Podcast Episodes

#120 Scandals (Part 1)

Episode 154

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 behaviour! The blackmail of Alexander Hami…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

#119 Daft Deaths (Part 2)

Episode 153

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This week we’re turning to history to find people unfortunate enough to have had a really daft death. We’ve got sixteenth-century Danish astronomer Tycho Br…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

#119 Daft Deaths (Part 1)

Episode 152

This week we’re turning to history to find people unfortunate enough to have had a really daft death. We’ve got sixteenth-century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, Alexander Pushkin’s totally avoidable …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

#118 Motoring (Part 2)

Episode 151

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Let’s get behind the podcasting wheel and drive through a history of motoring. We’ll hear about the birth of the service station, the dawn of motorways and …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

#118 Motoring (Part 1)

Episode 150

Let’s get behind the podcasting wheel and drive through a history of motoring. We’ll hear about the birth of the service station, the dawn of motorways and breakdown services and - and this really is…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

#115 Weird Wars (Part 2)

Episode 147

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This week on the show we’re looking at wars that were, frankly, weird. We’ve got the Bulgarians and Greeks booting off over a dog, the great emu war in Aust…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

#115 Weird Wars (Part 1)

Episode 146

This week on the show we’re looking at wars that were, frankly, weird. We’ve got the Bulgarians and Greeks booting off over a dog, the great emu war in Australia, and how about Honduras and El Salvad…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

#114 Inventions: The Sequel (Part 2)

Episode 145

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It’s time to return to one of our favourite subjects: inventions! This week we’ve got the history of portable music, the various attempts at portable televi…

Published on 7 months ago

#114 Inventions: The Sequel (Part 1)

Episode 144

It’s time to return to one of our favourite subjects: inventions! This week we’ve got the history of portable music, the various attempts at portable television, plus the emergence of air conditionin…

Published on 7 months ago

#113 Unlikely Sports Stars (Part 2)

Episode 143

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This week we’re examining the most unlikely sport stars that history has to offer! We’ve got Pope John Paul II, the goalie. Che Guevara: the rugby years. Pl…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago