The Attack at Broken Hill
On New Year’s Day 1915, Badsha Gool and Mullah Abdullah opened fire on a train of civilians, injuring seven and killing six. The men were Afghan cameleers li…
The Miracle of Dunkirk
At 7pm on the 26th of May 1940, a short signal was transmitted from the dynamo room in Dover Castle. The message simply stated, “Operation Dynamo is to commence”. A few minutes later, a small flotilla of ships slipped out of Dover and began the treacherous but relatively short crossing over the English Channel, arriving at Dunkirk. When the sailors on board the vessels drew close to the shore, they were greeted with an unprecedented sight; thousands of soldiers, wearing their dark inky green uniforms, huddled on the beaches or milled in the water. All of them were gazing towards the horizon; all of them were waiting for hope. Join us this week as we take a look at the amazing story of the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Is There Slavery Today?
Many think that slavery was a terrible thing that haunted the world – ages ago. And yet, there are more slaves in our world today, than at any other time in …
The Penguin’s Shepherd
When foxes discovered little penguins on a small Australian island off the coast of Warrnambool, they nearly wiped the colony out. But a farmer came up with a novel way to protect the birds. Bring in the maremma dogs. These fluffy white dogs have deterred the foxes and saved the penguins.
The Secret of Nuremberg
Adolf Hitler could have saved himself, his people and the world a lot of heartache and agony if only he’d taken note of an ancient prophecy, cast in stone, a…
The Power Of Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm, achievement and success go hand in hand, but enthusiasm always comes first. Enthusiasm inspires confidence, increases vitality, raises morale and…
Defiance – The Bielski Partisans
History depicts the holocaust as one of the worst incidents of genocide the world has ever seen. Rarely do we see Jews during World War II as heroes of a dar…
The Lighthouse
God is always ready to be your Lighthouse in the storms of life. He has the power to either calm the storm or carry you through it. He is like the lighthouse…
Ahead of Anger
In a sense, the world seems to be getting smaller because we now know more about it. So it is with the brain. Learning more about the brain can help us to get the best out of this control centre of the body. Our next program, Ahead of Anger, will introduce us to an amazing aspect of brain function and we will even discuss how to deal with anger.
The Underground Railroad
Join Gary Kent as he pays a visit to another world, another age, a nineteenth-century New England village, that has been rebuilt. He talks about why a town l…