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East Germany: Life Behind the Iron Curtain
Episode 322
The German Democratic Republic was born in the ashes of the Second World War, and described itself as a socialist “workers’ and peasants’ state”. The…
2 years, 11 months ago
Hundred Years' War: A Storm of Swords (Part 4)
Episode 321
The Black Prince has gained lands in Aquitaine and Gascony through his brutal and thorough attacks. But faced with financial difficulties, sickness, …
2 years, 11 months ago
Hundred Years' War: The Black Prince (Part 3)
Episode 320
As the spectre of the Black Death haunts Europe, a more tangible foe terrorises the French king and his subjects: the Black Prince, Edward of Woodsto…
3 years ago
Hundred Years' War: Triumph of the Longbow (Part 2)
Episode 319
State of the art military technology. Blind battle commanders. Iconic kingly lines. Tom and Dominic continue to delve into the 100 Years' War, as the…
3 years ago
Hundred Years' War: A Game of Thrones (Part 1)
Episode 318
Dynastic turmoil, inconvenient treaties with Scotland, tales of knights, longbows and the golden age of chivalry. In a time of chaos across Europe, E…
3 years ago
African Amazons
Episode 317
A story spanning modern-day Ghana, Angola, and Benin, historian Luke Pepera joins Tom and Dominic to discuss the tradition of African queens, female …
3 years ago
The First Abolitionist
Episode 316
It's 1718, an English Quaker lands in Barbados. He is soon horrified to discover the treatment of people working the plantations there. Treatment the…
3 years ago
Atlantis: Legacy of the Lost Empire (Part 2)
Episode 315
From claims that the alphabet was originated by Atlantians, Francis Bacon using the story as a model of utopia, to the Nazis co-opting Atlantis as th…
3 years ago
Atlantis: The Legend
Episode 314
Majestic palaces, untold riches, and indeterminable power... the story of Atlantis is a tale as old as time. But is there really any truth behind the…
3 years ago
Climate Apocalypse
Episode 313
Have humans always been haunted by fears of a climate apocalypse? Or is that a modern phenomenon? Is there a continuity from the Curse of Akkad to th…
3 years ago