Spanning seventy years, Queen Elizabeth II’s reign saw the world change beyond recognition.

From her earliest public appearances, representing her father King George VI, to her roles as sister, wife, mother, and mother-in-law, she was never far from the headlines.

But what was life like for the young princess, who dreamed of a baby brother who might take the throne instead?

How did she modernize an ancient role to fit a changing world, while managing a family so often overshadowed by scandal?

This is the first in a special two-part biography of Queen Elizabeth the Second.

This is a biography of Queen Elizabeth II.

A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by Paul McGann.

Written by Jo Furniss. With thanks to Dr. Tracy Borman, author of Crown and Sceptre; and Dr. Tessa Dunlop, author of Elizabeth and Phillip.

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In 1509, at just seventeen years old, Henry VIII was crowned King of England. Over the next four decades, he would burn through six marriages, bankrupt the nation, and vandalise his country’s cultural heritage in his quest for supreme power.

But how did England’s most eligible bachelor degenerate into a bloated despot, and one of the worst husbands in history?

Was Henry simply a psychopath, or a complex man who dragged Britain from the Dark Ages into the modern era?

This is a biography of Henry VIII.

A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by Paul McGann.

Written by Jo Furniss. With thanks to Dr Tracy Borman, historian and author of Crown and Sceptre.

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Forged by the Great Depression, Bonnie and Clyde became icons of lawlessness, thrilling and shocking America with their crime sprees and doomed romance.

But what drove them to lives of such violence? How did they evade the full might of the police for so long? And what finally brought their adventure to an end?

This is a biography of Bonnie and Clyde.

A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by Paul McGann.

Written by Danny Marshall, with thanks to Paul Schneider, journalist and author of Bonnie and Clyde – The Lives Behind The Legend.

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