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TITANIC: A Night to Remember
13 April 2022Depicted countless times in art, television and film, the night of the 14th of April 1912 has haunted and fascinated us for over a century. This...
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The Invention of Military Drones
13 April 2022Today, James is the guest on our NEW sister podcast Patented, hosted by Dallas Campbell. Together, they talk us through the century-long history...
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The Treadmill
13 April 2022Before they found their way into gyms, treadmills had a much darker history. In the 19th Century, they could most commonly be found in...
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TITANIC: The Unsinkable Ship
12 April 2022On April 10th, 1912, RMS Titanic cast off from Southampton, England, on her maiden voyage. The largest of its kind, full of grandeur and the most...
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Forgotten Women of the Crusades
12 April 2022Little has been known up until now about the involvement and power of women during the Crusader period. When Saladin's armies besieged Jerusalem...
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How to Party like an Ancient Greek
11 April 2022In Ancient Greece, the symposium was no ordinary after-dinner drinking party, but one in which the Hellenic men of society got together to wine,...
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Francesca Caccini: Composer to the Medicis
11 April 2022Francesca Caccini (1587-c.1641) is one of the forgotten women of classical music. She was an exceptional singer and instrumentalist, but above...
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Operation Amherst
11 April 2022On the 7th April 1945, 702 French members of the Special Air Service parachuted into the Netherlands to recapture Dutch canals, bridges and...
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The Objects That Made Britain
10 April 2022What can art tell us about a country's history? Well, a lot! In today's episode, Dan is joined by Art Historian Temi Odumosu and popular historian...
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The Ear Trumpet
10 April 2022Ear Trumpets are seen as old fashioned and clumsy, mostly deployed in pop culture for comic effect as a snarky shorthand for how old and...
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The Rise of Marius: Third Founder of Rome
10 April 2022Gaius Marius (157 BC – 86 BC) was one of the first warlords of the late Roman Republic, a general and statesman who held the office of...
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The Rise of Genghis Khan
9 April 2022Genghis Khan is still considered one of the most famous and most feared warrior kings in history. But his name still divides opinion. To some, he...
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