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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…
2 years ago
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…
2 years ago
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…
2 years ago
New Series! Machu Picchu Coming 4th March
Following in the footsteps of explorer Hiram Bingham, Dan embarks on an incredible adventure through the cloud forest of the Andes to reveal the myst…
2 years ago
How to Survive in Tudor England
Episode 1388
Life in Tudor England was risky. In addition to the outbreaks of plague, the threat of poverty and the dangers of childbirth, there were social risks…
2 years ago
Atatürk: Fall of the Ottoman Empire
Episode 1387
On the 19th of May, 1919, an Ottoman general stepped ashore at the Black Sea port city of Samsun. This marked the beginning of the Turkish War of Ind…
2 years ago
Abraham Lincoln
Episode 1386
Abraham Lincoln began his life in a log cabin in Kentucky, the son of poor pioneers. He would end it as President of the United States, having steere…
2 years ago
Britain's Secret Expedition to Antarctica
Episode 1385
In 1943, just as the Second World War was raging across the globe, the British government launched a top-secret mission to the Antarctic. Code-named …
2 years ago
Harold Godwinson
Episode 1384
Dr Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis uncover the stories of the protagonists and events that led up to the Battle of Hastings. There’s Harold Godwinson, …
2 years, 1 month ago
Greek Myths: The Furies
Episode 1383
The gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece have been written about for thousands of years. From their home atop Mount Olympus, they reigned over the la…
2 years, 1 month ago