Cheeky Tales

The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich

A man flies out over Bass Strait, never to be seen again. It's not just a simple disappearance though, as a series of strange radio transmissions from pilot Frederick Valentich leave a trail of intrigue. This week, John's telling a tale of poor pilots, and even poorer efforts to validate Alien contact.
 
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One Giant Leap: The Apollo Project - The Space Race - Part 2

Ignitial sequence start. This time, we're off to the moon. Join Aaron as he tells John in detail (but not as much as he would have liked) the story of Project Apollo, man's greatest journey. Hear of the American's final push to the moon, and the journey it took to get there.
 
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The Many Steps That Led to the One Small Step - The Space Race - Part 1

It's finally time. Aaron's favourite topic of all time. Join him as he tells John the tale of the early stages of the Space Race. From Werner Von Braun through Mercury, Vosktok, Gemini and Voskhod, the US and Soviets were head to head in a battle to put a man on the moon. Apollo may have had the one small step, but it wouldn't have been possible without the foundation of thousands of even smaller steps to get there.
Welcome to the Space Age.
 
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Time Travel Tales

This week we don't know when we are. John takes Aaron through some of the best time travel stories, tales, and hoodwinks. And all on the day after the anniversary of the Australian release of the best time travel movie series of all time - Back to the Future.
 
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Ned Kelly - Hero or Villian?

Australia's greatest outlaw, Ned Kelly. Is he a hero, or is he a bit of a villian? John is out sick this week, so Sean returns to take the reigns and run Aaron through the life and times of one Edward 'Ned' Kelly. Hear the life story of this great Australian icon, and decide for yourself whether he deserves his cult status.
 
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

The middle of the Pacific Ocean, July, 1937. The largest and most expensive hunt in history is on. The USCGC Itasca leads the hunt, with the USS Colorado and the USS Lexington, four destroyers and a minesweeper following. The Lexington, and aircraft carrier, also provided air support, scouring the Ocean with sixty-two planes. The Japanese navy even got involved, providing support for the American’s. They searched for 16 days, ultimately to no avail. But what exactly were they searching for? Two people and a plane, that’s all. It wasn’t just any pilot, however. This was the Babe of the Sky, Amelia Earhart. Mystery abounds to this day as to what happened to Amelia and her navigator Fred Noonan, and this week on Cheeky Tales we’re going to cover their disappearance and all that surrounds it.
 
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The Wizard of Oz

Click your heels and look out for that tornado. This week, we're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz! Join the boys as they follow the yellow brick road of tales from the filming of this movie. There will be highs, there will be lows. Laughs and tears. A guy stuck in a toilet. But boy was it a good tale.
 
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Corporal Wojtek

We're heading back to WW2 this week, but it's a lot more cheerful. Join the boys as they learn all about the cheeky little 6ft, 220kg solider with a penchant for cigarette's. It's not all as it seems!
 
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From Slavery to Congress - Robert Smalls

Robert Smalls was born a slave in the pre-civil war Confederacy of the southern United States. Not exactly the luckiest of starts to life. But this man took life into his own hands, and made one hell of a story while doing it. Join the boys this week as they learn about the life of the United States most awe-inspiring men.
 
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The Revenge of Saint Olga

Saint's aren't exactly the first people you think of when you think of bloody revenge, but that's just what the boys discuss this week when covering Saint Olga of Kiev. We travel back to the 10th Century to discuss one of history's best architects of revenge.
 
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