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Episode 2338
In 2015, the Bank of England asked the British public to nominate a deceased cultural figure they felt deserved the honour of appearing on a banknote…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Hiroshima: in the shadow of the bomb
Episode 2337
At 8.15am on 6 August 1945, an atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima. It was an event that changed the course of history, but it was also one driven by…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
WW2 evacuees: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2336
Imagine being torn from your home and sent to live with strangers... well that was exactly what happened for many in the Second World War. To escape …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Queen Victoria's secret love affair
Episode 2335
Ever since the 1870s, rumours have swirled around Queen Victoria and her Highland servant John Brown. Were the pair in love? Could they have got marr…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The 300-year battle over free speech
Episode 2334
From the French Revolution to the social media age, Fara Dabhoiwala charts the surprising history of the idea that people should be able to say what …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Erik the Red: life of the week
Episode 2333
According to the Vinland Sagas of the early 13th century, Erik the Red was a violent and murderous outlaw. But he was also an explorer, a powerful le…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Power & terror: a history of the nuclear age
Episode 2332
In the closing years of the 19th century, scientists began recording strange phenomena – mysterious glowing gas, smudges on photographic plates. Find…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Minoans: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2331
Centred on the island of Crete, the Bronze-Age Minoan civilisation stretched from roughly 3000 to 1200BC, and is probably most famous for its legend …
8 months ago
Fun, fear and flatbread: childhood in ancient Rome
Episode 2330
What was it like to be a child in ancient Rome? Historian, author and broadcaster Bettany Hughes delves into life for young people across the civilis…
8 months ago
Iron Mountain: the conspiracy that duped America
Episode 2329
As the war in Vietnam spiralled out of control, US president Lyndon B Johnson was confronted by a different type of threat: a fake report so convinci…
8 months ago