Compact Biographies

In the second episode of season 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was the frontman for influential rock group Nirvana - Kurt Cobain 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 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was a policeman in the Indian Police Service, a soldier in the Spanish Civil War and the author of classic novels such as Animal Farm and 1984 - he was George Orwell. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at  www.5minutebiographies.com/youtube  or by...

In the tenth and final episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man who rose through military ranks and ultimately became the self-declared emperor of France before being forced into exile after the Battle of Waterloo - Napoleon Bonaparte. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at  www.5minutebiographies.com/youtub...

In the ninth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a man who started with nothing went on to become heavyweight boxing champion of the world, no less than three times - Muhammad Ali. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at  www.5minutebiographies.com/youtube  or by perhaps buying me a coffee at  www.5minutebiogr...

In the eighth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a child actress who went on to become a Hollywood icon and was almost as famous for her private life as she was for her on-screen persona. Elizabeth Taylor. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at  www.5minutebiographies.com/youtube  or by perhaps buying me a c...

In the seventh episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was a songwriting genius with a hugely flamboyant on-stage personality as the lead singer of one of the greatest rock bands of all time - Queen. He was Freddie Mercury. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at  www.5minutebiographies.com/youtube  or...

In the sixth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who has been described as America's and possibly even the world's greatest inventor. He brought us mass communication, sound recordings, the light bulb and motion pictures among lots of other things - he was Thomas Edison. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube ch...

In the fifth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a motor racing legend who was arguable one of the best ever Formula One drivers but who would also not live long enough to prove it - Ayrton Senna. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at  www.5minutebiographies.com/youtube  or by perhaps buying me a coffee at ...

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 s...

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.5mi...

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.5minute...

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!