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Black Victorians
Episode 49
Why is there an assumption that Victorian Britain was white? Who does this mean is missing from our history books? And how can we find out more about…
4 years ago
Bad King James VI & I
Episode 48
You might know him best as the longest reigning Scottish king, the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, the father of Charles I, or the eponymous poster of t…
4 years ago
Private Members’ Clubs
Episode 47
Private Members’ Clubs are often the location of suspected scandal - from Oscar Wilde to Chris Pincher, what happens behind these elitist doors?
Seth …
4 years ago
The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe
Episode 46
Marilyn Monroe. She's got to be one of the most famous people of all time, hasn't she?
But what happens when an investigative war reporter dedicates y…
4 years ago
Forbidden Books
Episode 45
What makes a book bad? Does it have to be nonsensical? Heretical? Libellous? Sexy?
Well for 500 years, a panel from the Roman Catholic Church attempte…
4 years ago
Women in Power
Episode 44
What do Hatshepsut and Hillary Clinton have in common?
Well, what do they have in common with the vast majority of women who have been so successful a…
4 years, 1 month ago
Con Artists
Episode 43
Whether they are online scams or in person card tricks, confidence games - better known now as cons - have been around for as long as we have. But wh…
4 years, 1 month ago
Elizabeth II: The Making of The Queen
Episode 43
Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the British throne.
Born in April 1926, Elizabeth Windsor became heir apparent, aged 10, when her uncle …
4 years, 1 month ago
Divorce
Episode 42
Why would a married couple stage an affair? Was Henry VIII really the beginning of the end for marriages? And how is the divorce process different fo…
4 years, 1 month ago
Mafia Women
Episode 41
Who was Pupetta Maresca? And what did she do to become the first woman in Italy to be prohibited from having a funeral?
In this episode, Kate chats to…
4 years, 1 month ago