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Ménage à Murder: 1920s Love Triangle Killers
14 October 2024Edith Thompson was the model 1920's flapper girl. Her husband Percy was more suburban. When young Freddy Bywater entered the marriage home, things...
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Ernest Shackleton
13 October 2024Dan charts the life, successes and failures of the charismatic and chaotic Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. In late 1914, Shackleton led 27...
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The Edomites
13 October 2024The Edomites are in the Old Testament, an ancient people who lived around Petra, Jordan before the Nabateans and before Petra was even created....
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Orgasms & Skincare According to a Medieval Nun
11 October 2024Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th century nun, was a certified genius and a true polymath.
From her many side hustles to her skincare...
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How to Build a Castle
11 October 2024Castles in Medieval Britain didn't just serve a military purpose, they were central to the social and cultural life of society. In the second...
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Scotland & England's Union
10 October 2024The union between the nations of Great Britain goes back to 1707. On each side of the border, statesmen started to realise that a closer...
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Outlaws: John Dillinger | Public Enemy Number One
10 October 2024What does it take to be the first person named as 'Public Enemy No.1' by the US Bureau of Investigation?
In this episode, we're going to...
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Anubis and the Underworld
10 October 2024Tristan Hughes and his guest Dr. Joyce Tyldesley OBE are heading to the Underworld for the final installation of The Ancients exploration of the...
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Bodies in the Walls: Postwar London's Darkest Crime
10 October 2024John Reginald Christie was the most notorious murderer of his era. On the outside he was every inch the Old Fashioned Englishman, respectable...
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Elizabeth I's Conjuror: John Dee
10 October 2024A trusted advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, Dr. John Dee was an astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, and navigator with ties to the...
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Scotland's Disastrous Attempt at Empire
8 October 2024In the late 17th century, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama - and it all went horribly wrong.
In July 1698, a fleet of five...
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The Silk Road: Where Cultures Collided
8 October 2024At the edge of the Gobi Desert, Dunhuang was once a bustling oasis on the famous Silk Road connecting China and the Mediterranean. For more...
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