Hindsight

Truganini: The Story of Tasmania’s First People Sep 01, 2023

When Truganini died, she was mistakenly declared the last Tasmanian Aboriginal. Though some say she sold out her people, in hindsight, Truganini’s survival allowed future generations to learn about the near annihilation of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania.

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Frida Kahlo: Behind the Canvas Aug 18, 2023

Frida Kahlo was a master of self portraits. Her uncompromising oil paintings, always deeply personal, dealt with identity, the human body and death. It wasn’t until after her own death that she was regarded as a revolutionary artist. In hindsight, it’s easy to see how The Two Fridas can be reconciled into one extraordinary woman.

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Eva Perón: Argentina's Controversial First Lady Aug 04, 2023

Eva Perón was a woman who beat the odds to become an inspiration to the people of Argentina. While powerful and popular, in hindsight, she was also complicated and controversial.

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Madame Mao: China's Feared First Lady Jul 21, 2023

Madame Mao was one of the most powerful women in modern Chinese history. But she left behind a trail of many thousands of graves. As one of the Gang of Four, her violence and acts of revenge had no limits. In hindsight, her ruthlessness propelled her to power and downfall.

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Amelia Earhart: American Aviation Pioneer Jul 07, 2023

Amelia Earhart was a woman of many firsts. She broke aviation records and challenged conventions about what a woman should do. But critics also questioned whether she was even a good pilot. In hindsight, did her daring and desire for fame result in her demise?

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Winnie Mandela: South Africa's "Mother of the Nation" Jun 23, 2023

Winnie Mandela was hailed as an anti-apartheid hero and reviled as a corrupt child killer. In hindsight, can she be both? If she had never married Nelson Mandela would we even have heard of her? Yes, most likely.
Listen to the first episode of season 6 where we dive into the lives of some of history's most notable women.
Narrated by Charles Dance.
Publishing biweekly.

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Season 6: Hear the lives of some of history’s most notable women Jun 19, 2023

In season 6, we hear about some of history’s most notable women. A 'Mother of the Nation', a communist revolutionary, an aviation pioneer, an unconventional artist, a politician and a survivalist.
Winnie Mandela out on Friday, June 23rd!

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Andres Escobar: The Gentleman of Football Dec 13, 2022

Andrés Escobar was considered the gentleman of football for his clean, calm play on the pitch. But his life was cut short after a mistake at the 1994 World Cup. In hindsight, it was impossible to separate the footballer, and the sport, from the other Escobar in 1990s Colombia.

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Garrincha: The Greatest Dribbler Dec 13, 2022

Brazil's Mané Garrincha was first written off after being born with bent legs. Against the odds, he went on to become one of the greatest dribblers in football. But in hindsight, Garrincha's ultimate undoing began when he was a boy.

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Ferenc Puskas: The Greatest Striker Dec 06, 2022

Hungary's Ferenc Puskás is considered “football’s first international superstar.” There's even a trophy named after him for the player who scores the most 'aesthetically significant goal'. In hindsight, his journey from national hero to fugitive and hero again was already written.

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Lily Parr: Teenage Football Phenomenon Nov 29, 2022

England's Lily Parr became famous during the brief, golden period of women’s football in the 1920s. A time when society had a hard time accepting that the sport was suitable for women. But Parr was formidable and in hindsight, the chain-smoking footballer was very much ahead of her time.

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Lev Yashin: The Black Spider Nov 22, 2022

Lev Yashin was a Soviet-era legend, considered by many to be the best goalkeeper in the game. Scoring on Yashin was considered a career achievement and with a nickname like the Black Spider, you'll find out why.
In hindsight however, although he was adored, Yashin wasn't spared a violent backlash by his fans.

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Diego Maradona: Football’s Flawed Saint Nov 15, 2022

Diego Armando Maradona is often described as having been touched by the divine. But in hindsight, the man was no saint.

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Hindsight Season 5: The Football Edition Nov 13, 2022

Diego Maradona, Lev Yashin, Lily Parr, Ferenc Puskás, Garrincha and Andrés Escobar.
There's more to their lives than just football.

What do they have to say in season 5 of Hindsight?

Actor Charles Dance narrates.

We begin with Argentina's Diego Maradona on November 15.

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Rosa Parks: The Spark of the US Civil Rights Movement Nov 08, 2022

Rosa Parks is known to most as the woman who took a stand by sitting down. In the collective memory, her legacy is confined to that one day, but in hindsight, refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus was neither her first nor her last fight for social justice.

