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Black Boxes: Recording Airplanes' Final Moments
9 July 2023They can survive in lava for half an hour and accelerations of 3,400 Gs. Their beacons can be detected 20,000 feet beneath the waves. Most...
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37:44
Chandragupta Maurya: Hero of India
9 July 2023Evolving from an obscure ancient ruler to a contemporary national icon, Chandragupta Maurya's story is finally being told. However, despite tales...
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32:01
Medieval Eastern Europe
7 July 2023From the Baltics to the Balkans, from Prague to Kiev, Eastern Europe is more than the sum total of its annexations, invasions and independence...
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49:34
History of Breastfeeding
7 July 2023How has our relationship with breast milk changed through history? Why are there associations of shame with this most natural act, of us consuming...
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41:01
Suicide Drones: A History
7 July 2023Drone warfare has undoubtedly become a crucial component of contemporary military operations - with drone strikes in the Russia-Ukraine war often...
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The Crossfire of Gettysburg
6 July 2023Gettysburg is synonymous with the bloodiest battle in the history of the United States. But before it was the location of a battle and Lincoln's...
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44:38
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
6 July 2023The last monument to be added to the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Lighthouse of Alexandria (also known as the Pharos), was...
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Thomas More on Film: The Historians' Verdict
6 July 2023What do you get when you bring together five top historians to debate depictions of Thomas More on film and TV? History with the gloves off - our...
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The Battle of Kursk
5 July 2023Dan explains Operation Citadel. In July and August of 1943, it was the last major attempt by the Nazis to turn the tide of the war in the East....
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29:51
Rise and Fall of Cinema
5 July 2023What was the first cinema? When were the heydays of cinema-going and where are we now? How has the experience of going to the cinema...
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The Creation of the NHS
4 July 202375 years ago this week, the National Health Service was born. Launched by Aneurin Bevan on the 5th of July, 1948, it revolutionised healthcare in...
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Garter Knights & Kings' Graves: St George's Chapel, Windsor
4 July 2023There are few places more fascinating and evocative for Medieval enthusiasts than Saint George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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