Podcasts

How Filthy Were The Romans?

Some of the key remnants of the Roman Empire are their public baths - huge complexes, multiple different rooms, the basis of many of our modern...

How Dangerous Was The Oregon Trail?

From the 1830s until the arrival of the transcontinental railroad, hundreds of thousands of people packed their possessions into wagons and headed...

How Did Ancient Romans become Christians?

Around 50 CE, a small group of travellers began to preach that a Jewish man, crucified by the Romans, had risen from the dead. Teaching love,...

The First Life on Earth

Today we’re going back to the beginning – no Romans, Celts, Egyptians or Macedonians in sight. Billions of years of prehistory as we look at...

Enchanted Realms: Fairies in the 16th Century

In the early modern period, belief in fairies was quite commonplace. But put all thoughts of Tinkerbell aside! Professor Suzannah...

The Truth About the Conjuring's Ghost Hunters

Ghost hunting couple Ed and Lorraine Warren transformed twentieth century America into an enchanted land dotted with haunted houses, cursed...

Medieval Europe's Most Evil Monarch

Who was the worst Medieval monarch?

Dr. Eleanor Janega teams up with the hosts of our sister podcast After Dark to delve into the lives of...

How Sexy Was Shakespeare?

There's a bit of interest around Shakespeare at the minute - can we call this the Paul Mescal effect?

The Bard’s work featured many...

How Much Power Does the President Have?

Ever since independence, a question has hovered over the government of the United States. How much power should the President have? Not too much,...

What was the Hanseatic League?

The Hanseatic League was a medieval trading network that stretched across Northern Europe. Formed in Northern Germany in the 12th century, it was...

The Secrets Hidden In Tudor Art

Why are diamonds black, and how does a triangle show power in Tudor portraits? From Henry VII’s shrewd statecraft to the glittering reign of...

Banshees: Herald of Death

Today we're delving back into the After Dark vaults to revisit our episode on Banshees...

Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls) joins Anthony...