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4. Story of England: Industrial Revolution
24 May 2023Modern England as we know it started in the industrial heart of Ironbridge in Shropshire- now a verdant gorge that once was black with smog, fire...
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Inventing Disneyland: The First Themepark
24 May 2023Giant mouse ears at the ready, we're off to Disneyland! Hop on board and travel with us inside Walt Disney's mind (for better or for worse). We...
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3. Story of England: Tudor Feuds, Explorers and Fanatics
23 May 2023The Tudors were the dynasty that had it all- power, family feuds, sex and scandal. Dan couldn't do a history of England without a hearty helping...
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The Real Queen Charlotte
23 May 2023Queen Charlotte is back in the spotlight, thanks to the new Bridgerton spin-off series looking into her life and marriage to King George...
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How the Mediterranean Created Wealth
23 May 2023What does archaeology tell us about how regions in the Mediterranean built their wealth between the 10th and 12th centuries? How did...
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2. Story of England: Medieval Invaders
22 May 2023Great Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, bloodshed at the battle of Hastings, Bubonic Plague and Roland the celebrity flatulist. As dawn breaks, Dan walks the...
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America Prepares for War: FDR & WW2
22 May 2023Was the USA already a superpower when it joined the Second World War? How did it turn from an isolationist nation to a force ready for...
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Obscene Jokes in the Early Modern Period
22 May 2023In the 16th Century, rude jokes and scatological humour were just as much a feature of life as they are today. Between 1529 and 1539, a Swiss...
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WW2: Last Letters of Resistance Fighters
22 May 2023It's 1943, you're part of the French resistance, and you've been sentenced to death. You're allowed to write one last letter before you're shot by...
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1. Story of England: Stone Age to Roman Days
21 May 2023Dan begins his ultimate historical road trip at the mysterious plinths at Stonehenge in the South-West of England. Dan uncovers how the stones...
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Rise and Fall of Encyclopedias
21 May 2023The 15th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, published in 1974, cost $32 million to create. The largest investment in publishing history. And...
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
21 May 2023A legendary, ancient architectural wonder, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are one of the most famed wonders of the Ancient world. Described as...
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