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Back to SearchHow bullies shaped 19th-century America
Episode 2617
America's Gilded Age is often remembered for rapid expansion and opportunity, but beneath the surface lay a brutal society in which it paid to be a b…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Is there a royal sex scandal hidden in plain sight in the Bayeux tapestry?
Episode 2616
The Bayeux Tapestry is making headlines as it is loaned to the British Museum to be shown in England for the first time in almost a thousand years. I…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Did Britain really 'keep calm and carry on' in WW2?
Episode 2615
'Keep calm and carry on' has long been held up as the defining spirit of wartime Britain. But was the nation really as united, stoic and unquestionin…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Did the Catholic Church support Hitler?
Episode 2614
How did the politically neutral Catholic church come to have dealings with the fascist regimes of Mussolini and Hitler? In this episode, Ambrogio Cai…
3 weeks ago
Frida Kahlo: life of the week
Episode 2613
The arresting gaze, the stark monobrow, the intricate ribbons woven through the dark hair – Frida Kahlo's unmistakable image is recognised around the…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
How the Americas transformed Tudor England
Episode 2612
What did Tudor England really gain from its early encounters with the Americas? In this episode, Elinor Evans speaks to historian Dr Lauren Working a…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Preview: Master the medieval art of knowing yourself
Episode 2611
How can the past help us live better, happier, healthier and more productive lives today? That's the question at the heart of our series Life Lessons…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Have we got ancient women's sexuality all wrong?
Episode 2610
You might assume that women were prevented from pursuing sexual pleasure in the classical world. However, as Dr Jean Menzies discusses with Lauren Go…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Adultery, assassination and Agatha Christie: the dark side of the hotel
Episode 2609
Hotels, have perhaps surprisingly, played a large role in our history. They have found themselves in divorce papers, inspired a new genre of fiction …
4 weeks ago
Hedy Lamarr: life of the week
Episode 2608
Hedy Lamarr starred in dozens of movies, but her life may have been more dramatic than any of them. She was the teenage actor who portrayed the first…
4 weeks, 1 day ago