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The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript
Matt Lewis continues his Mystery Month on Gone Medieval with another tantalising enigma of the Middle Ages - possibly the most mysterious manuscript …
3 years ago
Sabotage, Nazis and the Atomic Bomb: Operation Gunnerside
In late February 1943, Norwegian commandos were given the details of their mission, Operation Gunnerside. Their job would be to sabotage the Vemork h…
3 years ago
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…
3 years ago
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 …
3 years 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 …
3 years ago
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,…
3 years, 1 month ago
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, …
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month ago