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The Truth About Easter
2 April 2021In one of the most popular episodes from our archive, Dan is joined by Francesca Stavrakopoulou to discuss the history and myths that surround...
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British Seapower in the 1900s
2 April 2021During the changes and troubles of the 20th century, officials in Britain faced a huge question: how could they maintain imperial power? Dr Louis...
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Hitler's Atlantic Wall
1 April 2021The Atlantic Wall is one of the biggest construction projects in history a line of formidable defences stretching from the Pyrenees to the Norwegian...
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The Xiongnu: History's First Nomadic Empire?
1 April 2021Between the 3rd century BC and the 1st century AD, the Xiongnu inhabited the area surrounding Mongolia. They influenced the later Hun Empire, and had...
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Music and Humans
31 March 2021Today we take music for granted but humans have a unique relationship with the musical form which reaches back far into our ancient past. In this...
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Battle of Britain 'What Ifs'
31 March 2021Dr. Jamie Wood and Professor Niall Mackay at the University of York are mathematicians who love history. They released a paper which sent the rest of...
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Operation Jubilee: A Pinch Raid at Dieppe?
30 March 2021On 19 August 1942, a six thousand strong combined Allied landing force took part in a raid on Dieppe, Northern France. Sixty-seven percent of...
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The Man Who Dropped the First Bomb on Iraq
29 March 202130 years ago Maj. Gen. Greg "the beast" Feest dropped a bomb from his F-117 stealth bomber destroying an Iraqi command bunker which began the air war...
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GCHQ: A History
29 March 2021In this episode of Warfare we hear about what was happening behind the closed doors of GCHQ during the 20th century, from somebody who has been given...
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Boudica: Britain's Warrior Queen
28 March 2021This episode from our sibling podcast The Ancients is all about that hero of British folklore; Boudica. Her leadership of the Iceni in an uprising...
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Music in Ancient Greece
28 March 2021Without recordings, and with notation and instruments long forgotten, how can we possibly know what music soundtracked Ancient Greek life? James...
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Icelandic Volcanoes and Us
27 March 2021This explosive episode is all about the effects of Icelandic volcanoes on us all. In 1783 a massive eruption of Lakagígar volcano nearly forced the...
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