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Gossip, Scandal and High Society
Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, Henry ‘Chips’ Channon documented British high society in eye-watering detail. His diaries are gos…
3 years, 10 months ago
Great Scientists We've Forgotten to Remember
We are told that modern science was invented in Europe, the product of great minds like Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert …
3 years, 10 months ago
The Death of King George V: A Royal Murder Mystery
Just before midnight on January 20, 1936, King George V died at Sandringham, in Norfolk, England. The scandal of King George V’s reign would not be r…
3 years, 10 months ago
Victoria: A Greedy Queen
Warning: There are adult themes, explicit language and references of disordered eating and diets in this episode.
Did you know that before Queen Victo…
3 years, 11 months ago
The History of the RNLI
Since its foundation in 1824, the volunteers of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution have been braving the most savage of elements at sea to rescu…
3 years, 11 months ago
Operation Mincemeat: The Deception that Changed WWII
It’s 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe and plan an all-out assault on Sicily, but they face an impossible cha…
3 years, 11 months ago
Josephine Baker: Entertainer and Spy
On November 30th, 2021, Josephine Baker, the French-American performer, second world war resistance hero, and activist became the first Black woman t…
3 years, 11 months ago
A Short History of Pirates
Swashbuckling, murder and robbery on the high seas! We're bringing back the fan favourite episode on Dr Rebecca Simon's 'Pirate Queens: The Lives of …
3 years, 11 months ago
TITANIC: Survivors and Lost Souls
Part 3/3. News of Titanic's fate sent shockwaves around the world; stories and illustrations of that fateful night splashed across newspaper stands o…
3 years, 11 months ago
TITANIC: A Night to Remember
Depicted countless times in art, television and film, the night of the 14th of April 1912 has haunted and fascinated us for over a century. This is a…
3 years, 11 months ago