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Sani Abacha: Nigeria’s Most Corrupt Ruler Oct 25, 2022

Sani Abacha is often referred to as the worst and most corrupt ruler in modern Nigerian history. He established a reputation as someone who was good at planning coups. A kingmaker of sorts. But none was more successful, and subsequently destructive, as his own takeover for power.

In hindsight, how did no one see it coming?

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Ulrike Meinhof: German ‘terrorist’ or Post-War Victim? Oct 11, 2022

Ulrike Meinhof - one half of the infamous Baader-Meinhof gang that robbed, bombed, kidnapped and killed their way across Germany in the early 1970s. In hindsight, was she a deranged terrorist who took her own life to evade justice, or a misunderstood victim of a tumultuous, mid-20th century Europe?

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Pol Pot: The making of Cambodia’s Brother #1 Sep 27, 2022

In the West, Pol Pot is synonymous with Cambodia’s infamous “Khmer Rouge”. One of the most brutal dictatorships of the 20th Century. In hindsight, was this a case of one man’s bloodthirsty hunger for power, or the unravelling of a mission for an agrarian utopia?

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Augusto Pinochet: The Triumph of Mediocrity Sep 13, 2022

Augusto Pinochet ruled Chile for 17 years after a coup in 1973. Many who knew him in the years before considered him unremarkable. In hindsight, Pinochet was an accomplished opportunist who seized absolute power, then bullied his way into keeping it.

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Catherine the Great: An enlightened despot? Aug 30, 2022

Strong, determined, cultured and desperate for true love. Catherine the Great was Russia's longest ruling female leader. She was also its last. In hindsight, her rise to power was no accident.

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Hindsight Season 4 Aug 23, 2022

Catherine the Great, Augusto Pinochet, Ulrike Meinhof, Pol Pot, Sani Abacha and Rosa Parks. What do they have to say in season 4 of Hindsight?
Actor Charles Dance narrates.
We begin with Catherine the Great on August 30.

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Marie Curie: The Mother of Radioactivity Feb 22, 2022

Polonium for Poland and Radium for the rays. Marie Curie was a Pole and scientist through and through. But as a woman in the early 20th century, her contributions in discovering two elements nearly went unknown.

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Iva Toguri: US Patriot or Traitor? Feb 15, 2022

Tokyo Rose became a household name in post-World War II United States. But the woman behind the nickname would spend her entire adult life distancing herself from the legend. Iva Toguri, an American of Japanese heritage was caught between two warring worlds and ultimately convicted of treason.

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Idi Amin: The Butcher of Uganda Feb 08, 2022

Charming, gregarious, ready to please. These are the disarming traits of one of Africa’s most violent dictators. For eight years, Idi Amin ruled Uganda with terrifying consequences. Switching alliances became a game and the former boxing champion liked to play.
*Some scenes might be disturbing to some listeners.

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Indira Gandhi: The Rise and Fall of a Dynasty Feb 01, 2022

Indira Gandhi’s path to becoming the first female prime minister of India was inevitable. As the daughter of the country’s first independent leader, she learned from a young age the cost of fighting for one’s beliefs. Her beliefs and desire to continue the family's political dynasty would be both her making and her undoing.

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Muammar Gaddafi: The Philosopher Tyrant Jan 25, 2022

For more than 40 years one man ruled Libya. Muammar Gaddafi. He was no ordinary tyrant. Clever and creative, he designed a handbook to build a new society and woe to anyone who objected to his philosophy in life. From national hero to a hunted recluse, Gaddafi’s ironic transition from freedom fighter to dictator culminated in a horrific defeat.

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Hindsight- Season 3 Trailer Jan 17, 2022

From the mother of radioactivity to the 'mad dog of the Middle East', hear from history's heroes and villains in season 3 of Hindsight. Charles Dance of The Crown and Game of Thrones returns as narrator. Have a listen to what's coming.
New season begins January 25th.

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Gibran Khalil Gibran: The Rebellious Soul May 24, 2021

When Gibran Khalil Gibran was 12 years old, he boarded a ship from Lebanon to the United States with his mother and three siblings. Within a few years only two of them would be alive. Shaped by loss and a distrust of religious and political powers, Gibran's insatiable rebellious soul would go on to create his seminal work, The Prophet. But it didn’t come without sacrifice.

“...the timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness…”

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Forough Farrokhzad: The Rebel Poet May 16, 2021

As an Iranian woman, writing poetry about her own love and lust launched Forough Farrokhzad into infamy. She broke the barriers of sex and society in her poetry, but would suffer for it during her short life. Sin would get her in trouble but it would also be her ultimate salvation. So too for those desperate to read about it.

