Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchUntold LGBTQ stories of the National Trust
Episode 2470
In 1895, when the National Trust was founded, homosexual acts of ‘gross indecency’ were still illegal in Britain. And yet, as Michael Hall reveals in…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Greenwich is the home of time
Episode 2469
Why is a small observatory in south east London so important to the story of how we tell the time? Speaking to Elinor Evans, Emily Akkermans, Curator…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
James Gillray: life of the week
Episode 2468
James Gillray was one of Georgian Britain’s most ruthless satirists, using his prints to mock kings, politicians and generals, turning politics into …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Churchill and de Gaulle: a strange relationship
Episode 2467
After France fell in 1940, it was Charles de Gaulle who led the Free French forces against Nazi Germany and Vichy France. From the moment he assumed …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Pompeii's tragedy still captivates us today
Episode 2466
When the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by ash spewed out of Vesuvius in AD 79, so too were their inhabitants, frozen in the moment of…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The United States and Latin America: a turbulent history
Episode 2465
Has the United States always seen Latin America as its ‘backyard’? And when did influence tip into intervention? In this episode, Danny Bird is joine…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
History's most mysterious manuscripts
Episode 2464
What do exploding bats and amphibious galleons have in common? They're both fascinating features of some of the world's most mysterious manuscripts, …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Francisco Franco: life of the week
Episode 2463
Emerging in the early 20th century as Europe's youngest general since Napoleon Bonaparte, Francisco Franco was destined to make waves. But how did th…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
How grim was life on Hitler's U-boats?
Episode 2462
"Statistically, they were on a suicide mission." That's Roger Moorhouse's assessment of the odds facing Hitler's U-boat crews in the final years of t…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
How ancient Pompeii was rediscovered
Episode 2461
The buried Roman city of Pompeii was ‘discovered’ in the 16th century, but was it ever lost? In this penultimate episode of our four-part series, Kev…
5 months, 4 weeks ago