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The Origins of Istanbul
27 December 2024Today we dig into the history of Istanbul, the city at the crossroads of East and West. Across thousands of years, the city has survived the rise...
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Lexington & Concord: The First Battles of the Revolutionary War
26 December 2024The shot heard ‘round the world'; the start of the American Revolution. An event that would have profound consequences for world history,...
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Tomb of King Herod
26 December 2024Did Herod really order the massacre of thousands of infants? Tristan Hughes revisits the scandalous and captivating story of the discovery of King...
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Six Wives: Jane Seymour & Anne of Cleves
26 December 2024In this second special Christmas edition, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb offers another chance to hear the fascinating series from earlier this year...
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Mystery of the Ghost Ship: Mary Celeste
26 December 2024In 1872 the ghost ship Mary Celeste is found sailing across the Atlantic without a single crew member left on board. Theories over what happened...
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Charles Dickens' Christmas
25 December 2024Just as Scrooge wanders London's streets on a cold Christmas night, Dan Snow follows the ghosts of Charles Dickens' past to discover the city that...
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Sex Life & Scandal of Charles Dickens
24 December 2024Like it or not, there's no escaping Charles Dickens at this time of year.
But who was the man behind classics such as A Tale of Two Cities,...
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Christmas Movie Knight
24 December 2024It’s Christmas. The holly and ivy are adorning the fireplace, hopefully the shopping is (mostly) done and the King of Misrule is on his...
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How Old is America?
23 December 2024When fossils were discovered in the US during the 19th Century, it altered American understandings of science, religion, race and more. So what...
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Six Wives: Katherine of Aragon & Anne Boleyn
23 December 2024In the first of three special Christmas editions, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb offers another chance to hear the series from earlier this year in...
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Who was the "Elephant Man"? Joseph Merrick's True Story
23 December 2024The life of Joseph Merrick, the man they dared to call "The Elephant Man", will fill you with pain and anger. He was treated so cruelly by society...
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Vikings in Medieval Baghdad
23 December 2024In the ninth century, the Vikings earned a fearsome reputation along the coasts of western Europe. But they also travelled eastwards and reached...
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