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Episode 426
Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work, worthy the interposition of a deity. More humble, and I believe truer, to consider him created from…
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The History Of Chocolate
Episode 425
‘For if a person fatigued with long and hard labour, or with a violent agitation of the mind, takes a good dish of chocolate, he shall perceive almos…
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Carthage vs. Rome: Total War (Part 4)
Episode 424
In the third century BC, a clash which had been brewing for centuries finally erupted: Rome, the ruthless imperialist upstart dominating Italy, again…
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Carthage vs. Rome: The Wolf at the Gates (Part 3)
Episode 423
“Every man is the architect of his own destiny”
Long before Rome reigned over the Mediterranean, there was Carthage: the supreme predator of Antiquity…
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Ancient Carthage: Rise of a Superpower (Part 2)
Episode 422
“An aristocratic republic, secret and well-ordered, where individuals are subject to the harsh laws of the austere and disciplined rich…”
The mysterio…
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Ancient Carthage: Lords of the Sea (Part 1)
Episode 421
“Carthago delenda est.”
Carthage must be destroyed: this was the rallying cry of Cato the Elder, the senator endlessly pushing for war against Rome’s …
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Britain in 1974: Thatcher Enters the Ring (Part 4)
Episode 420
The horrific Guildford Pub Bombings of Saturday 5th October 1974 sent shockwaves through Britain, worsening the sense of crisis sweeping through the …
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Britain in 1974: Countdown to a Coup (Part 3)
Episode 419
Following a tumultuous election in February 1974, Labour’s Harold Wilson has been re-elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Wilson, an unprete…
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Britain in 1974: The Crisis Election (Part 2)
Episode 418
Three days after one of the most devastating IRA attacks launched upon British soil, the Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath called an election,…
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Britain in 1974: State of Emergency (Part 1)
Episode 417
“Who governs Britain?”
Britain in the early 1970’s was a state in crisis, and by 1974, things had never seemed bleaker. Held hostage by the Trade Unio…
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