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It's Complicated: Sathnam Sanghera on India's Controversial Independence Leader
Season 6 Episode 3
Mahatma Gandhi is a worldwide hero. Nehru led India through turmoil. But who in the West knows of Subhas Chandra Bose? Well, perhaps we should learn …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Hall of Fame: Britain's First Black Sports Star
Season 6
After demolishing and rebuilding Halls of Fame through the ages, our guest Habib Hajallie has chosen his own nominee for the Trapped History Hall of …
2 months ago
Halls of Fame: Art and Celebrity from Ludwig I to Donald Trump
Season 6 Episode 2
We’re proud of our own Hall of Fame here at Trapped History, but what are they and where did the idea come from?
As we celebrate our three-year annive…
2 months ago
Pilgrimage: A Christmas Trapped History Special
Season 6
This holiday season, we've got a meditative and, we hope, nourishing bonus for you – as Michaela Strachan remembers taking part in the BBC series "Pi…
2 months, 1 week ago
Hall of Fame: Ending Animal Cruelty one Bear at a Time
Season 6
Michaela Strachan's nominee for the Trapped History Hall of Fame is one of the most selfless people we have heard of – Jill Robinson, who has dedicat…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Pride of the Peaks: Michaela Strachan on the Woman who Fought for Nature
Season 6 Episode 1
We have a wonderful season opener for you – as wildlife TV legend Michaela Strachan joins Trapped History to help us tell the tale of the woman who f…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Season 6 Taster: Beer, Sex, Rice and Freedom – the Very Best of Trapped History
Season 6
We're delighted – chuffed even – to welcome you to Season 6. Trapped History is out of nappies and toddling all over the place (we're three years old…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
It Only Takes a Minute: Vote for Trapped History Now!
Season 5
It's not a new episode I'm afraid, but we really need your votes! We're chuffed, delighted, over the moon – pick your favourite – to announce that Tr…
5 months ago
Hall of Fame: Throwing Stones, Winning the Vote and Changing Women's History
Season 5
Join us for Helen Lewis' nominee for the Trapped History Hall of Fame: Constance Bulwer-Lytton, daughter of a Viceroy, sister to an Earl – but one of…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Genius Myth: Helen Lewis on Why We Fall for the Same Old Shtick Throughout History
Season 5 Episode 7
We are delighted to be joined today by Helen Lewis, whose new book, The Genius Myth, rips apart the stories we like to tell ourselves about ‘them’ – …
5 months, 3 weeks ago