Step into the 2ser TARDIS with Sean “Doctor Whom” Britten, to explore the history of today’s date, today in 811 Byzantine emperor Nikephoros sacked the Bulgarian capital of Pliska, defeating the Bulgarian Khan, Krum the Fearsome, but it eventually cost him his head. Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, leading to World War One, and actor Vic Morrow and two children were killed when a helicopter crashed onto them while shooting a scene from Twilight Zone: The Movie. Plus birthdays for Burt Newton, Daniel Radcliffe, and Saul Hudson, AKA Slash.

Today’s Track:

Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine