Podcast Episodes

Sumerians and the Birth of Writing

Despite being one of the first civilisations in human history, Sumer is not as well-known as other Bronze Age societies such as Babylonia and, of cou…

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The Rise of Cleopatra

Famed across the ages and around the world - everyone knows the name Cleopatra. But how did she become one of the most infamous women in history?

Born…

4 years, 1 month ago

Rise of Rome: The Fall of the Samnites

In the final part of our Samnite Wars episodes, Tristan is once again joined by Dr Kathryn Lomas from Durham University to find out more about these …

4 years, 1 month ago

Rise of Rome: The First Samnite War

In this first episode of a two-parter on the Samnite Wars, we focus in on one of Rome’s greatest rivals in early Italy. Based in modern day Campania,…

4 years, 2 months ago

Prehistoric Rock Art of Atlantic Europe

Dozens of incredible examples of prehistoric rock art have been found across western Europe in recent decades - but what do they mean?

Artworks can be…

4 years, 2 months ago

Sparta and the Nazis

Ancient Sparta was co-opted by the Nazis as a supposed model civilisation for the Third Reich’s twisted racial and martial ideologies.

German children…

4 years, 2 months ago

The First Americans

Modern humans thrived in the Americas for thousands of years before the first European colonists arrived, but how and when did they get there?

What's …

4 years, 2 months ago

The Rise of Mammals

They survived extinction level events and record high global temperatures - how did mammals adapt and thrive in a dramatically changing world? In tod…

4 years, 2 months ago

The Image of God

Often pictured with a flowing white beard, looking down from Heaven - why is God always seen as an old man? In today's episode, Professor Francesca S…

4 years, 2 months ago

Mermaids

The central Mediterranean is home to a bounty of creatures - fish, dolphins, and... mermaids? In today's episode Dr Amelia Brown returns to the podca…

4 years, 2 months ago