The BOCNewsletter

Finding David Livingstone.

Stephen King, Bathing Machines, Crystal Palace & On This Day.

Dec 8, 2025 • BOCN

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Marooned on Bering Island.

Mini-Skirts, Anwar Sadat, A Little Life, & On This Day.

Dec 1, 2025 • BOCN

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November 2025

Frankenstein. The Story Behind the Story.

Malorie Blackman, The Congo, On This Day, Caesar & Martin Scorsese.

Nov 24, 2025 • BOCN

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The Truth About Nat Turner.

Child Labour, George Orwell, On This Day, & A New Island.

Nov 17, 2025 • BOCN

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Feminism Vs Big Beer.

BOC#045

Nov 10, 2025 • BOCN

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A Brief History of 1965.

A Royal Tradition, On this Day, Taken Aback and Photo of the Week.

Nov 3, 2025 • BOCN

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October 2025

Philadelphia's Wealthiest African-American.

French Morocco, Iraqi Beer, On This Day, Cover of the Week and Asahi.

Oct 27, 2025 • BOCN

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Sumerology: 5 Things Sumer Did First

Less is More, On This Day, Omani Slave and E.M. Forster.

Oct 20, 2025 • BOCN

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Black History Month

The Triband, Una Marson, Guion Bluford & Percival Everett

Oct 13, 2025 • BOCN

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SCURVY: A NIGHTMARE AT SEA

Papal Visit, Train Robbery, The Last Queen, and Cheryl Strayed.

Oct 6, 2025 • BOCN

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September 2025

Ibn Taymiyyah: Influence and Controversy

The Bank of England, On This Day, Modesty Laws & Modus Vivendi

Sep 29, 2025 • BOCN

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Part 2: The Man Who Wired The Atlantic

Friesland, ITV, The Rainbow Warrior, Tesla, and Marcus Aurelius

Sep 22, 2025 • BOCN

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