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Vasectomy
What do you think of when you think of birth control? Is it condoms, IUDs, the pill? What about vasectomies?
From monkey testicles to possible cancer …
3 years, 7 months ago
Platinum Jubilee: Britain’s Greatest Queens
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in British history and one of the longest-reigning in the world. To mark the Queen's Platinum Jubi…
3 years, 7 months ago
Tulsa: The Attack on Black Wall Street
From May 31 to June 1, 1921, a white mob attacked residents, homes and businesses in the predominantly Black ‘Greenwood District’ of Tulsa, Oklahoma.…
3 years, 7 months ago
Falklands40: Battle of Goose Green
Please note that this episode contains descriptions of combat and some explicit language.
At the Battle of Goose Green the Second Battalion the Parach…
3 years, 7 months ago
SAS Founder: Warrior or Phoney?
David Stirling was an aristocrat, innovator and special forces legend that earned him the nickname 'The Phantom Major'. His formation of the Special …
3 years, 7 months ago
The Treadmill
Before they found their way into gyms, treadmills had a much darker history. In the 19th Century, they could most commonly be found in prisons.
In con…
3 years, 7 months ago
Our Obsession with Nostalgia
Longing to go back to the 'good old days' is nothing new. For hundreds of years, the British have mourned the loss of older national identities and c…
3 years, 7 months ago
How Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt Divided Berlin
Berlin’s fate was sealed at the 1945 Yalta Conference: the city, along with the rest of Germany, was to be carved up between the victorious powers - …
3 years, 7 months ago
Putin's Rise to Power
Catherine Belton joins Dan on the podcast to discuss the remarkable story of Vladimir Putin's rise to power. After working from 2007-2013 as the Mosc…
3 years, 7 months ago
Medieval Myths and Legends
Various legends, characters and myths are associated with the medieval period. The British Isles is filled with prehistoric monuments - from Stonehen…
3 years, 7 months ago