In this episode Suzie examines the remarkable life of Jack Sheppard and Trevor recounts the downfall of Skylab.

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REFERENCES

JOHN SHEPPARD

History Collection n.d., ‘Jack Sheppard’ https://historycollection.com/money-life-5-famous-highwaymen-lived-fast-died-young/5/

Johnson B, n.d., ‘The Amazing Escapes of Jack Sheppard’ https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Amazing-Escapes-of-Jack-Sheppard/

National Portrait Gallery 2020, ‘Portrait of John Sheppard’ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp04091/john-sheppard

Old Bailey Online 1724,Joseph Sheppard, Theft > housebreaking, Theft > housebreaking, Theft > burglary, 12th August 1724’ https://web.archive.org/web/20120105154748/http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?ref=t17240812-52 Original manuscript: https://web.archive.org/web/20131206005442/http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/images.jsp?doc=172408120007

Spitalfields Life 2020, ‘Jack Sheppard, Highwayman’ https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/18/jack-sheppard-highwayman/

The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica 2020, ‘Jack Sheppard’ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jack-Sheppard-English-criminal
The Ex Classics Website n.d., ‘The Newgate Calendar - Jack Sheppard’ https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng173.htm

SKYLAB

The Day Skylab Crashed to Earth - history.com (11/7/2012)

Skylab - NASA

40 Years Ago, NASA's Skylab Space Station Fell to Earth - space.com (11/7/2019)

NASA's Skylab met its demise in Australia more than 40 years ago — but was it really an accident? - ABC News (31/5/2020)

When Skylab fell to earth - ABC Local (9/7/2009)

Balladonia, Skylab crash site in Australia: How a fallen space station caused mayhem in the outback - traveller.com.au (20/8/2020)

Great Balls Of Fire! - Perth Observatory (11/7/2019)

Dogs in Space - imdb.com

The Ballad Of Balladonia Night - Family - youtube

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…

History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)

You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)

Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out – The Ballad of Balladonia Night - Family

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