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More Than A Story
More Than A Story is a podcast that brings Africa’s hidden histories to life through powerful, narrative storytelling. Each season, we dive deep into real events that shaped the continent — stories of survival, resilience, betrayal, belonging, and becoming.
Season One follows the gripping true account of the 1782 Grosvenor shipwreck and the survivors' epic journey along South Africa’s Wild Coast. Told with cinematic detail, rich character insight, and historical context, this is not just a history lesson — it’s a lived experience, retold with empathy and imagination.
Whether you're a history lover, a curious traveler, or someone drawn to the untold, this podcast invites you to walk the forgotten paths of the past and hear the echoes still carried by the land.
New episodes every week.
www.morethanastory.co.za
Episodes
11 episodes
Lane One: John Akii-Bua and the Weight of Gold
In 1972, a 22-year-old policeman from northern Uganda ran 47.82 seconds around a track in Munich and broke the world record in the 400 metre hurdles. His name was John Akii-Bua, and that race gave Uganda its first Olympic gold medal. But this i...
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187 Years: The Journey to Bring Saartjie Baartman Home
For nearly two centuries after her death, Saartjie Baartman did not rest.Taken from South Africa in 1810 and exhibited in Europe as a spectacle, she died in Paris at just twenty-five. But death did not end her captivity. Her body was dis...
Wild Legacy: The Making of Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park didn’t begin as a sanctuary. It began as a warning. In the late 1800s, South Africa’s wildlife was collapsing under relentless hunting, war, and the belief that nature was limitless. From the first, fragile proclamation of ...
Boer War: Guerrillas in the Cape
A small Boer commando led by Jan Smuts plunges into the Cape Colony, surviving ambush, starvation, and a brutal mountain storm before seizing a British camp in one of the war’s most daring raids. Through the eyes of Deneys Reitz, this episode r...
Congo's Ghost: The Betrayal of Patrice Lumumba
In 1960, Patrice Lumumba rose to power as the first Prime Minister of Congo, a nation newly independent from brutal Belgian colonial rule. His impassioned speech defying the King of Belgium on independence day marked him as a fearless leader, b...
Survival On The Wild Coast: Chapter Six
Chapter Six: Resolutions & Reflections. Approaching Christmas Day, 1782, a Xhosa chief encounters a strange, scurvy-ridden figure: William Habberley, a survivor of the Grosvenor shipwreck. Despite his ghastly appearance, Habberl...
Survival On The Wild Coast: Chapter Five
Chapter Five of Six: A Sombre SalvationThis episode focuses on the diverging fates of the Grosvenor survivors. We witness Captain Coxon's shocking betrayal as he abandons the most vulnerable passengers, including children and the ailing ...
Survival On The Wild Coast: Chapter Four
Chapter Four of Six: Costly Calls.The Grosvenor survivors face a harsh new reality on the Transkei coast. William Hosea, clinging to his family and hidden diamonds, despairs, while merchant partners Williams and Taylor mour...
Survival On The Wild Coast: Chapter Three
Chapter Three of Six. Before the Grosvenor. This chapter delves into early European shipwrecks along the African coast, predating the 1782 Grosvenor incident. It reveals a complex history of encounters, contrasting initial hostiliti...
Survival On The Wild Coast: Chapter Two
Chapter Two of Six: Cast By Chaos. Join us for a gripping episode as we recount the harrowing shipwreck of the Grosvenor off the treacherous Wild Coast of Africa in 1782. Experience the chaos, despair, and moments of incred...
Survival On The Wild Coast: Chapter One
Chapter One of Six.On a windswept shore, a childhood tale of shipwreck and buried treasure ignites a decades-long quest. This episode delves into the story of the Grosvenor, an 18th-century East Indiaman whose tragic fate intertwines wit...