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Warfare in Ancient Greece
Warfare in Ancient Greece

Episode 1400

How did warfare work in Ancient Greece? The weapons and armour of the Greek hoplite are legendary, as are the warrior cultures of city-states like Sp…

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Boudica: Queen of the Iceni
Boudica: Queen of the Iceni

Episode 1398

She's the warrior queen who took on the mighty Roman Empire, but who really was Boudica?


Separating facts from the myths we've read can be tricky, but…

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Infiltrating the IRA: Murder & Espionage in Northern Ireland
Infiltrating the IRA: Murder & Espionage in Northern Ireland

Episode 1397

With Operation Kenova back in the headlines, we look to the story of Frank Hegarty, an IRA member turned British informant whose assassination led to…

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The Financial Crashes that Changed the World
The Financial Crashes that Changed the World

Episode 1396

Over the last turbulent century, the global economy has suffered the shockwaves of recessions and depressions, bubbles and unchecked investor euphori…

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Oppenheimer vs Einstein
Oppenheimer vs Einstein

Episode 1395

Today we're talking about two 20th century titans, the physicists J. Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein. Their scientific achievements changed th…

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4. Machu Picchu: The Fall of the Inca Empire
4. Machu Picchu: The Fall of the Inca Empire

Episode 1394

Part 4/4. The Spanish conquistadors arrived in Peru in 1526 in a bloody pursuit of gold and riches; it was the beginning of the end for the Inca. The…

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3. Machu Picchu: Inca Gods and Human Sacrifices
3. Machu Picchu: Inca Gods and Human Sacrifices

Episode 1393

Part 3/4. Juanita the Ice Maiden is one of the most famous mummies in the world. She was found in 1991 by anthropologist Johan Reinhard lying out in …

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2. Machu Picchu: The Rise of the Inca Empire
2. Machu Picchu: The Rise of the Inca Empire

Episode 1392

Part 2/4. At their most powerful, the Inca had the largest empire in the world. Lasting just one century from the mid-15th century, it stretched acro…

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1. Machu Picchu: The 'Lost City'
1. Machu Picchu: The 'Lost City'

Episode 1391

Part 1/4. Dan takes the podcast to the Peruvian Andes as he follows in the footsteps of intrepid American explorer Hiram Bingham who revealed Machu P…

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History of Gulags
History of Gulags

Episode 1389

On the 16th of February, 2024, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service announced that opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died. He had been impriso…

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