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No One Saw It Coming

No One Saw It Coming

ABC Australia 71 - Richard Fidler: The lie that toppled a regime

The bit players, the unexpected twists, the turning point you missed. Join Walkley award-winner Marc Fennell as he uncovers the incredible moments that changed the course of history. New episodes out Tuesday.

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Published 27 Jul 2026

Duration 25:45

Episodes

71-

Richard Fidler: The lie that toppled a regime

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27 Jul 2026

70-

Escaped the Nazis and lost by Australia

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20 Jul 2026

69-

The queen behind the witch hunts

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13 Jul 2026

68-

An 11-year-old sent us on a mission...

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06 Jul 2026

67-

The secret Aussie plant that saved D-Day

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29 Jun 2026

66-

Grapefruits vs Apartheid

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22 Jun 2026

65-

History’s favourite sex toys

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15 Jun 2026

64-

The houseplant that changed the British Empire

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08 Jun 2026

63-

Stop blaming rats for the plague

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01 Jun 2026

62-

A teenager’s party created Hip-Hop

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25 May 2026

61-

The vote that shocked the world

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18 May 2026

60-

Beware gifts from Soviet spies

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11 May 2026

59-

The Met Gala began in a dead woman’s closet

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04 May 2026

58-

The telegram that caught a killer

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27 Apr 2026

57-

Clogged sink doomed a space mission

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20 Apr 2026

56-

Ancient Greek built a steam engine for dinner parties

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13 Apr 2026

55-

She gave her son smallpox. Her bet paid off.

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06 Apr 2026

54-

Cocaine wine: The Pope’s energy drink

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30 Mar 2026

53-

A horse race and a murderer invented cinema

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23 Mar 2026

52-

Starving for freedom: The prison death that changed Ireland

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16 Mar 2026

51-

Let slaves dance: The secret of New Orleans jazz

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09 Mar 2026

50-

She faked insanity. Then became a star.

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02 Mar 2026

49-

The mafia bar riot that sparked gay pride

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23 Feb 2026

48-

The royal roots of French fries

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16 Feb 2026

47-

Three words brought down the Berlin Wall

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09 Feb 2026

46-

The art heist that made the Mona Lisa famous

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02 Feb 2026

45-

The colony that broke Scotland (and made Great Britain)

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26 Jan 2026

44-

The Hollywood femme fatale who invented wi-fi

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19 Jan 2026

43-

The ballet that caused a riot and changed music

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13 Jan 2026

42-

The Forgotten Female Codebreakers of WWII

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06 Jan 2026

41-

Time is Chaos. The Calendar Tries (And Fails) to Fix That.

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30 Dec 2025

40-

The Nativity Scene You Know—And The One You Don’t

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23 Dec 2025

39-

An 1843 Lifehack Became a Christmas Tradition

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16 Dec 2025

38-

Poison to Beauty: The Story of Botox

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09 Dec 2025

37-

The First Computer Was Greek (And Shipwrecked)

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02 Dec 2025

36-

William Dalrymple: China’s Game of Thrones

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25 Nov 2025

35-

Purple Reign: The Teen Who Bottled Royalty

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18 Nov 2025

34-

The Secret Photos That Shamed America

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11 Nov 2025

33-

Hairspray, Cigarettes and the Wild History of the Asthma Puffer

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04 Nov 2025

32-

Beer vs Cholera: The Map That Changed Medicine

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28 Oct 2025

31-

POW Turned Pioneer: The Aussie Who Changed Bipolar Treatment

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21 Oct 2025

30-

The Untold History of Henrietta Lacks and Her Miracle Cells

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14 Oct 2025

29-

From Showman to Balloon Spy: The Man Who Changed How Wars Were Fought

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07 Oct 2025

28-

The Butterfly Thief: The Great Museum Heist Still Being Felt Today

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30 Sep 2025

27-

Norman Ohler: Hitler's Secret Drug Addiction and How It Changed WW2

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23 Sep 2025

26-

What Survives the Crash: The Man Who Gave Planes Memory

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16 Sep 2025

25-

The Mafia Bar Riot That Sparked Gay Pride and the LGBTQ+ Movement

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09 Sep 2025

24-

Coney Island’s Miracle Babies and the Fake Doctor That Saved Them

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02 Sep 2025

23-

The Wrong Turn That Started a World War

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26 Aug 2025

21-

From War to Wardrobe: The Epic Saga of the High Heel

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19 Aug 2025

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