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Great Scientists We've Forgotten to Remember
25 April 2022We are told that modern science was invented in Europe, the product of great minds like Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and...
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28:00
Discovering Hampton Court
25 April 2022Many of the private and public dramas in the life of Henry VIII took place at Hampton Court Palace. Begun in 1514 for Cardinal Wolsey, Hampton...
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49:19
The First CIA Mission to Afghanistan
25 April 2022In September 2001, Al-Qaeda had struck and America was aghast. Eight brave CIA officers set the pace, being the first Americans to step foot on...
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24:45
The Death of King George V: A Royal Murder Mystery
24 April 2022Just before midnight on January 20, 1936, King George V died at Sandringham, in Norfolk, England. The scandal of King George V’s reign would not...
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28:16
Tanks
24 April 2022Tanks defined 20th century conflict — they conjure to mind images of Tiananmen Square or the Soviet Army rolling into a liberated Berlin. But...
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Saint George
24 April 2022The 23rd of April marks Saint George's Day - but who are we actually celebrating? Is there any truth behind the myth of the man who slew the...
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Global Middle Ages with Peter Frankopan
23 April 2022The term “Middle Ages” is commonly used but really only applies to a Western European view of history. It was created at the beginning of the...
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The Falklands War: An Argentinian Veteran's Perspective
22 April 2022The Falklands War, or the Guerra de las Malvinas? For today’s guest, it was the latter. Roberto Herrscher grew up singing the songs of the...
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Victoria: A Greedy Queen
22 April 2022Warning: There are adult themes, explicit language and references of disordered eating and diets in this episode.
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Victoria: A Greedy Queen
21 April 2022Warning: There are adult themes, explicit language and references of disordered eating and diets in this episode.
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Milton's Paradise Lost: An Epic Poem
21 April 2022In 1667 - 355 years ago this month - a young London publisher called Samuel Simmons printed a very important book - John Milton's Paradise Lost....
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Food in the Greco-Roman World
21 April 2022When we think of the modern Mediterranean, delicious and vibrant food is one of the first things that come to mind. But how much has the regional...
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