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Female Nudity & Modesty
17 March 2023Why is the naked body of a life model more respected than a glamour model? Why has there been a resurgence in virtue policing? And why was Kate...
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The Death of Amy Dudley
17 March 2023On 6 September 1560, Amy Robsart Dudley died after falling down a staircase at Cumnor Place in Oxfordshire. But did she fall? Was she pushed? Or...
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Empire State Building
16 March 2023When it was completed in 1931, the Empire State Building became the tallest building in the world. While it has long been surpassed, it is still...
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Menstruation in Early Modern England
16 March 2023Today we know that menstruation is a biological process. There’s a great deal of scientific research that explains the menstrual cycle. But how...
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The Philistines
16 March 2023Perhaps best known from the Biblical tale of David and Goliath, the Philistines were an ancient civilisation who lived on the south coast of...
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Satire & Scandal in Georgian England
16 March 2023Can we trace the 'British sense of humour' back to the Georgian period? It was an age of royal madness, political intrigue, the birth of modern...
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34:46
Concrete
15 March 2023Concrete is the second most used material on earth after only water. There are more than half a trillion tons of it weighing down the earth. Which...
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26:57
What is a Fascist?
15 March 2023This is everything you ever wanted to know about fascism. Are the British government's new proposals to stop refugee boats arriving fascistic?...
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Medieval Women: Beauty, Work & Pubic Hair
14 March 2023How would a medieval woman achieve a Brazilian bikini line? Why can’t you trust a nun in the night time? And what were women doing at Medieval...
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Lies that Misled Medieval People
14 March 2023Everyone lies from time to time but some lies have had a particular influence on world events and have even been a major factor in shaping...
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The Glencoe Massacre
14 March 2023Glencoe in the Scottish highlands is a beautiful landscape with a dark past. While folks from all over the world travel to this beautiful valley...
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The Erie Canal
13 March 2023Completed in 1825, the Erie Canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. Alice Shay tells Don how...
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