Compact Biographies

In the fourth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an English King who won the Wars of the Roses and founded the Tudor dynasty - King Henry VII. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at www.5minutebiographies.com/youtube or by perhaps buying me a coffee at www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee - Thanks!

In the third episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man who became known as the King of Soul and produced such timeless classics as You Send Me, Chain Gang and Twistin' the Night Away. We will never know how many hits he may have had as he was shot and killed in 1964 at the age of only 33. He was Sam Cooke. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at www.5minutebiographies.com/youtube or by perhaps buying me a coffee at www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee - Thanks!

In the second episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man who became one of London's most popular playwrights but was also persecuted for his sexuality. After a promising start to his writing career he spent time in prison and ended up with nothing - Oscar Wilde. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at www.5minutebiographies.com/youtube or by perhaps buying me a coffee at www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee - Thanks!

In the first episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a young woman who was accused of witchcraft and heresy and who was burned at the stake at the age of 19 only for her to later be found innocent. She was made a Saint over 400 years later. She was Joan of Arc. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at www.5minutebiographies.com/youtube or by perhaps buying me a coffee at www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee - Thanks!

In the tenth and final episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is credited with inventing the telephone - Alexander Graham Bell. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at www.5minutebiographies.com/youtube or by perhaps buying me a coffee at www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee - Thanks!

In the ninth episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the first actress to sign a million-dollar contract and one of the founders of United Artists - Mary Pickford. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the eighth episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a legend of the electric guitar. A gifted musician who died too young - Jimi Hendrix. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the seventh episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a King of England who reigned during the English civil war until he was captured by parliament, tried for treason and executed - King Charles I. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the sixth episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the first women to become a professional writer - Jane Austen. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the fifth episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a Hollywood great that suffered from depression and died too soon - Vivien Leigh. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the fourth episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the giants of science fiction storytelling - Jules Verne. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the third episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most notorious criminal gang leaders in history - Al Capone. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the second episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most influential figures in the history of civil rights - Martin Luther King Jr. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the first episode of season 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the 40th President of the United States - Ronald Reagan. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the tenth and final episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the all too short life of one of the UK's most talented vocalists - Amy Winehouse. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the ninth episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the serial killer Ted Bundy. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the eighth episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an actress who became one of Hollywood's most famous pin-ups and sex symbols during the 1940s - Jane Russell. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the seventh episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an actor who at one point was the highest-paid in Hollywood and was simply known as Bogie - Humphrey Bogart. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In this special episode of 5 Minute Biographies, we interview the author of the book Boneheads and Brainiacs, Dr Moira Dolan, within which she takes a look at the backstory and culture of the winners of the Nobel prize for medicine during its first 50 years, some of whom were scoundrels and villains whereas others were found to be true heroes. Dr Moira Dolan's website: https://moiradolan.com/ Please support your local book store but failing that here are a couple of links to the book on Amazon (affiliate links): - Paperback - Kindle Edition - Audiobook Please also consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the sixth episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the greatest racing drivers of all time - Juan Manuel Fangio. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the fifth episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the man who many call one of the greatest generals in history - Alexander the Great. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the fourth episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the two wive's of King Henry VIII to be executed and the one who gave birth to arguably one of England's greatest monarchs - Anne Boleyn. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the third episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life the actress and socialite who was crowned as Miss Hungary and had no less than 9 husbands - Zsa Zsa Gabor. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the second episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the third President of the United States - James Madison. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the first episode of season 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the Argentinian revolutionary who helped to overthrow the Cuban government - Che Guevara. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the tenth and final episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the only President of the United States ever to resign from office - Richard Nixon. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the ninth episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who became a king and oversaw the dismantling of the British empire - King George V. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the eighth episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at probably the best-loved author from the 19th century - Charles Dickens. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the seventh episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a Hollywood actress who gave up acting at the age of 26 to become Princess Grace of Monaco - Grace Kelly. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the sixth episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an English statesman who is credited with being the father of modern policing - Sir Robert Peel. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the fifth episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is widely considered to be the most famous Hollywood Western movie actor of all time - John Wayne. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the fourth episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man whose name has become synonymous with the theory of evolution - Charles Darwin. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the third episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the woman who was named the 20th greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema - Lauren Bacall. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the second episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was the first to stand on top of the world, when, in 1953 he reached the summit of Mount Everest - Sir Edmund Hillary. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the first episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who became the 31st President of the United States of America - Herbert Hoover. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the tenth and final episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is considered the father of modern theoretical physics and who was instrumental in the creation of the atomic bomb - J. Robert Oppenheimer. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the ninth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was a member of The Rat Pack and became known as the King of Cool - Dean Martin. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the eighth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who set up probably the largest movie and entertainment company in the world - Walt Disney. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the seventh episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who created the iconic science fiction TV show and movie franchise, Star Trek - Gene Roddenberry. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the sixth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who wrote some of the most popular music in history - Irving Berlin. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the fifth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most beloved women the UK has ever known - Princess Diana. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the fourth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is considered to be one of the most popular and influential singers of the 20th century - Frank Sinatra. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the third episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a brief look at the life of the man who tried to get the the East Indies and stumbled across the Americas - Christopher Columbus. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the second episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a brief look at the life of Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the first episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of entrepreneur and philanthropist Joh D. Rockefeller. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the tenth and final episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the founding fathers of the United States of America - Alexander Hamilton. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the ninth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the renaissance artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome - Michelangelo. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the eighth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a brief look at the life of the man who had a hand in the building of the Statue of Liberty and who also has an iconic landmark tower in Paris named after him - Gustave Eiffel. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the seventh episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an American cultural hero who became known as the King of the Wild Frontier - Davy Crockett. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

In the sixth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most beautiful women in the history of Hollywood - Lana Turner. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!