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Origins of Mythology
2 October 2025From Cinderella to Beauty and the Beast, the roots of fairy tales stretch back thousands of years — to the dawn of Indo-European languages and...
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Fig Leaves & A Grumpy Jesus: Renaissance to Baroque Art
2 October 2025Have you ever wandered through a museum and thought: Why is the Virgin Mary always dressed in blue? Did they really use eggs in egg tempera—and...
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The Dark Reality of Life at Sea
2 October 2025Dan Snow joins After Dark to reveal the brutal reality of life of sailors during the golden age of sail. From the cat o' nine tails, to the...
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Magna Carta
30 September 2025Dan and leading medieval historians explain everything you need to know about Magna Carta...and the story is more dramatic than you might think....
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Ballads of Love and Death
30 September 2025In this enchanting episode, Dr. Eleanor Janega dissolves the boundaries between history, folklore, and music to explore the haunting world of...
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Inside The 18th Century Brothel Ship
30 September 2025Why did a British ship carry over 200 women to Australia in the late 18th century? In this episode, we are going inside the Lady Juliana, a...
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Origins of the Second Amendment
29 September 2025'A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be...
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Rudolf II, the "Mad Habsburg Emperor"
29 September 2025In the final episode of her short series on the Habsburg dynasty, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb turns to one of the most fascinating and...
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Dark Side of Elizabeth I
29 September 2025The end of Elizabeth I's life was shrouded in darkness and plots as powerful figures circled her throne. How did Elizabeth hold off contenders...
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Life as a Samurai
29 September 2025Assassin’s Creed Shadows recreates everyday life in Japan during the Sengoku jidai - the Warring States period - and highlights how reality...
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The First Trains
28 September 2025On 27 September 1825, a steam-powered marvel known as Locomotion No.1 made history, pulling passengers and coal from Shildon to Stockton-on-Tees...
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The First Pharaohs
28 September 2025Unveiling the Enigmatic Story of Egypt's First Pharaohs, roughly 5,000 years ago. Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Aidan Dodson to discuss...
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