Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAmazing Grace: a story of salvation and slavery
Episode 1856
John Newton was a slave-ship captain in the 18th century. However, he was also a devout Christian who went on to become a famous preacher and wrote t…
2 years, 7 months ago
Life of the week: Amelia Earhart
Episode 1855
Amelia Earhart broke record after record in 20th-century aviation, being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean – and famously attempt…
2 years, 7 months ago
Nazi Germany: the myth of the innocent bystander
Episode 1854
In 1945, after defeat in the Second World War, many Germans claimed to have known nothing about what had happened to their fellow Jewish citizens – a…
2 years, 7 months ago
1970s Britain: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1853
1970s Britain has gained a reputation for being fairly bleak, filled with strikes and economic turbulence. But was it really so terrible? From the un…
2 years, 7 months ago
Caesar | 3. Master of his fate
Episode 1849
The last decade of Julius Caesar’s life was dominated by civil war, his romance with Cleopatra and his quest for ultimate power. In episode three of …
2 years, 7 months ago
Caesar | 4. Honourable men
Episode 1850
In episode four of our new series on Julius Caesar’s rise and fall, we come face-to-face with the men who orchestrated the assassination. Professor B…
2 years, 7 months ago
Caesar | 5. The dogs of war
Episode 1951
The deed is done, but the battle is far from over. In episode five of our new series on Julius Caesar’s rise and fall, Rob Attar is joined by Profess…
2 years, 7 months ago
Caesar | 1. Beware the Ides of March
Episode 1847
On 15 March 44 BC, Rome’s dictator strode into the Senate House of Pompey for a meeting with the city’s political elite. Little did he know that this…
2 years, 7 months ago
Caesar | 6. The evil that men do
Episode 1852
In the concluding part of our new series on Julius Caesar’s rise and fall, we take the story on to its dramatic coda as battles continue to rage over…
2 years, 7 months ago
Caesar | 2. Was this ambition?
Episode 1848
When Julius Caesar was born, few would have expected him to climb to the summit of Roman political power, but by the time of his death that was exact…
2 years, 7 months ago