Podcast Episodes

#127 Revolting Peasants (Part 1)

Episode 166

This week we’re discussing some of history’s most revolting peasants! Now no episode like this would be complete without rumoured West Ham fan Wat Tyler, plus we’ll have the New York story of Dr Smit…

Published on 5 months ago

#126 Journeys and Adventure (Part 2)

Episode 165

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**PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded just before Leslie Lemon - the custard-loving WW2 hero that so many listeners emailed us about - died at the age of…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

#126 Journeys and Adventure (Part 1)

Episode 164

**PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded just before Leslie Lemon - the custard-loving WW2 hero that so many listeners emailed us about - died at the age of 106 years old, last week. In tribute to th…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

#125 The Super Rich (Part 2)

Episode 163

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting self-made millionaires that history has to offer! This week we have Sarah Breedlove and her lucrative beau…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

#125 The Super Rich (Part 1)

Episode 162

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting self-made millionaires that history has to offer! This week we have Sarah Breedlove and her lucrative beauty revolution, Richard Crawshay’s Welsh iro…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

#123 Music in Unexpected Places (Part 2)

Episode 160

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This week we’re discussing various tunes and music genres which popped up in surprising circumstances. We’ve got North Africa’s blues inspired Tuareg Rock, …

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

#123 Music in Unexpected Places (Part 1)

Episode 159

This week we’re discussing various tunes and music genres which popped up in surprising circumstances. We’ve got North Africa’s blues inspired Tuareg Rock, western music behind the iron curtain and m…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

#121 Silent Films (Part 2)

Episode 157

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Time to go back to the golden age of cinema; this week we’ll tell the story of how sport first burst onto the big screen, how the first silent films were so…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

#121 Silent Films (Part 1)

Episode 156

Time to go back to the golden age of cinema; this week we’ll tell the story of how sport first burst onto the big screen, how the first silent films were soundtracked and how F Scott Fitzgerald fell …

Published on 6 months ago

#120 Scandals (Part 2)

Episode 155

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This week we are trawling the archives for scandals! (And let’s attempt this episode description in true tabloid fashion). Hear all about Lord Byron’s saucy…

Published on 6 months ago