Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic (Extract)
To coincide with the re-release of Rubicon in audiobook, now with Tom Holland himself narrating it, we have the book’s introduction for you to enjoy.…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Empress of the Apocalypse
Episode 460
In 972AD a princess of the Byzantine Empire was sent by her uncle, the Roman emperor in Constantinople, to marry the son of Otto the Great - Emperor …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Suit, Savile Row, and Smartly Dressed Men
Episode 459
"His clothes seemed to melt into each other with the perfection of their cut and the quiet harmony of their colour. Without a single point of emphasi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Helen of Troy: A Family of Blood (Part 2)
Episode 458
In 1870 the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann - a man of remarkable energy, desperately fascinated with Helen of Troy - discovered in Turkey t…
2 years, 2 months ago
Helen of Troy: Queen of the Greek Myths (Part 1)
Episode 457
The story of Helen of Troy, her remarkable birth and her infamous love affair with Paris, the Trojan prince, resounds across the centuries. A figure …
2 years, 3 months ago
Fall of the Sioux: The Massacre at Wounded Knee (Part 3)
Episode 456
"I will bury my heart, at Wounded Knee"
With Native American culture in free fall in the years following their triumph at the Battle of the Little Big…
2 years, 3 months ago
Fall of the Sioux: The Ghost Dance (Part 2)
Episode 455
Following the tragic death of Crazy Horse and the ruthless cessation of the Sioux way of life, the last of the great Native American leaders were gra…
2 years, 3 months ago
Fall of the Sioux: Death of Crazy Horse (Part 1)
Episode 454
Though the Battle of the Little Bighorn seemed for the triumphant Lakota and their allies - the largest gathering of Plains Indians ever assembled - …
2 years, 3 months ago
Custer's Last Stand: The Final Showdown (Part 8)
Episode 453
What happened between the moment that George A. Custer dispatched a trumpeter with his famous final plea for back-up, and the gruesome discovery of h…
2 years, 3 months ago
Custer's Last Stand: The Battle of the Little Bighorn (Part 7)
Episode 452
“You and I are going home today, and by a trail that is strange to us both…”
The Battle of The Little Bighorn is one of the totemic moments of America…
2 years, 3 months ago