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Back to SearchHorrible Histories: 15 years of death, poo and talking rats
Episode 1955
Since it first hit TV screens back in 2009, Horrible Histories has brought Terry Deary and Martin Brown’s hugely successful series of books to an entire generation of children. As it marks its 15th a…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Medieval medicine: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1954
What would a medieval first aid kit have contained? What were the era's strangest cures? And is it true that it was better to steer clear of the doctor altogether in the Middle Ages? Speaking to Emil…
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Death & hubris in west Africa: how two British expeditions met with disaster
Episode 1953
In the early 19th century, two different British expeditions headed into the interior of West Africa – and both ended in disaster. But what was driving the expeditions, and why were they so ill-prepa…
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Conspiracy Revisited: The JFK assassination – Oswald’s second murder
Episode 1952
In part 2 of a special bonus episode of our Conspiracy series, Rob Attar and Gerald Posner delve deeper into the questions surrounding the assassination of JFK. Who did Lyndon Johnson think was behin…
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Clotilda: the last slave ship to America
Episode 1951
The transatlantic slave trade was formally abolished in both Britain and the US in 1807 and 1808 – yet slave ships were still forcibly bringing enslaved African people to the Americas right up to the…
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History behind the headlines: the Bengal famine
Episode 1950
In the latest episode of History Behind the Headlines, Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter are joined by award-winning journalist and producer Kavita Puri to discuss the history of famine, and the challenge…
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Spying in the Troubles: the murky world of double agents in Northern Ireland
Episode 1949
The Troubles in Northern Ireland was a difficult, bloody period, which lasted for almost 30 years. During that time, the British secret services ran an extensive intelligence operation to infiltrate …
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Welsh mythology: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1948
What do white horses symbolise in Welsh mythology? What is the Mabinogion? Was King Arthur from Wales? And why do fairy folk hold a particularly sinister place in Welsh folklore? Speaking to Elinor E…
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Tying the knot: 500 years of wedded bliss and marital misery
Episode 1947
Over the last 500 years, countless people in England and Wales have decided to tie the knot. But what motivated people in the past to get married? What inspired the traditional wedding vows? And when…
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Conspiracy Revisited: The JFK assassination – 95 per cent certain?
Episode 1946
The killing of President John F Kennedy in Dallas in November 1963 is one of the defining events of the 20th century and the subject of multiple conspiracy theories. In part one of a special bonus ep…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago