Show overview
No One Saw It Coming launched in 2025 and has put out 74 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 25 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 26 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. Published by ABC Australia.
From the publisher
The bit players, the unexpected twists, the turning point you missed. Join Walkley award-winner Marc Fennell as he uncovers the incredible moments that changed the course of history. New episodes out Tuesday.
Latest Episodes
View all 74 episodesWhat really happened at Pompeii?
Titanic mistakes sunk a black empire
The prince, the liar, and the race to save cars
The suit that sparked a riot
Richard Fidler: The lie that toppled a regime
Escaped the Nazis and lost by Australia
The queen behind the witch hunts
An 11-year-old sent us on a mission...
The secret Aussie plant that saved D-Day
Grapefruits vs Apartheid
History’s favourite sex toys
The houseplant that changed the British Empire
Stop blaming rats for the plague
A teenager’s party created Hip-Hop
The vote that shocked the world
Beware gifts from Soviet spies
The Met Gala began in a dead woman’s closet
The telegram that caught a killer
Clogged sink doomed a space mission
Ancient Greek built a steam engine for dinner parties
Long before steam trains, before factories, before the Industrial Revolution, someone figured out how to turn steam into motion. And he did it almost two thousand years ago in Ancient Alexandria, and the device he built wasn’t meant to power anything. It was a toy. A party trick.Dr Tatiana Bur, Lecturer in Classics at the Australian National University, tells Marc Fennell (Stuff The British Stole) the story of how one man’s spinning little gadget went on to power the modern world.Binge all the episodes of No One Saw It Coming now on ABC listen (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.Get in touch:Got a story for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]