Podcasts

The World’s Greatest Cathedrals

The emergence of the Gothic style in twelfth-century France - with its pointed arches, flying buttresses and stained glass windows - triggered an...

Patton: America's Greatest General?

General George S. Patton was one of America's most successful - and indeed unconventional - military leaders.

From a young age, 'Georgie'...

Bad King James VI & I

You might know him best as the longest reigning Scottish king, the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, the father of Charles I, or the eponymous poster...

The Evolution of Warfare with Sir Lawrence Freedman

From the stone age to current day, from sticks and rocks to drones and artillery - the nature of warfare has changed drastically throughout...

Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway took place between the US and Japan in June 1942. The US victory, after 4 days of fighting in the air and sea around the...

The Real King Arthur: Ambrosius Aurelianus

A friend of Merlin, the husband of Guinevere, and the inspiration for numerous Hollywood blockbusters - the story of King Arthur is known by many...

Remembering Hilary Mantel

Dame Hilary Mantel died on 22 September 2022 at the age of 70. Her acclaimed Wolf Hall trilogy - which brought the life of Thomas Cromwell so...

The Atomic Bomb & the Secret City

In 1939 Franklin D Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein, warning him that the Nazis might be developing nuclear...

Space Food

If humans travel to Mars then by the time they come home all the food they eat will be five years old. Want a bite?

Food often gets...

What Could Labour Learn From Harold Wilson?

In the week of the Labour Party when polls indicate that the party is likely to form the next government, it seems an opportune moment to examine...

Private Members’ Clubs

Private Members’ Clubs are often the location of suspected scandal - from Oscar Wilde to Chris Pincher, what happens behind these elitist...

King Cnut & the End of the Viking Age

Dr. Cat Jarman concludes her month-long series about her favourite, specialist subject - the Vikings.

Cnut the Great became King of England...