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How Did Humans Take Over the World?
12 June 2025Humans are everywhere. How did we get from the savannahs of Africa across to the most northern reaches of Alaska and Greenland, to the outbacks of...
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The Truth About Native American Boarding Schools
12 June 2025The Federal Government. Tens of thousands of Native American children. Around 50 boarding schools across the United States. This is the story of...
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Dark Side of Ancient Mesopotamia
12 June 2025A four thousand(ish) year old murder trial. A procession of the dead. Kings who believed they could escape the gods by dressing gardeners in royal...
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The Kushan Empire
12 June 2025Embark on an epic journey with Tristan Hughes and acclaimed author William Dalrymple as they unravel the enigma of the Kushan Empire, the ancient...
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Isabella d’Este: Renaissance Influencer
12 June 2025Discover the captivating life of Isabella d'Este with Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and acclaimed novelist and historian Sarah Dunant. They discuss...
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The Ultimate Mesopotamian Mystery
10 June 2025For thousands of years, ancient cuneiform - the script of the ancient Mesopotamians was lost to time, until being dramatically rediscovered in the...
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What Did Jane Austen Know About Sex?
10 June 2025She wrote some of the most enduring romances in literature. But what did Jane Austen really know about love ... and sex?
From longing looks...
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Theodora, the rags to riches Empress
10 June 2025Dr. Eleanor Janega and author Stella Duffy dive into the extraordinary life and legacy of Empress Theodora.
A woman who rose from the...
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Frenemies: France & the USA, a History
9 June 2025Since their respective revolutions, the USA and France have been intrinsically linked. But what have the highest points in their relationship...
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Final Days of Sir Walter Raleigh
9 June 2025'Strike, man, strike!' were the last words of Sir Walter Raleigh as his neck lay on the block. After thirteen years in the Tower of London,...
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What Caused The Seven Years' War?
9 June 2025Assassin's Creed Rogue takes us back to a time when the troubles of royal houses in Europe violently affected the lives of people across the...
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Mystery of the Cheapside Hoard
9 June 2025In June 1912, two workmen made a discovery in the London mud that would stun the antiquarian world: a hoard of gold, pearls, rubies, emeralds, and...
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