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Punk & the Sex Pistols
9 October 2022Have you ever heard the story of how punk began?
“They are Dickensian-like urchins who with ragged clothes and pockmarked faces roam the...
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33:47
Race in Antiquity
9 October 2022History is littered with devastating accounts of prejudice that shines a harsh light on the atrocities humans have inflicted on each other for...
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22:51
DNA and Jewish Persecution in Medieval Britain
8 October 2022When the skeletons of six adults and 11 children were found at the bottom of a Medieval well in Norwich in 2004, they were thought perhaps to be...
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Pirates of the American Revolution
7 October 2022When we think of pirates our minds turn to figures both real and fictitious such as Blackbeard and Long John Silver, or perhaps even Somali...
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40:08
Phobias & Manias
7 October 2022What did Salvador Dali, Elizabeth I and Sigmund Freud have in common? They all had phobias, and it's possible you do too.
As ‘normal’ as...
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30:33
Outlaws, Cattle Rustling and Bootlegging: The Life of Josie Bassett
6 October 2022Josie Bassett Morris' life epitomised the Wild West. She grew up on a homestead in the late 18th century, in Northern Utah, USA. Their home was...
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Charles Ignatius Sancho: From Slavery to High Society
6 October 2022Please note that this episode contains discussion of racist language.
Charles Ignatius Sancho was born on a slave ship crossing the Atlantic...
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42:48
Central Park: What Lies Beneath
6 October 2022Central Park is an oasis of nature in New York City, amidst the countless skyscrapers and gridded streets of Manhattan. Over 800 acres of sweeping...
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47:52
March of the 10,000
6 October 2022Recorded by Xenophon, the 10,000 were a force of Greek mercenaries employed by Cyrus the Younger, with the aim of taking back the Persian Empire...
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The Legacy of the Mary Rose
6 October 2022The raising of the Mary Rose 40 years ago - along with some 19,000 objects which sank with her - has become a great boon to Tudor historians,...
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36:50
Recorded Sound
5 October 2022From talking sponges to voices frozen in ice, the history of recorded sound is not what you expect.
People fantasised about being able to...
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The Troubles Begin
4 October 2022This episode will establish the century-long roots of sectarian tensions, paint a picture of the political atmosphere in Northern Ireland as the...
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