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Who Was The First Writer?
It's hard to imagine a time when we didn't write things down- on stone, papyrus or parchment. Who was the first to actually put 'pen to paper' and wr…
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Russia & Ukraine: A Year of War
On the 24th of February, 2022, the world looked on in disbelief as Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. One year on he shows no …
2 years, 10 months ago
History of Britain's Black Airmen
When you think of some of the remarkable feats of airpower throughout history, you might think of the Dambusters, or the Battle of Britain. But what …
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Sophie Scholl: Standing Up to the Nazis
Sophie Scholl was an anti-Nazi political activist who stood up to the regime as a student under the Third Reich and paid with her life. Sophie lived,…
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Rosa Parks
On the 1st of December, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. After taking her seat in the section designated for people of colour, …
2 years, 10 months ago
How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Humanity
We think of our natural environment as a subset of history, like studying the history of warfare or economics. But in truth, climate is the driving f…
2 years, 10 months ago
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love
This episode contains graphic references.
Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology.
Her origin story is one of the more colourful…
2 years, 10 months ago
Spies in the Sky
Spy balloons are really blowing up right now. The US has shot down one confirmed Chinese balloon and has engaged several other unidentified flying ob…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Tragedy of HMS Captain
As a crew of over 500 boarded HMS Captain in the autumn of 1870, none of them knew their fate was sealed in the offices of the dockyard. The Captain …
2 years, 10 months ago
Nicholas Said: The Extraordinary Life of a Traveller, Soldier and Translator
This is the remarkable story of Nicholas Said - born into a wealthy Muslim family in the ancient Bornu Empire, his childhood was interrupted when, ag…
2 years, 10 months ago