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Trash
13 December 2022From reality television to theatre productions to foreign goods, the word trash has a long history of being used to deride things that are thought...
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Battle of Maldon
13 December 2022Dr. Cat Jarman finds out more about a fragment of Old English poetry that depicts one of the defining conflicts of 10th century England - the...
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Modern Medicine
13 December 2022The American Civil War saw a transformation in medical provision on the battlefield. A loose grouping of medical practitioners was reshaped into a...
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The Assassination of President McKinley
12 December 2022On 5th September, 1901, President William McKinley attended a public reception at the Pan American Exposition, a 6-month-long World’s Fair, in...
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World Wars & World Cups
12 December 2022An accusation that has dogged the Qatar World Cup throughout the tournament is that of ‘sportswashing’. You’ve probably seen it in an...
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The First Printed English Bible
12 December 2022England was the only European country that completely banned translating the Bible. The dissident Lollards had produced one after the death of...
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Stalingrad
12 December 2022The Battle of Stalingrad was the deadliest battle of the Second World War, and one of the bloodiest in the history of warfare. Infamous for its...
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Emojis 😊💩🍆
11 December 2022The hieroglyphs seem to hold a lot of secrets about Ancient Egyptians. What do emojis say about us? What on earth is their story?
Emojis...
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Hera: Queen of the Gods
11 December 2022Hera, the wife and sister of Zeus, goddess of marriage, royalty and women, is the Queen of the Gods in Greek mythology.
Despite her seat of...
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Origins of Carols
10 December 2022The Christmas carols we sing each year share roots in medieval church music. But as Matt Lewis finds out in this episode, carols were not just for...
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The Spies Who Built the CIA
9 December 2022The CIA is one of the most well-known and powerful government organisations across the globe. But who's responsible for its creation, and why have...
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The Last Dambuster: Johnny Johnson
9 December 2022Of all the air raids carried out during World War Two, none are as enduringly famous as the attack by Lancaster Bombers against the dams of...
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