Podcasts

Britain's First Ghost Hunt

It 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...

The Rise and Fall of Pirate Captain Kidd

Was Captain William Kidd a ruthless pirate or a pawn in a royal gamble gone wrong? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Debbie Kilroy trace his...

The Real Peaky Blinders

Today, we step beyond the slow-motion swagger and into the gritty, complex reality of the Peaky Blinders. Who were the gangsters behind the myths?...

1066 New Discovery: The Myth of Harold's March

What 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...

Did Fashion Kill Marie Antoinette?

Marie 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...

The Texas Rangers | The Frontier

We've all heard of the Texas Rangers: an undoubted icon of the American West.

In this week’s instalment of our Frontier series, we’ll be...

Japan's WWII Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was the mastermind of the “sneak attack” on Pearl Harbour that dragged the United States into the Second World War....

Plantagenet vs. Tudor: Who was the Rightful King?

Who had a stronger claim to the English throne than Henry VII? When Henry Tudor took the crown on the battlefield at Bosworth, his hereditary...

Dark Side of the Celts: Wicker Men and Trophy Heads

The Ancient Celts: feared in battle, guided by Druids, and bound together by ritual.

Long before Rome pushed north, Celtic peoples ruled...

The Da Vinci of Medieval Baghdad: Who Were The Sons Of Moses?

Assassin’s Creed Mirage sheds a rare light on Banu Musa - the Sons of Moses. These genius brothers play a small but crucial role in the game,...

Leonidas: King of Sparta, Hero of Thermopylae

In 480 BC, at the narrow pass of Thermopylae, a vastly outnumbered Greek force prepares to face the advancing army of the Persian king Xerxes. At...

Viking Scotland: The Siege of Dumbarton

What happens when Vikings stop raiding and start laying siege to a mighty rock fortress on the Clyde?

Matt Lewis is joined by Todd Ferguson...