Podcast Episodes

Eurovision Special: The Song Contest which ended The Cold War | Episode 10

With Eurovision upon us, join Oswin and Carla in a special episode of Trapped History as we take a look back at the song contest's history and lift the Iron Curtain on Eurovision's big brother: Inter…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

How The Newsies beat the Press Barons | Episode 9

Season 1 Episode 9

Thrill to the story of the boys and girls who took on the richest men in America: and won. It's 1899, we're in New York and the 'newsies' – the boys and girls who sell papers on the city's streets – …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Hall of Fame: The Silent and Unseen

Season 1

Tune in to hear Clare Mulley's nomination for the Trapped History Hall of Fame.

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The Women who flew for Hitler | Episode 8

Season 1 Episode 8

In earlier episodes, we have featured women who have flown the world and men who have flown for freedom. But what about the courageous, pioneering women who powered the Nazi war machine?

Join Oswin an…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Hall of Fame: The Genius in the Library

Season 1

It's Hall of Fame time! Tune in to hear an extended nomination from Sums of Anarchy's wonderful Dominique Miranda. This has everything: revolution, freedom and poetry, with a smattering of maths thro…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Emmy Noether: Einstein's Greatest Mathematician | Episode 7

Season 1 Episode 7

Trapped History reveals the hidden stories of unsung heroes. In this episode, we find out about Emmy Noether, the greatest mathematician of the 20th century.

Emmy fought multiple prejudices all her li…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Hall of Fame: Helping Ukrainian Refugees

Season 1

Polly Vacher's nomination for the Trapped History Hall of Fame is a true hero of our time.

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

The Women who Flew the World | Episode 6

Season 1 Episode 6

Trapped History reveals the hidden stories of unsung heroes. In this episode, we find out about Richarda Morrow-Tait, the first woman to fly around the world.

Richarda was a bored and lonely young wom…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Trapped History: You Can Always Do Something

Season 1

This Friday, tune in to Trapped History as we tell the story of Richarda Morrow-Tait, the first woman to fly around the world. Join Oswin, Carla and the legendary circumnavigator Polly Vacher as we f…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Getting It Wrong | Who Shouldn't Be On The Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice?

Season 1

Join Oswin and Carla on a cold day in London for this exclusive bonus episode on the 'one that got away', the supposed hero who maybe shouldn't have got a plaque on the Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrif…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago