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The Royal Marines
Episode 1479
Members of this elite unit - formed in 1664 under Charles II - were present at the American Revolution, the Battle of Trafalgar, the Crimean War, bot…
1 year, 8 months ago
US Presidents Who Were Almost Assassinated
Episode 1478
Lincoln, FDR, Reagan, Clinton, Bush and now Trump. All have been targets of assassination attempts while in or running for office. Dan is joined by P…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Greatest Tea Race of the Victorian Age
Episode 1477
2/4. With towering masts and billowing sails, the Cutty Sark and the Thermopylae raced neck and neck through relentless waves to be the first to arri…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Cutty Sark
Episode 1476
1/4. Join Dan for the first episode in a mini-series telling four stories of ships that have shaped Britain and its maritime history, from the trade …
1 year, 8 months ago
Britain's Secret Atomic Tests in Australia
Episode 1475
During the 1950s, in the remote expanses of Australia's outback, the British government conducted a series of clandestine nuclear tests. These were t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Was Scott's Antarctic Expedition Sabotaged?
Episode 1474
In the winter of 1911, Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his party set out into the frozen heart of Antarctica. Battling blizzards and treacherous terr…
1 year, 8 months ago
Communism in America
Episode 1473
The history of the United States' relationship with communism is one littered with fear and persecution. So where did the American Communist Party co…
1 year, 8 months ago
Emperor Heraclius: Rome vs Persia
Episode 1472
Emperor Heraclius took the Byzantine Empire from its lowest ebb to its greatest heights. After years of turmoil at the hands of invading Persian armi…
1 year, 8 months ago
A Short History of Pirates
Episode 1470
Swashbuckling, murder and robbery on the high seas! We're bringing back the fan-favourite episode on Dr Rebecca Simon's 'Pirate Queens: The Lives of …
1 year, 8 months ago
The Inside Story of the Brexit Referendum
Episode 1469
On the eve of the 2024 General Election, we're joined by Tim Shipman, chief political commentator at The Sunday Times, to hear about how things real…
1 year, 8 months ago