Episode 15 - How key assassinations often changed the course of world political history - about Archduke Ferdinand, Reinhard Heydrich and Sir Stanley Jackson

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FACT OF THE MATTER

RATHINDRA BASU and JOY BHATTACHARJYA

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Spies in the White House? Alcoholic rat armies? Conan Doyle as a sports reporter? In this series, Rathindra Basu and Joy Bhattacharjya, two senior media professionals and trivia enthusiasts from India, have fun with facts and news from the world of music, books, film, sports, history, science, language etc. Every other week, they will share interesting anecdotes, funny news items and decipher interesting word origins. Fans of trivia can also try contest questions and see Joy and Rathin try to fool each other as well! Reach out to Joy and Rathin at factofthematterindia@gmail.com.

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Episode 15 - How key assassinations often changed the course of world political history - about Archduke Ferdinand, Reinhard Heydrich and Sir Stanley Jackson - some lucky to survive and some not!!

FACT OF THE MATTER

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4 years ago

Episode 15 - How key assassinations often changed the course of world political history - about Archduke Ferdinand, Reinhard Heydrich and Sir Stanley Jackson - some lucky to survive and some not!!

Demoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future. - Adolf Hitler.

In this episode, FACT OF THE MATTER, focuses on famous assassination plots in history - the rationale, the planning, the many operational goof-ups and the often violent repercussions. In Main Course, listen to Joy and Rathin talk about two key political figures from the previous century - the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and Reinhard Heydrich - and how their deaths altered the course of world wars!! Hear about an intrepid Indian freedom fighter who tried to bump off an Ashes winning English captain and about the usage of poison in devious ways as an assassination ploy!! In Believe It or Not, learn why certain Colombian hippos, recently, were legally recognized as humans and then enjoy Joy's special story about politicians and world leaders who do nod off now and then in public!!!! Plus all the regular sections like Cute Words and Phrases, Bare Naked Lies and audience questions!! Celebrate Diwali in style but responsibly - stay away from fireworks and pollution - tune in to some hair raising stories instead!!

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