Podcast Episodes

Vikings in Spain

When we think of Vikings, we tend to picture them in the colder climates of Northern Europe, and not so much in the warmer regions of Spain and the M…

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The Katyn Massacre: Explained

In the spring of 1940, the Soviet secret police executed over 22,000 Polish prisoners of war at three secluded sites in the Soviet Union. Sanctioned …

2 years, 9 months ago

The Assassination that Ended South African Apartheid

The assassination of Chris Hani was a pivotal moment in the dismantling of South African apartheid. On the 10th of April, 1993, he was shot dead as h…

2 years, 9 months ago

The Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein

Perhaps one of the best-known modern dictators, Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq for nearly 30 years before eventually being overthrown in 2003 by the US Co…

2 years, 9 months ago

The Zong Massacre

Please note, this episode contains descriptions of racial violence that some listeners may find disturbing.

In November 1781, a slave ship carrying hu…

2 years, 9 months ago

Operation Paperclip: America's Nazi Scientists

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Allied Powers sent research teams into the ruins of the Third Reich to cherry-pick the best German engi…

2 years, 9 months ago

Zelenskyy: TV Comedian to War President

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meteoric rise to power has been packed with drama and action. His journey has taken him from a Russian-speaking, aspiring diplo…

2 years, 9 months ago

Septimius Severus

Given his incredible career, you'd perhaps expect the name of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus to be better known. Born in North Africa in 145AD, he r…

2 years, 9 months ago

The Space Shuttle

Over a period of 30 years, NASA's Space Shuttle program contributed to some of space exploration's most important achievements, as well as some of it…

2 years, 9 months ago

Scott's Last Days in the Antarctic

In the last week of March 1912, Captain Robert Falcon Scott died in his tent in Antarctica, in his failed effort to become the first person to reach …

2 years, 9 months ago