Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLife of the week: the Duke of Wellington
Episode 1896
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington has gone down in history as one of Britain's most formidable military commanders. But how did he earn such a…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ploughman's for the people: a culinary history of Britain
Episode 1895
Did you know that the seemingly bucolic Ploughman's lunch actually came about because of a marketing ploy? Or that turnips were once thought to be an…
2 years, 5 months ago
Chivalry: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1894
Where does the word "chivalry" come from? How should an honourable knight treat his vanquished foes? And do chivalric ideals underlie modern-day miso…
2 years, 5 months ago
Alexandria: the first modern city
Episode 1893
According to legend, when Alexander the Great rocked up on the island of Pharos in northern Egypt, he had a vision of a spectacular city – a vision t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Conspiracy | 3. Who killed JFK?
Episode 1892
On the 22 November 1963, President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested and charged with the murder, but over th…
2 years, 5 months ago
Masters of the Air: the real history behind the new show.
Episode 1891
Donald L Miller shares how US 'bomber boys' made D-Day possible, a story now dramatised in the Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air
Masters of the Air…
2 years, 5 months ago
Life of the week: Spartacus
Episode 1890
"I am Spartacus" is one of the most iconic lines in cinema history: from the 1960 film starring Kirk Douglas in the titular role, it has come to defi…
2 years, 5 months ago
The West's enduring fascination with Asia
Episode 1889
Asia has long enthralled people in the west, with voyages of discovery and military expeditions setting out in search of wealth, wisdom and the chanc…
2 years, 5 months ago
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1888
Did the hanging gardens of Babylon really exist? How was Egypt's Great Pyramid built? And could any one person have seen all seven ancient wonders? I…
2 years, 5 months ago
Nicholas Winton: the 'British Schindler'
Episode 1887
Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, a British stockbroker worked tirelessly to rescue hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied…
2 years, 5 months ago