Podcast Episodes

The 9th Century #MeToo | Vikings (Part 1)

How did one of the most violent societies in history end up at IKEA?

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Published on 2 days, 4 hours ago

Start The Boats ! | Dunkirk Part 4: Miracle

It’s the last time this country loved a small boat, as everyone from the Ayatollah to an ex-Titanic officer mucks in to help the boys escape

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Published on 6 days, 4 hours ago

Boss Baby’s Darkest Hour | Dunkirk Part 3: Cornered

The British Army is trapped in northern France by the Farty Techno Nazis, but how close did we come to surrender via a back channel with a big bowl of pasta?

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Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Hitler’s Farty Pig Forest Party | Dunkirk Part 2: Blitzkrieg

While Hitler’s Doctor is trying to stop him farting, his troops are nailing amphetamines and storming through France in what proves to be the high point of the Nazi Stag.

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Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Neville Chamberlain’s Broken Bum | Dunkirk Part 1: Phoney War

As war breaks out, the British realise their prime minister has a broken bum, and the first stop on Hitler’s stag is Scandinavia. Norway? Way.

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Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

History’s Biggest Blabbermouths (with Bebe Cave) | Medieval Women

Being a woman in medieval times wasn’t the picnic it is nowadays - Bebe Cave joins us to unpack some of the Middle Ages biggest time wasters.

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Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

The Woman Who Died For A Pair of Trousers | Joan of Arc

The story of Joan of Arc - the patron saint of smells, the original Greta Thunberg - begs the question: is it really worth laying down your life for a pair of trousers?

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Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

France is a Toilet (with Tom Gilbey) | The History of Wine

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Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

No Bacon, No Beer, Loads and Loads of Gear | Dionysus & The Ancient Gods of Wine

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From Georgia to Jesus via Goat Orgies, it turns out wine wasn’t always a boring Christian drin…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Gunned Down in Diamanté Panties | The Russian Revolution of 1917 (Part 5/5)

Lenin finally seizes power, and gets rid of the Romanovs with the most protracted execution in history

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Published on 1 month ago