Catherine the Great
Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796
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| 2025 |
Horrible Histories
Launched Horrible Science spin-off series, following the previous 2015 CITV series.
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| April 2025 |
Great Lives
Great Lives radio series begins its 66th series, featuring a diverse range of notable personalities discussed by guest presenters, including topics such as artists, musicians, comedians, and historical figures.
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| February 2025 |
Great Lives
End of Series 65 of Great Lives, which included episodes featuring notable figures such as Doug Allan discussing Jacques Cousteau, Hannah Critchlow on Colin Blakemore, and Lauren Cuthbertson exploring Margot Fonteyn's life.
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| 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Marked 15 years on air, with 11 series, multiple specials and spin-offs, a feature film, and two sold-out BBC Proms.
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| December 2024 |
Great Lives
Start of Series 65 of Great Lives, featuring Ekow Eshun discussing Justin Fashanu, the first professional footballer to be openly gay, with Matthew Parris as presenter.
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| November 2024 |
The War of Greedy Witches
Yen Press plans to begin English publication of the manga.
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| October 24 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Announced to receive a BAFTA Special Award in recognition of its extraordinary cultural and social impact.
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| September 2024 |
Great Lives
Anneka Rice discusses Jane Morris, model and muse, in the Great Lives programme
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| September 2024 |
Great Lives
Jo Brand presents an episode about Bessie Smith, blues singer
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Henry Marsh explores the life and work of Ignaz Semmelweis, physician and scientist
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Miriam Margolyes discusses Charles Dickens during the Great Lives programme with Matthew Parris as the presenter
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Julien Temple profiles Christopher Marlowe during the Great Lives programme
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Zing Tsjeng explores the life of Hilma af Klint in the Great Lives series
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Conn Iggulden discusses the life of Nero, Roman Emperor, in the Great Lives series
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| June 2024 |
The War of Greedy Witches
Yen Press announces licensing of the series for English publication.
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| May 2024 |
Great Lives
Conclusion of Series 63 of Great Lives, which included episodes about E. Nesbit, Frank Whittle, Queen Emma, Lady Rachel MacRobert, and Maria Callas among other notable figures.
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| April 2024 |
Great Lives
Start of Series 63 of Great Lives radio programme, featuring discussions about notable individuals like Gerard Hoffnung, Sir Bruce Forsyth, and Antoni Gaudí.
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| January 2024 |
Great Lives
Concluded the 62nd series of Great Lives radio programme, featuring discussions about Thomas Jefferson and Harry Belafonte among other notable personalities.
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| 2023 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the third time.
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| 2023 | Season 4 of the TV series 'Ekaterina' titled 'Favorites' was released, focusing on favorite episodes from previous seasons. |
| 2023 |
Grigory Orlov
Sacha Dhawan portrays another fictionalized version of Grigory Orlov named Count Orlo in the same television series, who is eventually killed by Catherine in the third-season premiere while hunting in the forest with Peter.
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| December 2023 |
Great Lives
Continued as part of Great Lives radio programme series 62, with discussions about various notable figures including Diana Barnato Walker and JG Ballard.
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| November 2023 |
Great Lives
Featured in Great Lives radio programme series 62, discussing Mohammad Mossadegh's life and legacy, with Matthew Parris as the presenter.
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| October 5 2023 | Fourth and final season of 'Ekaterina' premieres, concluding the historical television series about Catherine the Great. |
| September 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme Series 61 concludes in September, highlighting biographical discussions of diverse personalities including Lady Eve Balfour, Gerrard Winstanley, and Ludwig Koch
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| August 2023 | Hulu announced that the third season of 'The Great' would be the series' last. |
| July 2023 |
The War of Greedy Witches
The manga reached over 1 million copies in circulation, marking a significant milestone in its commercial success.
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| June 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme Series 61 begins, featuring episodes on notable figures such as Tony Benn, Stamford Raffles, Donella Meadows, and Jessye Norman, among others
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| May 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme series 60 concludes, having explored the lives of significant historical and contemporary individuals across diverse fields.
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| May 12 2023 | The third and final season of 'The Great' premiered on Hulu. |
| April 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme series 60 begins, featuring discussions about notable figures including Arthur Ashe, Matthew Henson, Kofi Annan, and others, presented by various broadcasters and personalities.
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| January 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives radio programme continues Series 59, with episodes exploring the lives of Olivia Laing, Christopher Lloyd, Bob Harris, Matt Busby, Roger Deakin, Adjoa Andoh, and Zora Neale Hurston.
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| 2022 | Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult were both nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress and Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, respectively. |
| December 2022 |
Great Lives
Great Lives radio programme begins Series 59, featuring episodes discussing notable personalities including Olia Hercules, Alla Horska, Noddy Holder, Chuck Berry, Minette Batters, Henry Plumb, Nick Hayes, Patrick Barkham, Chris McCausland, Kurt Cobain, and others.
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| December 2022 |
The War of Greedy Witches
Digital English publication of the manga begins on Coamix and Imagineer's MangaHot app.
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| December 28 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
Monument was dismantled as part of Ukraine's derussification efforts.
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| November 30 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
The Odesa City Council voted 43-0 to dismantle and move the monument, with Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov changing his stance to support removal based on public polls.
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| November 22 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
A petition proposing to exchange the 'Raccoon of Kherson' for the monument was created, receiving over 6,500 signatures by this date.
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| October 2022 |
Horrible Histories
A special episode celebrating the BBC's 100th anniversary was broadcast.
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| September 2022 |
Great Lives
Conclusion of Series 58 of Great Lives programme, which included episodes about the women of the Morant Bay rebellion
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| July 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
A petition to replace the monument with a statue of American actor Billy Herrington received over 25,000 votes, prompting President Zelenskyy to ask the Odesa City Council to discuss monument removal.
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| May 2022 |
Great Lives
Series 57 of Great Lives radio programme concluded, having explored the lives of various influential figures from different fields including film, journalism, television, literature, music, politics, performance, and entertainment.
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| May 2022 |
Great Lives
Start of Series 58 of Great Lives programme, featuring discussions about notable figures including Johan Cruyff, BS Johnson, Ravi Shankar, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Rosalind Franklin, Amrita Pritam, George Lascelles, and Astrid Lindgren
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| April 2022 |
Great Lives
Series 57 of Great Lives radio programme began, featuring a diverse range of notable individuals discussed by guest presenters, including topics such as Lindsay Anderson, Tom Hopkinson, Kaye Webb, Ira Aldridge, Gil Scott-Heron, Tony Wilson, Joan Rhodes, and Judy Garland.
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| January 2022 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme continues Series 56, exploring biographies of historical and contemporary personalities
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| January 2022 | Series is renewed for a third season. |
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