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Episode 117
In the second part of our Alexander the Great special, we head to the limits of the known world, burning down palaces, storming mountain-top fortress…
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Alexander the Great Part 1
Episode 116
Alexander the Great is the most charismatic conqueror in history. Tom and Dominic, in the first of a two part special, trace the course of his dazzli…
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The Gunpowder Plot
Season 1 Episode 115
‘Remember, remember / the Fifth of November / Gunpowder, treason & plot.” But what is it exactly we are remembering on Bonfire Night? Tom & Dominic e…
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Stonehenge, ancient ritual and the origins of paganism
Episode 114
Like Merlin, who lived his life in reverse, we go backwards in time as we continue our two-part series on paganism. Renaissance philosophers; green m…
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Hallowe'en and modern paganism
Episode 113
In the first of a two part Hallowe’en special, Tom and Dominic are joined by Professor Ronald Hutton to explore the history of modern paganism: from …
4 years, 5 months ago
Medieval Science
Season 1 Episode 112
The word ‘medieval’ is often used to mean backward, benighted, unscientific. But is this fair? Historian of science Seb Falk joins Tom and Dominic to…
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Golden Ages
Episode 111
Oh, to be Dutch in the seventeenth century. Or Roman in 150 AD. Or British in the 1990's. Tom and Dominic debate the merits of various "Golden Ages" …
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History of India in 10 Buildings
Season 1 Episode 110
Curator and art historian Aparna Andhare gives Tom and Dominic her selection of the ten buildings that best illustrate India’s past 4,500 years. Rang…
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Dinosaurs
Season 1 Episode 109
How did the existence of dinosaurs come to be discovered, & what role have they played in the popular imagination over the past 200 years? And what c…
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The Industrial Revolution
Season 1 Episode 108
Did the industrial revolution really improve people’s lives? And why was Britain first to industrialise? Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined…
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