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Falklands40: The Loss of HMS Ardent
Please note that this episode contains frank discussions of conflict, mental health and suicide.
Admiral Lord West is the former First Sea Lord and Ch…
3 years, 7 months ago
Food in the Ancient World
When we think of the modern Mediterranean, delicious and vibrant food is one of the first things that come to mind. But how much has the regional foo…
3 years, 7 months ago
HMS Black Joke
Please note that this episode contains mentions of racial trauma, slavery and violence.
The most feared ship in Britain’s West Africa Squadron, His Ma…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Secret Plot to Kill the Government
On the night of February 23 1820, twenty-five impoverished craftsmen assembled in an obscure stable in Cato Street, London, with a plan to massacre t…
3 years, 7 months ago
How to Survive in Medieval England
If you travelled back in time to the Medieval period this very second, do you think you would survive? The short answer is probably not. If you weren…
3 years, 7 months ago
Codebreaking at Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park, Britain's key decryption centre during WWI, is known for the success of breaking the Nazi Enigma codes - experts have suggested that …
3 years, 8 months ago
Mental Health in Victorian Britain
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK so we’ve got a special episode exploring the surprising way Victorians approached mental health t…
3 years, 8 months ago
The 1650s: Britain's Decade Without a Crown
In 1649 Britain was engulfed by revolution. Charles I was executed for treason and within weeks the English monarchy had been abolished and the House…
3 years, 8 months ago
VE Day
For most of us, VE Day conjures up black and white images of carefree servicemen and women dancing and beaming in Trafalgar Square, of Churchill gree…
3 years, 8 months ago
Diving for Lost Slave Shipwrecks
From the 16th to the 19th centuries, European slave traders forcibly uprooted millions of African people and shipped them across the Atlantic in cond…
3 years, 8 months ago