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Episode 65
David Musgrove takes a tour of the historic water closet to uncover how our toilets habits have changed over the centuries
From Roman latrines and med…
1 year, 10 months ago
Medieval England's political miracle
Episode 64
From Magna Carta to Parliament, taxation to the law courts, the 13th and 14th centuries laid the foundations for the modern British state. In this Lo…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dudley Clarke: the spy who hoodwinked Hitler
Episode 63
Dummy tanks at El Alamein, bogus generals in Algiers, sham armies on D-Day – all were ruses masterminded by World War II's master of deception Dudley…
1 year, 11 months ago
Henry VII: the king they couldn't kill
Episode 62
Why is Henry VII remembered as an intensely suspicious king, wracked by paranoia? According to Nathen Amin, the answer lies in his death-defying rise…
1 year, 11 months ago
The suffragettes: masters of PR
Episode 61
The suffragettes crafted a brilliant PR campaign, driven by everything from marching bands to branded marmalade. But did their quest for publicity ev…
1 year, 11 months ago
Robert the Bruce: the man, the myth, the murderer
Episode 60
Robert the Bruce is famed as a national hero, and lauded for his military exploits against the old enemy of England. But how true is this perception?…
2 years ago
Oliver Cromwell's postal spies
Episode 59
When you place a letter in the hands of your local postal worker, you have faith that they won't take a sneak peek at your messages – but what if the…
2 years ago
Dark knights and crusading criminals
Episode 58
The crusades sparked centuries of violence and chaos, and not just on the battlefield. This Long Read, written by Steve Tibble, examines the surge in…
2 years ago
Women of the Greco-Persian Wars
Episode 57
For so long, women have been excluded from ancient tales of extraordinary world-changing events. Writing them back into the narrative, this Long Read…
2 years ago
Oradour-sur-Glane: one of WW2's most infamous massacres
Episode 56
On the morning of the 10 June 1944, the residents of Oradour-sur-Glane were going about their lives as normally as was possible in occupied France. C…
2 years ago