Podcasts

Sex & Scandal in Ancient Egypt

What did the Ancient Egyptians think about sex? Is there any truth to a rumoured royal sex scandal? What did they think of same-sex...

The Quakers' Rebellious Origins

How could walking naked through town be seen as religious? What about digging up a corpse? Or bursting into church services to cause...

Sitting Bull and the Battle of Little Bighorn

The Battle of the Little Bighorn - also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass - was one of the most dramatic and important clashes in American...

Origins of Chocolate

Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. Cameron McNeil, Mesoamerican archaeologist, to explore cacao, in ancient Mesoamerican societies like the Maya,...

How Poets Spoke Truth to Power

Throughout history, the words of poets have often ignited change or unsettled those in power. In England particularly, poetry has both...

The Dark Side of the Vikings

How dark really were the Vikings? How much of a part did human sacrifice play in their world? And what was their relationship with...

Medieval Europe's Encounter with Islam

What if the Renaissance was powered by Arabic science?

Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Drayson to uncover how figures like...

The Truth About Mythical Women

Myths are incredibly powerful, especially when it comes to creating nations.

Why are mythical women so central to how we think about our...

What Was the American Ice Age?

For thousands of years, North America was a frozen frontier buried beneath miles-deep ice... How did the first people reach the Americas live...

How to Survive the Age of Sail

What was life really like aboard the great wooden ships of the Age of Sail? Dan joins After Dark hosts Anthony and Maddy to step aboard these...

Dark Side of the Quakers

**Contains story of a young male suicide**

Out of the devastation of the English Civil Wars, a radical new religious movement was born. The...

The Only Prime Minister Ever Assassinated

Was this moment the closest Britain came to revolution? When Prime Minister Spencer Perceval lay dying on the floor of the Parliament, many feared...