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Disease and the Victorians
29 June 2020Dr Emma Liggins is an expert on Victorian Gothic literature. She joined me on the pod to examine how great female writers of the 19th century -...
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24:01
Western Europe’s Age of Democracy
28 June 2020In the second half of the twentieth century, western Europe was shaped by a revolutionary political force: democracy. Or at least that's what...
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34:58
28 Years on Death Row
27 June 2020Anthony Ray Hinton was held on death row for 28 years. He was incorrectly convicted of the murders of two restaurant managers, John Davidson and...
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Fall of the Western Roman Empire
26 June 2020In the late 4th century and early 5th centuries two massive largely-Germanic confederations arrived on Roman borders, having been uprooted from their...
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Forgotten Women of the Civil Rights Movement
26 June 2020I was delighted to be joined by Keisha Blain, an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. She took me far into the past - years before...
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37:07
Veterans of the Korean War
25 June 202070 years ago today, on 25th June 1950, North Korean forces invaded South Korea. The three-year conflict which followed took the lives of four...
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22:03
Politics of the Potato
24 June 2020Rebecca Earle joined me on the pod to talk about spuds. She took me through the story of this starchy tuber's dramatic career, which has been at...
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35:34
Plague of Athens
24 June 2020Plague in the ancient world was nothing unusual. Bouts of illness were common occurrences, but we do have accounts of some exceptional outbreaks:...
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27:42
How and Why History: Operation Barbarossa
23 June 2020In June 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, opening up the Eastern Front in World War II – a campaign to which more forces were...
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21:44
Family History
22 June 2020Simon Pearce, a genealogist from Ancestry.com, joined me on the podcast to reveal the secrets of uncovering family history. Delving into the...
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23:32
A New History of the Aztecs
21 June 2020In November 1519, Hernando Cortés approached the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with its ruler, Moctezuma. The story...
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25:37
The Lancaster Bomber
20 June 2020I was thrilled to be joined again by one of our most popular guests, John Nichol. John shot to international prominence when he served in the...
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