History's Heroes

History's Youngest Heroes

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Charles Dickens and the Train Crash

The Sisters Who Took On A Dictator

BONUS: The Sisters Who Took On A Dictator, Part 2

Wat Tyler and the Peasants’ Revolt

Eileen Kampakuta Brown and the Anti‑Nuclear Campaign

Eleanor of Aquitaine: Medieval Queen Supreme

BONUS: Eleanor of Aquitaine: Medieval Queen Supreme Part 2

Sophie Blanchard Takes to the Skies

Vuyisile Mini: The Voice That Defied Apartheid

Margaret Cavendish Blazes Through the World

BONUS Margaret Cavendish Blazes Through the World Part 2

Maharani Jindan Kaur – The Last Queen of the Punjab

Washington and Emily Roebling: Superstars of Suspension

Rose Heilbron QC and The Cameo Murder

Ita Ekpenyon and the Blitz

Agent Zo's Leap of Faith

Dudley Clarke: The Great Deceiver

Leif Larsen and the Shetland Bus

The Night Witches

Operation Anthropoid

The Salon Albahari

Witold Pilecki: The Infiltrator

Curt Bloch and the Underwater Cabaret

Noor Khan: The Operator

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William Marshal: The Greatest Medieval Knight

Ida B. Wells and the Red Recorder

The Ballad of Crazy Horse

Margery Kempe: Ministry of Tears

2 December 2024

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Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

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