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Section 28 and Britain's Battle for LGBT+ Education
20 February 2022Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 was a controversial amendment to the UK's Local Government Act 1986, enacted on 24 May 1988 and...
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The Rise & Fall of England's Richest Dynasty
19 February 2022Throughout Medieval history, figures like Joan of Arc, Henry VIII, and William the Conqueror are commonly forefront when many think of the middle...
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Crisis in Ukraine: Reporting the 2014 Revolution
18 February 2022With a 130,000 estimated Russian troops stationed at various points along the Ukrainian border - tensions are rising not only in eastern Europe,...
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ENDURANCE22: Dan's Diary #03
17 February 2022The Endurance22 crew have made it to the Weddell Sea and the point where they believe Shackleton’s ship sunk! It’s a rocky start as they begin...
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Women's Work in 17th Century London
17 February 2022In the late 17th century, young women arrived in London to earn their own living, with mistresses setting up shops and supervising female...
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The First Australians
17 February 2022Indigenous Australians have lived on the vast continent of Australia for thousands of years - but how have they survived isolation, extreme...
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River Kings: Epic Stories of the Viking Age
17 February 2022To mark the US release of our very own Dr Cat Jarman’s incredible book River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk...
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Veganism with BOSH!
17 February 2022You wouldn't think Jimmy, a livestock farmer, and bestselling vegan authors, Henry Firth and Ian Theasby (aka the BOSH! guys), would have much in...
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Hitler's Atlantic Wall
16 February 2022The Atlantic Wall is one of the biggest construction projects in history a line of formidable defences stretching from the Pyrenees to the...
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ENDURANCE22: Arrival in Antarctica
16 February 2022Icebergs, albatrosses and growlers- the team have crossed the Antarctic circle! In the first of our episodes recorded from Antarctica, Dan takes...
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The Search for Alfred the Great's Tomb
15 February 2022Alfred the Great (r. 871-899) is without a doubt one of the best-known and most admired kings of early medieval England. We know quite a lot about...
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The Fall of Singapore: 80th Anniversary
15 February 2022The Fall of Singapore to the Japanese Army took place in the South-East Asian theatre of the Pacific War, with fighting in Singapore lasting...
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