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The Real Cyrano de Bergerac
One of the world's much loved stage and screen characters has just returned to the cinema in a new film version starring Peter Dinklage. But what may…
3 years, 11 months ago
Benjamin Franklin with Ken Burns
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a scientist, inventor, writer and diplomat. As one of the leading figures of early American history, Franklin helpe…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Demerara Uprising and Britain’s Legacy of Slavery
The Demerara Rebellion of 1823 was an uprising of over ten thousand enslaved people in the Crown colony of Demerara-Essequibo (now part of Guyana) on…
3 years, 11 months ago
Destroying a Nazi Stronghold: The St Nazaire Raid
On 28 March 1942, in the darkest months of World War Two, Churchill approved what seemed to many like a suicide mission. Under orders to attack the S…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Wonder of Stonehenge
Towering above the Wiltshire countryside, Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most awe-inspiring ancient stone circle. Shrouded in layers of speculatio…
3 years, 11 months ago
200 Years of British-Russian Relations
Russia and the UK have very different political structures and ambitions, from their alliance at the Battle of Navarino in 1827 to the historic low o…
3 years, 11 months ago
From Cautionary Tales: Death on the Floor
Here’s a special preview of the new season of Cautionary Tales, from Pushkin Industries. On Cautionary Tales, bestselling author Tim Harford shares s…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Forgotten Hero of Everest
Ed Caesar joins Dan on the podcast to tell the extraordinary but largely forgotten story of World War I veteran Maurice Wilson, Britain's most myster…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Fall of France 1940: How it Influenced the US
Shocked by the fall of France in 1940, panicked U.S. leaders rushed to back the Vichy government despite their Nazi sympathies. This policy caused in…
3 years, 11 months ago
Mary Queen of Scots with Kate Williams
Dan is joined by Professor Kate Williams to discuss the rise and fall of Mary Queen of Scots, one of the most dramatic and tragic figures of the Sixt…
4 years ago