26 episodes
Legacy Wondery
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3.8 • 153 Ratings
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From Wondery and Goalhanger Podcasts, Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they have the rep they deserve. Should Nina Simone’s role in the civil rights movement be more celebrated than it is? When you find out what Picasso got up to in his studio, can you still admire his art? Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant - or both? (And, while we’re at it, was he even short?) Legacy is the show that looks at big lives from the perspective of now – and doesn’t always like what it sees.
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Alan Turing | An Awkward Genius
A curious bookish boy, Alan Turing is already an outsider at a young age. But at Cambridge, he comes up with an idea that shapes the foundation of computer science. His genius will later alter the course of the Second World War. But Turing's personal life will destroy his reputation for generations to come.
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Alan Turing | Cracking the Code
The stakes are high for Turing and his team of codebreakers as they try to decrypt Nazi messages. Known as “Prof”, Turing and his eccentricities are central to life at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. Will he and his team be able to turn the tide in Britain’s favour?
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Alan Turing | Illegal Love
Turing returns to a normal social life after the war, where he is open about his sexual orientation with his friends. Until a burglary turns everything upside down and Turing faces the reality of being criminalised for who you love. Will Turing survive this?
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Alan Turing | A Forgotten Hero
Alan Turing’s life is tragically cut short. And his crucial impact during the war remains unknown for years. But in the 21st century, his legacy in Artificial Intelligence is more relevant than ever and so is his identity as a queer man. How should we reassess the legacy of Alan Turing?
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Nina Simone | The Road to Carnegie Hall
Born in the Jim Crow South, Nina Simone's talent is obvious from an early age. She dreams of becoming the first black classical pianist but after a life-changing rejection, she has no choice but to reinvent herself...
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Nina Simone | To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Nina Simone's star is rising - however cracks in her personal life are starting to show. Meanwhile, the civil rights movement is catching up with her. Where does she stand in the midst of this? And will she be on the right side of history?
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Customer Reviews
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I’m afraid I agree with EveHWM and others, this format is absolutely beneath both of you.
Lovely to listen to
Love both presenters and topics. Well done!
Wondery ruin the medium
The potential here lies in interesting (in this case serious) subjects, knowledgeable presenters and the magic of the podcast medium, which comes from more time & space for the natural spontaneity, character & quality of presenters to come out. In their eagerness to copy and paste successful formulas & monetize, wondery have destroyed that magic with a clunky, artificial assembly of box ticking talent and space filling segments off a backroom production line. Here the presenters have no time to make this podcast their own, establish a convincing relationship or show any genuine personality. When not being interrupted by too many ads for other shows, they’re constantly jumping in & out of fictionalised scenes scripted by researchers that sound facile & as if aimed at schoolchildren. It adds up to a bitty, frustrating and totally unengaging experience. The producers/directors/company that made this clearly don’t understand what makes podcasts work. A gloriously simple medium ruined by opportunist bandwagon-jumpers.