No One Saw It Coming

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The bit players, the unexpected twists, the turning point you missed. Join Walkley award-winner Marc Fennell as he uncovers the incredible moments that changed ...

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The mythical football war 26 min · Marc Fennell, Claire Nichols · 6 days ago
Birds 1 - Humans 0 26 min · Marc Fennell · 13 days ago
The man who gave the gods new faces 26 min · Marc Fennell · 20 days ago
What really happened at Pompeii? 26 min · Marc Fennell · 27 days ago
Titanic mistakes sunk a black empire 26 min · Marc Fennell · Aug 16
The prince, the liar, and the race to save cars 26 min · Kassia St Clair, Marc Fennell · Aug 9
The suit that sparked a riot 26 min · Monica L. Miller, Marc Fennell, Jacinta Bowler · Aug 2
Richard Fidler: The lie that toppled a regime 26 min · Richard Fidler, Marc Fennell, Tegan Taylor · Jul 26
Escaped the Nazis and lost by Australia 26 min · Tim Bonyhady, Marc Fennell, Jacinta Bowler · Jul 19
The queen behind the witch hunts 26 min · Kate Forsyth, Marc Fennell · Jul 12
An 11-year-old sent us on a mission... Amelia Huw Morgan, Marc Fennell, Alicia Sibbins · Jul 5
The secret Aussie plant that saved D-Day 26 min · Chris Kavelin, Marc Finnell, Robin Dunbar · Jun 28
Grapefruits vs Apartheid 26 min · Mary Manning, Conor Sheahan, David Marchese · Jun 21
History’s favourite sex toys 26 min · Dr. Kate Lister, Mark Fennell, Rob Bergen · Jun 14
The houseplant that changed the British Empire 26 min · Marc Finnell, Dr. Luke Keogh, Deborah Tyler · Jun 7
Stop blaming rats for the plague 26 min · Dr. Eleanor Janega, Marc Fennell · May 31
A teenager’s party created Hip-Hop 26 min · Jeff Chang, Marc Fennell, Unknown · May 24
The vote that shocked the world 26 min · May 17
Beware gifts from Soviet spies 26 min · Matthew Bevan, Mark Finnell, Unknown · May 10
The Met Gala began in a dead woman’s closet 26 min · Dr. Elizabeth Lundén, Marc Fennell, Peter Martin · May 3
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Charts

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🇦🇺 #2 · 🇳🇿 #12 · 🇫🇮 #27 · 🇮🇩 #30 · 🇯🇵 #48 · 🇨🇴 #51 · 🇿🇦 #58 · 🇮🇪 #62 · 🇨🇦 #76 · 🇳🇴 #80 · +15 more

charted in 26 countriesFull rankings →

Activity

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4 episodes · last 30 days · avg 26 min

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About

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The bit players, the unexpected twists, the turning point you missed. Join Walkley award-winner Marc Fennell as he uncovers the incredible moments that changed the course of history. New episodes out Tuesday.

ABC Australia abc.net.au/listen/programs/no-one-saw-it-coming RSS Apple Spotify

Rankings

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As of 2026-09-20, No One Saw It Coming ranks #66 on Apple Podcasts in Australia, and appears on charts in 1 country.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇦🇺 Australia as of 2026-09-20

🇦🇺 Australia #66 History #4 Apple History #10 Spotify Trending #162 Spotify
Chart records
First charted2025-08-20
Best ever#13 on Apple Podcasts (Australia) · 2025-08-27
Days on chart376
Countries now1
CategoriesHistory · History · Trending

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