Podcast Episodes
Back to Search111. Shackleton: The Hero of Antarctica
Season 6 Episode 5
As the timber creaked under the pressure of the Antarctic ice, Shackleton knew his voyage aboard the Endurance was doomed. What the ice gets, the ice…
2 years ago
110. Antarctica: The Continent that wouldn’t be Conquered
Season 6 Episode 4
Antarctica, the great land of ice. It was first spotted in the early years of the 19th century but it wasn't until 1895 that humans, in the form of a…
2 years ago
109. The Endeavour: Into the Unknown
Season 6 Episode 3
With Alexander Dalrymple sidelined, Captain James Cook and Joseph Banks are ready to set off on an expedition to track the Transit of Venus and see w…
2 years ago
108. The Endeavour & the Great Southern Continent
Season 6 Episode 2
In the 1760’s a clever, young, ambitious Scotsman named Alexander Dalrymple began advocating a theory as to the existence of a great southern contine…
2 years ago
107. China's Greatest Admiral: The Story of Zheng He
Season 6 Episode 1
In the 15th century, Admiral Zheng He, on the orders of the Emperor of China, embarked upon a series of extraordinary voyages of exploration. These v…
2 years, 1 month ago
106. The Rise of Islam
Season 5 Episode 11
With the Sassanian Empire defeated and the Byzantine Empire exhausted, there is a power vacuum in the centre of the world. Both of these superpowers …
2 years, 1 month ago
105. The Last Great War of Antiquity
Season 5 Episode 10
Eurasia is divided into two great superpowers. Khusrow II rules the Sassanian Empire. Maurice, the last of the Justinian dynasty, rules their mighty …
2 years, 1 month ago
104. How Persian Religion Changed the World
Season 5 Episode 9
Three great religions have come out of Persia and all of them have influenced world history. First there was Zoroastrianism, the first monotheistic r…
2 years, 1 month ago
103. Alexander the Great: Defeating Darius
Season 5 Episode 8
Darius has already been defeated by Alexander. His wife has been kidnapped and has now died in childbirth. The omens sent by the gods bode ill for hi…
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102. Alexander the Great: The Conquest of Persia
Season 5 Episode 7
Darius III rules Persia and he has already demonstrated his heroism and skill in battle. The Empire itself, despite having been through a period of c…
2 years, 1 month ago