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The Apocryphal Gospels
29 June 2025If you've heard of the mysterious and often controversial Apocryphal Gospels, you may have been told that they weren't important, or useful; that...
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53:21
The Murder of Henry VI
27 June 2025An investigation into the dramatic siege of London in 1471 and the controversial and mysterious death of Henry VI. Matt Lewis is joined by Andrew...
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52:10
Sex Work in Victorian London
27 June 2025What were the lives of women like who sold sex in the Victorian era? How did the law makers and moral crusaders of the time try to control it? How...
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35:17
Richard the Lionheart
26 June 2025Crusading hero, battlefield legend...absentee ruler? Dan explores the myth and reality behind England’s Warrior King. From storming Sicily to...
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37:34
George H. W. Bush: Ending the Cold War
26 June 2025President George H. W. Bush presided over the Gulf War, the conclusion of the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR and the fall of the Berlin Wall...
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56:52
Akbar, the Great Mughal
26 June 2025Professor Suzannah Lipscomb discusses the remarkable life of Akbar the Great, one of history's most impressive emperors. Together with historian...
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Poison in the Tower of London
26 June 2025Today’s story is one that takes us to a very familiar setting - the Tower of London - but shows it in a new light. Edward Francis was an...
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Seahenge
26 June 2025As a 4,000-year-old timber circle uncovered on a Norfolk beach, Seahenge is one of Britain’s most remarkable prehistoric finds. Discovered in...
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Pirates! NEW SERIES
25 June 2025Swashbuckling rogues with a disregard for authority surging across the oceans, the smell of salt and gunpowder in their nostrils... looking for...
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36:44
The Crystal Palace
24 June 2025The Great Exhibition of 1851 was something to behold for the 6 million Victorian patrons who travelled to London's Hyde Park to see it. It was a...
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The Green Man
24 June 2025Dr. Eleanor Janega delves into the enigmatic figure of the Green Man, tracing his origins and uncovering the myths and realities behind this...
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The History of the C-section
24 June 2025Almost half of births in the UK are delivered via Cesarean section. But when was this operation first performed?
Kate Lister is joined by...
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