with a big one. Here’s the story of a man most of us wouldn’t even think of as a part of history - mostly because he’s still very much in our present.

06/12/2022

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28 min
04/02/2019

Coming soon... Blind History

Blind History is a crash course in getting to know history’s greatest men and women - and by great we don’t always mean good. Hosted by Gareth Cliff and Anthony Mederer from Taylor Blinds, this series will tell you what the history books sometimes leave out - the sordid stories, the less well-known details, some of the stuff they didn’t teach you at school. Each person will help you put a piece of the puzzle in place, and bring history to life in 15 conversational minutes. Brought to you by Taylor Blinds & Shutters. Taylor Blinds & Shutters

04/02/2019

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1 min
03/07/2023

Regret and Acceptance

Bernard Buys, aka Betty Bangles, has had some strange encounters after announcing his plans to emigrate and is unsure how to deal with it. Dr Hanan Bushkin gives him some guidance on how one should react to such encounters, and make the best decision for your future self.

03/07/2023

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14 min

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