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The Tudors Told Through Numbers
19 October 2023There are countless ways to understand and analyse the Tudors but a new book takes a unique look at the dynasty through its statistics. And...
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How to Survive the Ice Age
19 October 2023When you think of the 'Ice Age', tales of saber-toothed predators and hulking megafauna probably come to mind - but what else do we know about...
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Banshees: Ireland's Harbinger of Death
19 October 2023Today Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) joins Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling for the story of the Banshee. In Irish folklore the Banshee heralds...
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Spectrophilia: The Ghost Fetish
17 October 2023If you happen to be a Spectrophiliac, then October must be a particularly exciting time for you.
What is a spectrophiliac? Well, it's a...
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Who were the Banū Mūsā brothers?
16 October 2023The Medieval scholars of Baghdad were obsessed with math and saw it as the ultimate harmony of the universe. Deana and Ali explore the lives and...
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Battle of the Alamo
16 October 2023A 13 day siege. 90 minutes of fighting. An almost 200 year legacy and the most popular tourist site in the state of Texas.
The 1836 Battle...
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HMS Terror: Cursed Arctic Expedition
16 October 2023Was ever a ship more aptly named? In 1845, HMS Terror (and its forgettably named sister ship HMS Erebus) set off from Victorian Britain. Their...
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Burke & Hare: Scotland’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
16 October 2023They’re the most famous grave-robbers in the world…except they never actually robbed any graves. Discover the true story of Burke and Hare’s...
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Goriest Murders in Ancient Rome
16 October 2023This episode is a bloody delight: from flesh-eating fish and humiliating deaths inside sacks, to a deadly re-enactment of the Icarus myth. For a...
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The Origins of Halloween
16 October 2023From its prehistoric origins until today, Halloween has always had the Shiver of Terror running through it. First as a pagan festival of...
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Shakespeare's son Hamnet with Maggie O'Farrell
16 October 2023When it comes to Shakespeare's biography and his inner life, there's a certain lack of evidence. But what if Shakespeare actually signposted us to...
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The Murders That Shocked Georgian London
16 October 2023Laundress-turned-murderess, Sarah Malcolm horrified Georgian London in 1733 when she was found guilty of killing three women she worked for while...
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