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The Half Life of Brian: A Bri-ef History of Modern Times

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The Half Life of Brian: A Bri-ef History of Modern Times

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The Half Life of Brian: A Bri-ef History of Modern Times

Carlberg Modern History

The Half Life of Brian: A Bri-ef History of Modern Times

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The Half Life of Brian: A Bri-ef History of Modern Times

Carlberg Modern History

The Half Life of Brian: A Bri-ef History of Modern Times

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1996: Dingdong Merrily on Bri & Merry Christmas! The penultimate HLOB of 2020 arrives in festive time courtesy of the 4th wise man & his sacred son. Brian Down with the Kidz is back for Christmas & topics from the Spice Girls, to Euro 96, Wheel
Forget the US election. Only one man’s campaign is worth your seal of approval - Brian’s back for his 1995 diary. London gangsters, the trial of the century. A Prime minister. A bomb. Massacres & worse still fiendish plot to cash in on the no.1
The year is 1994. After a bit of a break the first decade of Dad continues its saga. Controversial presidents, dictators, civil wars came & went in 1994 - not to mention the mystic sociopolitical powers of a certain diarist’s facial hair. Keega
The podcast 65 mill...33 years in the making is back for 1993. Your faithful fossil and dino obsessive combo is back to talk the events of a monster year in history, movies and the death of many a celebrity. Who was David Karesh? How did James
As we move into 92 - Brian and James are back with another bombtrack recap of a year in which the US faced civil unrest, a scandalous POTUS enters the scene & the Queen faces PR headache. Sound familiar? All that’s missing is her corona-nation!
Our 1st history podcast of life BBC - Before Brian Carlberg. We talk after 8th May or VE Day in the UK. But what actually happened in the lead up? Where was the war fought and won/lost. How does it compare to 8th May in 1992? Brian tells all...
With the era of Grunge & Guns & Roses upon us Brian is rocking on with his 1991 efforts. James is at school with the Middle East in turmoil and the Cold War and the Soviets history. More quizzes. Sheeran, Mercury, Capra, Grandma - all feature a
The 80’s are over and James’ formative years begin. Brian is powering on with the diaries and 1990 is here for your listening pleasure. Germany is reunited, Thatcher’s Iron reign is over and latecomer Alan royally betrays James. Find out what l
1989 - the 80’s are on their way out but the diary entries are in. What links Chinese democracy protests with Newquay? What do a Monty Python star, Newcastle United & the USSR have in common? The Carlbergs hit the small screen too! This and mor
The difficult second album is here - 1988. Super guns and super sons on the horizon, analysis of the sporting year and Brian summarises the history of a midlands town and the Middle East barely pausing for breath. A wild Alan appears. A toast b
1987 - A Half-Life Is Born - Dad’s first diary is dusted off and a saga 33 years in the making begins. Who was born? Died? Any we miss or any we definitely won’t? Why do Trekkies in the Midlands hate James? And via Brian himself, the greatest b
A snapshot of the father son podcast bringing local history and that of the world together. Dad has kept a diary since 1987 daily-chronicling the events local, global, critical & trivial. Listen to a pod for each year and subscribe. Follow us t
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