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Welcome back to another episode of Sound Bites, this week Peter and Russell dive into the glittering world of fame to uncover the truth behind those tantalising celebrity myths you’ve heard. In this episode we’re going to set the record straight on some of the most outrageous, bizarre, and downright fascinating stories about your favourite stars.
Is Walt Disney cryogenically frozen? Who was the ghost in Three Men and a Baby, are there really immortal vampires in Hollywood? Or are they just myths and urban legends?
Buckle up, because Peter and Russell are about to unravel the myths and bring you closer to the real deal behind the headlines. Ready to get star struck? Let’s dive in!
In our third and final week looking at great unsolved mysteries Peter and Russell visit the Antikythera Mechanism. This complex analogue computer could predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance. Then off to Peru and the mystery of the Nazca Lines. Why would people carve 70 different images into the Earth? Was this a way to communicate? Who would have done it? Join us as we talk about another two great mysteries.
This week Peter and Russell take a look at the history of the Olympic Games. Going all the way back to ancient Greece where the first games took place on Olympia to honour Zeus and all the other gods. We then take a look at the end of the ancient Olympic Games and explore the revival of the games into what we now refer to as the Modern Olympic Games. Find out who won the first Olympic games, when the Olympic Symbol was introduced and lots of other fun facts surrounding this four-yearly tradition.