Podcasts

Amelia Earhart

On July 2 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, took off on what was supposed to be the final leg of their circumnavigation of the...

Transgender Fairies in Early Modern Literature

Today we think of fairies on the stage and in stories as often cute, ultra-feminine and unthreatening. But in Early Modern literature, fairies...

The 20th Century Arms Race

The 20th century heralded a revolution in how wars are fought. From military strategy and planning to the weapons and equipment used on the...

War Crimes in Afghanistan

This episode contains references to extreme violence and content that some listeners may find disturbing.

The allegations of war crimes in...

Achilles

This episode contains themes of a sexual nature

Achilles is one of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology. The son of Peleus, a Greek King,...

McDonald's: Roadside Stand to Worldwide Brand

Every second McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers. It serves 70 million customers each day (more than the population of the UK). All this began at a...

WW2: Forgotten Mission of the 6888th Battalion

This episode contains references to highly offensive racist language and events.

In February 1945, with the war in Europe still raging,...

Ragnar Lothbrok: The Viking Legend

The ninth century Danish king and warrior Ragnar Lothbrok became notorious again most recently through the TV series The Vikings. But what do we...

History of Camp: From Oscar Wilde to James Bond

As the old adage goes, attitude is everything. And if there’s one attitude that stands proud above the rest it’s the utterly fabulous,...

The CIA & MI6: The Real Special Relationship?

Behind the handshakes of leading politicians, beyond the trade deals and beneath mutually beneficial military deals, how has the 'special...

Shakespeare's London: Going to the Theatre

In this third special episode of Not Just the Tudors celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio,...

Origins of Water

When you envision what Earth was like 4.5 billion years ago, shortly after its creation, images of dust-filled air and raging volcanoes tend to...