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Back to SearchEmily Anderson: codebreaking pioneer
Episode 45
The work of Britain's wartime cryptanalysts is now well known, but there is one woman whose contribution has gone largely unrecognised – Emily Anders…
2 years, 3 months ago
1924's British Empire Exhibition: the empire’s last hurrah?
Episode 44
When the British Empire Exhibition opened its doors in Wembley a century ago – featuring exotic pavilions, sporting spectacles and even a replica of …
2 years, 3 months ago
Beastly Victorians: battling animal abuse in the 19th century
Episode 43
Helen Cowie marks the RSPCA's 200th anniversary by returning to its roots campaigning against vicious Victorian animal cruelty
They rescued mutilated …
2 years, 3 months ago
The battle of Meggido: ancient Egypt at war
Episode 42
Nicky Nielsen traces the progress of a brutal 15th-century BC battle that saw supercharged the rise of Egypt's greatest warrior pharaoh
Recovering the…
2 years, 4 months ago
WW1's Eastern Front: the forgotten theatre of war?
Episode 41
Nick Lloyd considers why, despite its scale and legacy, the First World War's Eastern Front has been overshadowed by its Western counterpart
In both s…
2 years, 4 months ago
Life beyond the margins: female diarists through time
Episode 40
Sarah Gristwood delves into the diaries of women that have previously been lost to time to reveal what they can tell us about the past
From meditation…
2 years, 4 months ago
Knights! Camera! Action!: the Middle Ages on film
Episode 39
From the heroic glamour of Henry V to the heady nationalism of Braveheart, the medieval era has proven a rich source of material for film directors. …
2 years, 4 months ago
From the Knights Templar to the killing of JFK: the enduring power of conspiracy theories
Episode 38
Who shot JFK? Was Elizabeth I a man? And did aliens really land at Roswell? Conspiracy theories abound in modern society – but these kinds of rumours…
2 years, 5 months ago
Mary vs Elizabeth: sisters at war
Episode 37
By the end of her reign, Mary I’s relationship with her half-sister and successor, Elizabeth, was at an all-time low. But had the Tudor siblings alwa…
2 years, 5 months ago
Alexandria: the ancient world's greatest city
Episode 36
When Alexander the Great founded a settlement at the junction of three continents in 331 BC, he created a metropolitan powerhouse that would shape gl…
2 years, 5 months ago