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Milton Keynes: The Future that Could Have Been
Episode 37
In post-war Britain, the drive to build new housing and a better world led to a number of plans focused on creating modern towns. The boldest and mos…
11 hours ago
How Rome used cheese to conquer Britain
Episode 36
The Roman Army was powered by cheese. It fuelled its soldiers through war and occupation and, as Rome’s armies swept through western Europe, altered …
1 week ago
The Anti-Fascist Italian Art Forger that fooled America
Episode 35
In September 1926, art expert Paul Arndt was shown a newly-unearthed Ancient Greek statue by an Italian dealer. It was an extraordinary piece. Its sa…
2 weeks ago
The last stand of HMS Glowworm and the invasion of Norway
Episode 34
On the 8th of 1940, a lone British destroyer encountered part of the German invasion force bound for Norway. The heroic last stand of HMS Glowworm ag…
3 weeks ago
Charles De Gaulle and the birth of the 5th Republic
Episode 33
In 1940, Charles de Gaulle saved France. He called for resistance to the Nazi occupation from London. In 1958, with the French republic crumbling, he…
4 weeks ago
Forgotten Crusader Queens of Cyprus
Episode 32
In 1458, the Kingdom of Cyprus was the last of the Crusader States. Over the next 30 years, two remarkable women would fight to rule it as queen. The…
1 month ago
Origins of the Celebrity with Greg Jenner
Episode 31
Celebrity feels like a modern idea. Something that owes its origins to the rise of Hollywood, television and reality TV. But its cultural origins run…
1 month, 1 week ago
Rescuing Pilots From the Channel
Episode 30
In this Extra Bit episode, Gareth and Matt Bone shine a light on the pilots of the Typhoon and Spitfire raids on D-Day's radar stations: the air-sea …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How the Allies punched the hole in German radar for D-Day
Episode 30
By 1944, the German’s had a highly-advanced radar system covering the entirety of the Channel coast. That radar would, if left intact, provide consid…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
1983: The year of crises that almost ended the world
Episode 29
In September 1983, the Soviet missile launch detection system falsely reported an inbound US missile strike. The actions of Stanislav Petrov that day…
1 month, 3 weeks ago