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Back to SearchRudyard Kipling: life of the week
Episode 1914
Rudyard Kipling is beloved by many for his children's books and inspirational poems. But he was also called the "Bard of Empire", known for writing T…
2 years, 4 months ago
Winthrop Bell: a Canadian spy who predicted Nazi horrors
Episode 1913
In his public life, Dr Winthrop Bell was a Harvard professor and wealthy businessman. But as a secret agent, reporting from Germany in the aftermath …
2 years, 5 months ago
Arts & Crafts movement: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1912
What was the Arts and Crafts movement? How far was it associated with radical politics? And is it alive and well today? The Victorian cultural moveme…
2 years, 5 months ago
Stonewall: the 1969 fight for gay rights
To mark LGBT+ history month, we're revisiting a classic episode on a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history. Speaking to Matt Elton in 2019, historian Chri…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Chinese migrants chasing an American dream
Episode 1911
What led two teenagers from Canton province in China to emigrate to California in the late 19th-century? And what lives awaited them on America's wes…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Tiger Tamer who went to sea | Trailer
The Tiger Tamer who went to sea, from HistoryExtra, is the story of one remarkable Victorian man who lived the life of a dozen men.
His adventures as …
2 years, 5 months ago
Tiger Tamer | 1. “the life of a dozen men”
Episode 1910
Bob Carlisle was a Victorian influencer and minor celebrity; a global seafarer, circus clown and lion tamer, and Britain’s original long-distance ‘wh…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Britons who rebuilt postwar Germany
Episode 1909
Daniel Cowling talks to Spencer Mizen about the British occupation of Germany from 1945-49, and describes how the young officials tasked with rebuild…
2 years, 5 months ago
Christopher Columbus: life of the week
Episode 1908
In the list of famous explorers, the name of Christopher Columbus stands out. Seen for many years as the man who supposedly 'discovered' the Americas…
2 years, 5 months ago
Slavic Myths: vampires werewolves – and cabbages
Episode 1907
The Slavic diaspora is one of the biggest in the world – so why aren't their myths better known? Speaking to Kev Lochun, Noah Charney and Svetlana Sl…
2 years, 5 months ago