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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 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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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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48:56
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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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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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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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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How the Nazis Escaped Germany
8 June 2025Following the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 some of its most egregious war criminals sought to escape justice by fleeing Europe, most famously to...
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Rise of the Minoans
8 June 2025Tristan Hughes journeys into the heart of one of history's most intriguing civilisations: the Minoans. With Professor Nicoletta Momigliano, he...
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What are the High Middle Ages?
6 June 2025Dr. Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis embark on a rollicking journey through the High Middle Ages, unearthing the epic power struggles between popes...
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Sex Work in Ancient Rome
6 June 2025What did it look like inside a Roman brothel? Who was the sex worker involved in a murder plot to kill an Emperor? And why was the Pope getting...
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