Podcasts

Life on Crusade

Accounts of the Crusades were usually commissioned by wealthy and influential people about themselves, to make their piety and righteousness known...

Hollywood Spy: The British WW1 Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbour

Frederick Rutland was one of Britain's finest naval pilots and a celebrated hero of the First World War. And yet in the interwar period, he would...

The Rise & Fall of Al Capone

Al Capone is one of the most notorious gangsters in US history. His story of rags to riches, set against the backdrop of the prohibition era, is...

Erasmus: Renaissance Radical

In the 16th century, Erasmus of Rotterdam was about as famous as anybody could be, one of the greatest intellectuals of his age. To Martin...

Bigfoot: Hunt for the Truth

Does Bigfoot really walk among us? Today we start a three-part mini-series exploring the very real histories of Bigfoot and the Yeti.

We...

Sex & Scandal in King James' Court

King James I was a man whose sexuality was known by people in France, let alone (the newly formed) Britain of the early 17th century.

So it...

HMS Wager: Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

Join Dan as he narrates the harrowing story of the HMS Wager and its crew's descent into mutiny and survival against all odds. Set against the...

Nazis, the CIA & Psychedelics

This is the untold story of how Nazi experiments with psychedelics influenced CIA research and the War on Drugs. From covert mind control programs...

How to Survive in Babylonia

Would you be able to survive in ancient Babylonia?

In this episode, Tristan is joined once again by Amanda Podany from California State...

Viking Royalty: Nicknames, Love Poems & Victorian Myths

We think we know the Vikings, but how well do we really know them?

From the insignia we think they wear, to the names they call themselves...

The Dynasty that Made Medieval France

From Hugh Capet to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Capetian dynasty considered itself divinely chosen to fulfil a great destiny. From an insecure...

NATO: 75 Years Deterring Armageddon

It comprises more than half of the world's defence spending, but what is the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation? How has the United States...