Podcast Episodes

Attila the Hun Part 1

Season 1 Episode 12

We’re in south-eastern Europe in the 400s AD. The once mighty Roman Empire is riven in two. And on the Great Hungarian Plain a fearsome enemy is rising. The Huns’ king, Attila, will become a terrifyi…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial

Season 1 Episode 11

The discovery at Sutton Hoo of the ship burial of an Anglo-Saxon king and his lavish treasure is one of the greatest archaeological finds on English soil.

But who was the man considered worthy of suc…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexander the Great

Season 1 Episode 10

Though he ruled for just 13 years, Alexander the Great is as famed for his hedonistic lifestyle as his military genius. But how did he become one of the best known military leaders in history? What i…

Published on 7 months ago

The Great Wall of China

Season 1 Episode 9

The Great Wall of China is one of the architectural wonders of the world. Stretching for over 21,000km - as far as London to New York and back, twice - it follows what used to be the border between C…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Genghis Khan and the Mongols, Part 2 of 2

Season 1 Episode 8

The leader brings reforms to his newly unified Mongol nation. The man formerly known as Temüjin will now conquer an empire bigger than any before in recorded history. But what are the innovations tha…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Genghis Khan and the Mongols, Part 1 of 1

Season 1 Episode 7

We're in the Mongol lands of Central Asia in the late 1100s. This is a place of nomadic warriors, a region divided between tribes. But one man will emerge to unite them. Armed with the greatest milit…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Rosetta Stone

Season 1 Episode 6

In 1799, French soldiers in Egypt unearthed what would become one of the world’s most famous artefacts. After a desperate race to decipher its symbols, the Rosetta Stone provided the key to understan…

Published on 8 months ago

The Aztecs

Season 1 Episode 5

Since the arrival of the Aztecs in central Mexico from the early 1300s, history has been fascinated by them. They’re widely reputed to be a savage people who left behind obsidian knives, skull racks,…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

The Golden Age of Athens

Season 1 Episode 4

While the Roman Republic was still in its infancy, the Greek city-state of Athens rose from the ruins of war with the Persians to become the most beautiful and powerful in the region. During this Gol…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tutankhamun

Season 1 Episode 3

In November 1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, a young water boy called Hussein Abdul Rasoul makes a remarkable discovery. A set of stone steps lies concealed beneath the desert sand - a staircase…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago