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Boudica
Episode 209
Boudica has become a hero of British folklore. An ancient queen, her leadership of the Iceni in an uprising against the forces of the Roman Empire in…
3 years, 9 months ago
Saint Brigid: Turning Bathwater into Beer
Episode 208
Saint Patrick is a household name, celebrated around the globe every March. But what do we know about another of Ireland’s patron saints, Brigid?
In t…
3 years, 9 months ago
Greeks vs Romans: Empires at War
Episode 207
Greece and Rome, they are the heavyweights of ancient history. But what happened when they came face to face with one another? Tristan is once again …
3 years, 9 months ago
Iron Age Wales: Before the Romans
Episode 206
The residents of Britain during the Iron Age are often collectively called 'Celts'. However, both before and during the Roman occupation, this term i…
3 years, 9 months ago
Homer
Episode 205
The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of the world’s most famous poems. But who was their author, Homer, and how have his name and poems survived so long…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Origins of Homo Sapiens
Episode 204
What do we know about the earliest hominins to exist? With a story spanning one million years and counting, we're discovering more about how we came …
3 years, 9 months ago
The Birth of Physiology
Episode 203
The treatment of mental health has been rapidly growing and improving over the past few decades, but it actually goes back thousands of years.
Whether…
3 years, 9 months ago
Pandora
Episode 202
According to Greek myth, Pandora was the first human woman - moulded from the earth by Hephaestus on the instruction of Zeus himself.
We've all heard …
3 years, 9 months ago
The World of Stonehenge
Episode 201
Described as the "most important piece of prehistoric art to be found in Britain in the last 100 years", an elaborately decorated 5000 year-old chalk…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
Episode 200
The rise of Christianity in the first few centuries AD is one of the most significant stories in world history. But it’s also an incredibly turbulent…
3 years, 10 months ago