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The French Revolution: War to the Death (Part 2)
Episode 504
“You have shaken off the yoke of your despots, but surely this was not to bend the knee before a foreign tyrant…”
It’s January 1792, and one of the la…
1 year, 5 months ago
The French Revolution: Bloodbath in Paris (Part 1)
Episode 503
Welcome to Season 2 of The French Revolution!
Revolutionary fervour threatens to engulf the streets of Paris, as demonstrators have gathered on the Ch…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Roman Conquest of Britain: To the Ends of the Earth (Part 4)
Episode 502
In the aftermath of Boudicca’s uprising, the Romans felt they could not withdraw from the British Isles. They sent their most competent fighters and …
1 year, 5 months ago
The Roman Conquest of Britain: Boudicca’s Reign of Blood (Part 3)
Episode 501
“Two cities were sacked, eighty thousand of the Romans and of their allies perished, and the island was lost to Rome. Moreover, all this ruin was bro…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Roman Conquest of Britain: The Empire Strikes Back (Part 2)
Episode 500
Viewed as an idiot by those around him, Claudius felt the need to prove himself. In the century since Caesar had invaded Britain, the mythology surro…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Roman Conquest of Britain: Julius Caesar’s Invasion (Part 1)
Episode 499
Julius Caesar saw the Britons as brutal savages. Yet the Romans romanticised their lack of civilisation, deeming them as untainted by Mediterranean l…
1 year, 6 months ago
Evita: The Mystery of the Missing Body (Part 5)
Episode 498
After lying in state in an open casket, Evita’s corpse is taken down to a secret laboratory in the basement. And as the Argentinian Victor Frankenste…
1 year, 6 months ago
Evita: Death of a Martyr (Part 4)
Episode 497
The workaholic mother of a nation, Evita’s health deteriorates and she faints at a public event. A self-proclaimed martyr, she seems to be willing to…
1 year, 6 months ago
Evita: The World's Most Powerful Woman (Part 3)
Episode 496
“There is only one man who can lead any worker’s regime.”
Together, Eva and Colonel Perón built a political movement powered by operatic rhetoric. Per…
1 year, 6 months ago
Evita: The Rise of General Perón (Part 2)
Episode 495
An admirer of Hitler and Mussolini, Colonel Perón rose through the ranks during the 1943 military coup in Argentina. Following a disastrous earthquak…
1 year, 6 months ago