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Lost Recordings from the Front Line
11 November 2022Often faster than letters sent by ship, WWII soldiers stationed in South East Asia would send heartfelt and humorous video messages to their loved...
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African Americans in WW2
10 November 2022The experience of African Americans in World War 2 was, to say the least, a gross double standard. While fascism was confronted in the name of...
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The Tomb of Tutankhamun
10 November 2022In November of 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter, thanks to benefactor Lord Carnarvon, discovered the untouched tomb of Tutankhamun....
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Inca Apocalypse
10 November 2022For many, the word Inca conjures up images of an ancient civilisation in South America, swiftly conquered by the Spanish in their quest for gold...
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The Crown: A Short History of British Monarchy
10 November 2022For at least 1,500 years, since the mists swirling around the Dark Ages began to clear, the British Isles have had monarchical rulers. For...
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34:07
Canned Food
9 November 2022Hope you’re hungry because today we’re opening a can of historical worms as we discover the origins of canned food.
How did canned...
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42:57
Fall of the Berlin Wall
9 November 2022On November 9th, 1989, 33 years ago to the day, the Berlin Wall that had symbolised the ideological and physical division of Europe came crumbling...
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44:10
Sex in Ancient China
8 November 2022How did the people of Ancient China think about sex?
From sexual vampirism to unrealistic representations of courtesan culture, from wife...
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32:00
Britain’s Lost Kingdoms
8 November 2022Britain was once a mosaic of small kingdoms, some of which have vanished without a trace. In his new book Lost Realms, Thomas Williams,...
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40:03
Origins of Modern Iran
8 November 2022As protests continued across Iran, a number of Iranian-made kamikaze drones were fired by Russian forces at targets thousands of miles away in...
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54:10
The Race for the North Pole
7 November 2022On April 6th 1909, deep inside the Artic Circle after months on the ice, Robert Peary, Matthew Henson and their four Inuit guides reached what...
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WW2: Battle of El Alamein
7 November 2022The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a key turning point in the Second World War - a moment when the Allies were no longer on the defensive, but...
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