Outrageous History!
The emperor Napolean Bonaparte, the artist Caravaggio, the writer Oscar Wilde, the Roman Empire, the lawman Wyatt Earp, the French revolutionary leader Robespierre, the Watergate scandal…..outrageous individuals and events that have significantly influenced history. You’ll find it hard to believe some of the preposterous, scandalous and excessive behaviors which permeate history. Join journalist Ernest Granson as he interviews historians around the world, delving into some of history’s most outrageous moments. You can’t make this stuff up!
Outrageous History!
Is there a Fatman atomic bomb resting at the bottom of the Atlantic?
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In March of 1951, an extremely tense period of world history, Globemaster cargo plane 49-244 disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean just west of Ireland. The plane and survivors disappeared without a trace. After analyzing thousands of pages of declassified documents and conducting personal interviews associated with that flight, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Tod Robberson asks, what was the real purpose of the flight, what was on board and why were no survivors ever found? Join journalist Ernest Granson in his conversation with Tod Robberson as they discuss the possible fate of the Globemaster.