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Revolution in Iran: The Hostage Crisis (Part 3)

1/26/2026 • 75 min

Why and how was the American Embassy stormed in 1979, at the height of the Iranian Revolution? Did America respond when large numbers of American civil servants were taken hostage? And, would a science fiction film called Argo save the only 6 Americans able to escape…? Join Dominic and Tom, as they discuss the defining event of the Iranian Revolution: the in… Play episode

Revolution in Iran: Rise of the Ayatollah (Part 2)
Revolution in Iran: Fall of the Shah (Part 1)
Joan of Arc: For Fear of the Flames (Part 4)
Joan of Arc: Heroine in Chains (Part 3)
Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)
Joan of Arc: Warrior Maid (Part 1)
Wagner: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
Tchaikovsky: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
WWI: The Christmas Truce
Jack The Ripper: The Killer Unmasked (Part 5)
Jack The Ripper: From Hell (Part 4)
Jack The Ripper: The Killer Strikes Again (Part 3)
Jack The Ripper: Horror in Whitechapel (Part 2)
The Beatles: The British Invasion, with Conan O’Brien (Part 2)
Jack The Ripper: History’s Darkest Mystery (Part 1)
The Nazis at War: Churchill’s Finest Hour (Part 4)
The Beatles: The Band that Changed the World, with Conan O’Brien (Part 1)
The Nazis at War: The Fall of France (Part 3)
621. The Nazis at War: Blitzkrieg (Part 2)
The Nazis at War: Hitler Strikes West (Part 1)
Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen (Part 4)
Elizabeth I: The Shadow of the Tower (Part 3)
Elizabeth I: Anne Boleyn's Bastard (Part 2)
Elizabeth I: The Fall of the Axe (Part 1)
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger
Disneyland: The Modern American Utopia
Walt Disney: The Great American Storyteller
Spartacus and Gladiators, with Mary Beard
Nelson: Glory at Trafalgar (Part 6)
Nelson: The Final Showdown (Part 5)
Julius Caesar, with Mary Beard
Nelson: Bonaparte Prepares to Strike (Part 4)
Nelson: The Battle of Copenhagen (Part 3)
Alexander the Great, with Mary Beard
Nelson: The Gathering Storm (Part 2)
Nelson: Slaughter in Naples (Part 1)
The Trojan War, with Mary Beard
Nelson’s Lover: The Scandalous Lady Hamilton
Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood
Greek Myths: Jason & The Quest for the Golden Fleece (Part 4)
Greek Myths: Sex, Drugs & Tragedy (Part 3)
Greek Myths: The Riddle of the Sphinx (Part 2)
Greek Myths: Zeus, King of the Gods (Part 1)
Scandal in the White House
Chatham High Street
The First World War: Downfall of the Habsburgs (Part 6)
The First World War: The Eastern Front Explodes (Part 5)
The First World War: The Massacre of the Innocents (Part 4)
The First World War: The Miracle on the Marne (Part 3)

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