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Final Days of Rasputin
2 January 2025Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic, survived multiple assassination attempts on the same night. He was poisoned, he was shot, he was drowned in a...
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Midwinter Medieval Traditions
31 December 2024Ever wondered how Christmas was celebrated in Medieval times? Dr. Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis explore the fascinating world of Medieval festive...
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Remembering Jimmy Carter: Life & Legacy
30 December 2024In this special episode, Don Wildman is joined by experts Jonathan Alter and Jefferson Cowie to delve into the remarkable life of the 39th...
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Japanese in America
30 December 2024When the US turned to Japan for workers in the late 19th Century, they probably never foresaw that one day soon they would imprison those who...
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Sir Christopher Wren
30 December 2024Celebrate the 350th anniversary of Sir Christopher Wren's masterworks with Professor Suzannah Lipscomb as she and Professor Adrian Tinniswood OBE...
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When Was The First Boob Job?
30 December 2024Cosmetic procedures are a huge part of (most of our) worlds.
With new ones seemingly cropping up all the time, the boob job feels like an...
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Is the Loch Ness Monster real?
30 December 2024What lurks beneath the dark waters of Loch Ness? The legendary monster? A piece of Celtic folklore? A warning of the Nazis' rise to power? A...
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The Fall of Constantinople
30 December 2024Assassin's Creed Revelations transports us to Constantinople, only a couple of generations after its conquest by the Ottoman Empire. It is one of...
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The Fall of Constantinople
30 December 2024May 1453 saw the siege that would lead to the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire. It was the culmination of an age-long struggle between...
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Emperor Constantine
29 December 2024How did Constantine the Great conquer his rivals and shape the Roman Empire?
Tristan Hughes discusses the dramatic rise of Roman Emperor...
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Did Ancient People Have Sex Toys?
27 December 2024Dating back some 30,000 years, sex toys have a long (no pun intended) and fascinating history.
What were the earliest sex toys like? How did...
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What happened to the Princes in the Tower?
27 December 2024Did Richard III really murder the Princes in the Tower?
Join Matt Lewis to dive into the enigmatic tale of the Princes in the Tower, joined...
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