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Guantanamo Bay Detention Center: A History From The Inside
23 September 2024Very few people know what it is like to be in the infamous US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, but our 3 guests for this episode have all had...
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George Washington: The Man Who Could Be King
23 September 2024George Washington is perhaps the most consequential leader in the USA’s short history. Having demonstrated his leadership credentials as...
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Who was Jack the Ripper? The Barber (Suspect 2)
23 September 2024Part 2/4. By looking at the men accused of being Jack the Ripper, we uncover dark truths about Victorian society - and our own. Why were these...
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Rosy Royals: Tudor & Stuart Gardens
23 September 2024One subtle but powerful way that the Tudor and Stuart monarchs tried to show off their magnificence was through the creation of gardens that...
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On the Frontline at Stalingrad
22 September 2024Dan explains the bloody Battle of Stalingrad alongside exclusive, never before heard frontline accounts from the German soldiers who were there....
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Tyrannosaurus Rex
22 September 202467 million years ago the most famous meat-eating dinosaur prowled the earth - the Tyrannosaurus Rex. At it's full size, this prehistoric apex...
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What Did The Vikings Really Look Like?
20 September 2024Were the Vikings the original trendsetters?
Even when they were raiding the poor monks in Lindsfarne in 793, they were passing on hairstyles...
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How To Live Like a Viking
20 September 2024The stories often told and retold of the early medieval period are those of great kings, battles and daring deeds. But ordinary people can often...
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The Battle of Arnhem with Al Murray
19 September 2024Al Murray, host of WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk joins Dan to tell the story of the most catastrophic 24-hours the British military...
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Outlaws: New York's Criminal Mastermind
19 September 2024When was the first bank robbery? What does it take to be successful in organized crime? Is it possible to be non-violent? And how might you avoid...
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Oliver Cromwell: Protector & Dictator
19 September 2024Four years into Britain's experiment as a republic, Oliver Cromwell staged a coup, violently dissolving parliament. His “Bare Bones...
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Ned Kelly: Australia's Notorious Outlaw
19 September 2024Ned Kelly is a murdering, bank-robbing, Australian folk hero. What is the true history of this mythic figure? And how did an outlaw - or...
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