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Rumi: The Journey May 10, 2021

Without knowing it, you have probably heard of or read Rumi’s words before. Perhaps you were between pain and letting go or wanting and finding love. Wherever you are, the story and words of this great 13th-century Persian poet still expresses what we feel today.

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there”.

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Huda Shaarawi: Groundbreaking Egyptian Feminist May 03, 2021

In a single move, Huda Shaarawi cemented her legacy in Egypt's women's movement. She stepped down from a train in Cairo and before a crowd, pulled back her veil. For an upper-class woman in 1923, revealing her face was a daring and decisive act. But Huda wasn't afraid of pushing the social norms.

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Omar Sharif: The Egyptian Prince of Hollywood Apr 26, 2021

Few are born with as much natural charm and talent as Omar Sharif. The Egyptian actor, with his gap-toothed grin, catapulted to international fame with leading roles in epic Hollywood films such as Dr Zhivago. But a gambling addiction and temper would leave its mark on his third act in life. Still, as dramatic as his opening scene in Lawrence of Arabia, listening to the story of Omar Sharif’s life is also worth the wait.

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Umm Kulthum: Star of the East Apr 19, 2021

How many entertainers can hold an audience’s attention for hours with a single song? Egypt’s Umm Kulthum could, but she was extraordinary - conservative, strategic and positively revered by the masses. This is the rags-to-riches story of the Star of the East. Umm Kulthum at the height of her fame was a magnet for Egypt’s upper class, preeminent poets, composers and politicians. But her rise to superstardom came with its stumbles.

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Hindsight: Season 2 Trailer Apr 18, 2021

In Season 2, Hindsight dives into the lives of famed writers and entertainers who did what others thought impossible. You've heard of them, now it's time to hear from them.

First episode drops April 19.

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Mohamed Morsi: Egypt’s Dance with Democracy Nov 09, 2020

Thousands arrested, injured, killed. The price for a revolution in Egypt was high, but when millions across the country protested for change well, anything was possible, right?
Gone was Egypt’s strongman and in his place, an unlikely leader. Mohamed Morsi - the “spare tire” of a political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood - was in. He was to be a president for all the people. But his meteoric rise and fall proved otherwise.

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Dalida: Darkness in the Spotlight Nov 02, 2020

Dalida broke the glass ceiling for women in the music industry. Her superstar status has even been compared to the likes of Madonna and Céline Dion, but for a woman loved by so many, Dalida never found her one enduring love. One tragedy after another would follow her throughout her life until her death at aged 54. What a life she left behind.

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Ashraf Marwan: Super Spy or Double Agent? Oct 26, 2020

Both Egypt and Israel say they were happy with his work, but Ashraf Marwan died under mysterious circumstances. So, someone was unhappy. A spy for Israel and possibly a double agent working for Egypt. Whose interests did he have at heart? On the day he fell to his death from a balcony in the heart of London, Ashraf Marwan made several frantic phone calls. He had something to say, but he took his secrets to his grave. Well, some of them.

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Saddam Hussein: Titan & Tyrant Oct 19, 2020

Saddam Hussein was reviled and loved, and not necessarily in equal measure. His supporters say the Iraqi president was “just in his injustice”, but his victims would tell a very different story. In 2003, his near quarter of a century rule came to an end when invading US forces found him hiding near his hometown of Tikrit. Saddam was tried on charges relating to mass murder and on the day of his hanging he remained defiant.

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Zaha Hadid: Queen of the Curve Oct 12, 2020

Eccentric, demanding and unapologetic, Dame Zaha Hadid was one of the most innovative architects in modern times, even though her designs and her temperament weren’t for everyone. Decades after moving to the UK from Iraq, she would finally find her place in this male-dominated industry, but she wouldn’t have long to enjoy it.

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Lawrence of Arabia: A liberator, spy or traitor? Oct 05, 2020

TE Lawrence became one of the most famous figures to emerge from World War I. Not so much for his role as a British intelligence officer. Nor his role in the Arab Revolt. Instead, it was because of an international photo exhibit of a young British man in traditional Arab white robes, riding a camel across the deserts of the Arab world. Whether he rejected the limelight or found himself backing into it, Lawrence's role in the Great War would serve as his own inner conflict.

Lawrence of Arabia. Liberator or a man with divided loyalties?

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Hindsight: The Trailer Sep 29, 2020

Ever wonder what history’s most famous and infamous people would say if you asked them for their side of the story? Now you can. In a new docudrama podcast from Al Jazeera, actor Charles Dance plays our narrator, navigating the lives of some of the world’s most memorable figures.

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