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Back to SearchThe First Anglo-Afghan War
Season 1 Episode 88
“A war begun for no wise purpose.” This description of the First Anglo-Afghan War, fought in the early-mid 19th Century, could stand as an epitaph fo…
4 years, 7 months ago
Afghanistan - Part 1
Season 1 Episode 87
In the first of a two-part series exploring the history of Afghanistan, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the nation’s complicated relationsh…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Enlightenment
Season 1 Episode 86
Once there was darkness and then there was light. What was the Enlightenment and why did it matter? Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook explore the Enl…
4 years, 7 months ago
Sherlock Holmes
Season 1 Episode 85
The games afoot! Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the world’s favourite consulting detective. Why has the popularity of Sherlock Holmes surv…
4 years, 7 months ago
Exams
Episode 84
Even the memory of them is enough to make most people shudder. As thousands of British students wait nervously for their A-level and GCSE results, To…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Berlin Wall
Season 1 Episode 83
60 years ago this month, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) began building a barrier that divided the city of Berlin. It stood until 1989 …
4 years, 8 months ago
Sparta
Season 1 Episode 82
What does it mean to be a Spartan? How much of this Spartan image is real and how much is based on projections and prejudices of others?
Tom and Domin…
4 years, 8 months ago
Modern Olympics - Part 2
Season 1 Episode 81
Tom and Dominic continue their journey through the history of the Olympics, turning their attention from post-war to the present day.
They discuss Co…
4 years, 8 months ago
Modern Olympics - Part 1
Season 1 Episode 80
In 1896 the Olympic Games were reborn in Athens. Here we look at the forgotten tales and little known facts from the start of the modern Olympics thr…
4 years, 8 months ago
Ancient Olympics
Episode 79
With the Games underway in Tokyo, Tom and Dominic look back to the Ancient Olympics. They discuss the heroic but incredibly violent stories of the Gr…
4 years, 8 months ago