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The Man Who Ate Everything
30 March 2026Listener warning: this episode contains a description of cruelty to animals
One of the strangest tales to emerge from Napoleonic France was...
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52:35
Henry Wotton: Outlaw and Royal Spy
30 March 2026Assassination plots, Venetian stand‑offs and a diplomat in disguise: how did one maverick change the course of history?
Professor Suzannah...
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1:00:06
The Roman Centurion
29 March 2026What did it take to become a Roman centurion? To command, to punish and to lead from the very front of Rome’s armies?
In this episode of...
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42:45
The Truth about Charlie Chaplin
27 March 2026Charlie Chaplin had an extraordinary life: from the workhouses of Victorian London to the glamorous films sets of Hollywood's Golden Age.
He...
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1:06:26
A Complete History of Medieval Ireland
27 March 2026What happens when a kidnapped teenager returns to the land of his captors to change it forever? Dr Eleanor Janega and James Hawes romp through...
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50:04
Rise and Fall of the Shakers
26 March 2026The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, best known as the Shakers, emerged in the UK in the 18th Century. So how is it that...
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53:10
Britain's First Ghost Hunt
26 March 2026It was the original modern ghost hunt, the one that set the template for all the haunted houses to come. When a wealthy plantation family moves...
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43:50
The Rise and Fall of Pirate Captain Kidd
26 March 2026Was Captain William Kidd a ruthless pirate or a pawn in a royal gamble gone wrong? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Debbie Kilroy trace his...
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1:05:58
The Delian League: Ancient NATO?
26 March 2026What happens when a defensive alliance slowly turns into an empire? Tristan Hughes and Professor Polly Low explore the Delian League, the...
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38:44
The Real Peaky Blinders
26 March 2026Today, we step beyond the slow-motion swagger and into the gritty, complex reality of the Peaky Blinders. Who were the gangsters behind the myths?...
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1:05:33
Did Fashion Kill Marie Antoinette?
24 March 2026Marie Antoinette went to her death as one of the most hated people in the world, but in recent years she has inspired millions with her style. How...
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51:33
1066 New Discovery: The Myth of Harold's March
24 March 2026What if one of the most famous stories in English history never happened? What if King Harold did not march his exhausted troops 200 miles before...
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