Podcast Episodes

Heroes (Bonus preview)

Here's a preview - about 15 mins of a 70 minute episode - of November's subscriber special on.. Heroes!Obviously, the Teenage Mutant Ninja/Hero Turtles are here, we're also looking at the heroes to h…

Published on 2 years ago

#20 The Coast

Episode 20

This week we're heading for the coast to discover the story behind the birth of modern weather forecasting. We're also off to learn about the world's first lighthouse: the Great Lighthouse of Alexand…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

#19 Landmarks

Episode 19

This week we're scanning the historic horizon to look at wondrous landmarks from down the ages. We'll be travelling to Peru to discuss Machu Picchu, you can expect a visit to the east coast of Americ…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

#18 Emergency Services

Episode 18

This week we're taking a look through history at the BIG THREE emergency services: Police, Fire Brigade and the Ambulance service (with all due respect to the Coastguard and to a lesser extent The AA…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

#17 Plots

Episode 17

To mark the 418th anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot we thought we'd bring you a Plots episode! We've got Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators of course and joining them Catherine The G…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

#16 Inventions

Episode 16

This week we're taking a look at great (and not so great) inventions through the ages. We've got the Player Piano (that piano that looks like it's being played by a ghost), Tamagotchi (the virtual pe…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

#15 Money

Episode 15

As the 20th century poet Des'ree once said: "Money don't make my world go round, I'm reaching out for a higher ground". Sadly, for the rest of us, the acquisition of money is a necessity. So this wee…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

#14 Your Correspondence

Episode 14

As regular listeners will note, over the past few weeks we have invented many of the world's greatest podcasting features: ONE DAY TIME MACHINE, HOW WOULD YOU IMPRESS SOMEONE IN 500AD and of course D…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

#13 Victorians

Episode 13

This week we're dipping back through time to spend some time with the Victorians; those in the working class eating jellied eels from dirty cups, the middle classes and all their lovely spare time an…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

#12 Healthcare

Episode 12

Pop some chicken soup on the hob and check out this week’s episode which is: Healthcare. From how the common cold has been cured down the years, to how our ancestors diagnosed diabetes via a good old…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago