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Pompeii: The Buried City
1 June 2025Buried in ash, frozen in time—Pompeii offers one of the most extraordinary windows into everyday life in ancient Rome.
In this episode of...
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The Truth About The Minotaur
30 May 2025Deep in an Ancient Greek labyrinth lurks the half bull half man monster: the Minotaur.
What did this wild myth about a woman having a baby...
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How to Survive the 14th Century
30 May 2025Matt Lewis dives into the dramatic and transformative 14th century with historian Helen Carr, from the drama of the Peasants' Revolt, where...
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Why do India and Pakistan fight over Kashmir?
29 May 2025A dive into the history behind today's tensions. In this episode, Dan is joined by historian and journalist Andrew Whitehead to explain the...
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Battle of Shiloh
29 May 2025The staggering casualties of the Battle of Shiloh shocked both the North and South, marking a turning point in public perception of the Civil...
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The Ghost of Mary Queen of Scots
29 May 2025*TW: This episode contains references to sexual violence.*
Mary Queen of Scots' life was defined by violence, heartbreak and ultimately,...
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John Dee's Angels
29 May 2025Was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I communicating with angels? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Egyptologist Garry J. Shaw to explore the...
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Origins of Astronomy
29 May 2025Long before telescopes or space agencies, ancient Mesopotamians were decoding the secrets of the cosmos. Beneath skies unpolluted by modern light,...
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How Did Genghis Khan Change the World?
27 May 2025Genghis Khan reshaped the world with brutal force and brilliant organisation. He began life in exile and rose to be a powerful nomadic warrior who...
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Medieval Indonesia
27 May 2025Long before the arrival of Europeans, the islands of Indonesia were home to powerful kingdoms who fended off Genghis Khan and took a part in...
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The Murderous Affairs of King James
27 May 2025Against the paranoid backdrop of the Scottish witch trials, a murder plot involving King James and some of his lovers took place.
To make...
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Heaven's Gate: The UFO Cult
26 May 2025What did the appearance of a comet in 1997 have to do with a tragic event in San Diego? Was Heaven's Gate a cult? And how does it compare to the...
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