Podcast Episodes

VE Day

Season 6 Episode 182

Victory in Europe Day brought the curtain down on a horrific conflict that decimated a continent and upended the world. But the price of victory over fascism was impossibly high. Many millions had be…

Published on 4 months ago

The Salem Witch Trials

Season 6 Episode 183

For more than two centuries, between the late 1400s and early 1700s, a terror of witches gripped Europe. From Scotland to Spain, thousands of people were accused, tortured and executed. But as the hy…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

The Egyptian Sphinx

Season 6 Episode 180

Measuring 240 feet long from paw to tail, and around the height of a six-story building, the Great Sphinx is one of Egypt’s most spectacular, and mysterious, monuments. Believed to have been built ov…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Real Greatest Showman

Season 6 Episode 179

PT Barnum may be better known as the loose subject of the movie The Greatest Showman, but his life was so much more than that work of fiction. A master of entertainment, an entrepreneur, and a genius…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Introducing: Titanic: Ship of Dreams - Episode 1

Season 6

This is a taster episode of a brand-new podcast from the Noiser podcast network. Join host Paul McGann as he explores life and death on the most famous ship in history.

You’ll be right there on board …

Published on 5 months ago

The Tudors, Part 2 of 2

Season 6 Episode 178

The later Tudor years were a time of turmoil, political intrigue, and national transformation. Initially defined by crises of succession, and shifts in the religious landscape, the period went on to …

Published on 5 months ago

The Tudors, Part 1 of 2

Season 6 Episode 177

The Tudors are the most famous royal family in English history, ruling from 1485 to 1603. The dynasty began with the reign of King Henry VII, and ended with his granddaughter, Elizabeth I. Marked by …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Christopher Columbus

Season 6 Episode 176

The explorer, Christopher Columbus, is famous for reaching the Americas and opening up a new world to European pioneers. But though his determination and skills were second to none, he eventually fel…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Printing Press

Season 6 Episode 175

Before Johannes Gutenberg’s revolutionary invention, knowledge was a privilege accessible only to the wealthy, the powerful, or the devout. In this world, ideas travelled slowly, and were constrained…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludwig van Beethoven

Season 6 Episode 174

One of the world’s most influential composers, Ludwig van Beethoven changed the course of Western music. Despite losing his hearing, he created some of history’s most celebrated works, and his compos…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago