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Roman Holidays
Episode 224
Grand villas on the Bay of Naples, engraving names on Egyptian singing statues, and sightseeing tours of Biblical sights in the Levant.
The fourth and…
3 years, 7 months ago
Sun, Sea, and Sex
Episode 223
The rise and fall of Butlin's, Benidorm and Franco, class, package holidays, bikinis, mass tourism and sunbathing. The third episode in our holiday s…
3 years, 7 months ago
Victorian Holidays
Episode 222
The birth of guide books, resorts, and the package holiday.
In the second episode in our holidays series Tom and Dominic drill down into the story of …
3 years, 7 months ago
Introducing Empire with William Dalrymple
Today's feed drop features friend of the show William Dalrymple discussing his new podcast, Empire, which he hosts alongside Anita Anand.
How do empir…
3 years, 7 months ago
Holidays: Byron's Grand Tour
Episode 221
Welcome to the first of four episodes on the history of holidays: Byron's Grand Tour; The Invention of Mass Tourism; Sun, Sea and Sex; and Roman Holi…
3 years, 7 months ago
Justinian & Theodora: The Secret History (Part 3)
Episode 220
Wars, disease, and legacy.
In the final episode of the trilogy, Tom and Dominic discuss the Byzantine reconquest of Italy, the arrival of the Justinia…
3 years, 7 months ago
Justinian: Making Rome Great Again (Part 2)
Episode 219
The Riot that destroyed a city and almost brought down an Emperor...
In the second part of our trilogy, Tom and Dominic discuss the Nika riots in the …
3 years, 8 months ago
Theodora: Empress of Byzantium (Part 1)
Episode 218
In the first episode of a three part series, Tom and Dominic dive into the incredible story of Justinian and Theodora.
Tune in for an incredible (and …
3 years, 8 months ago
Plague and the decline of the Roman Empire
Episode 217
Tom and Dominic are joined by friend of the show Kyle Harper to discuss how pandemics and disease played a far greater role in the decline of the Rom…
3 years, 8 months ago
Pigeons
Episode 216
‘If it became necessary immediately to discard every line and method of communications used on the front, except one, and it were left to me to selec…
3 years, 8 months ago