Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCaesar | 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…
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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…
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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, 9 months ago
Netflix's The Crown: history and storytelling
Episode 1846
Netflix's hit drama The Crown has come to a close after six seasons and 60 episodes, having dramatised the Windsor dynasty from the mid-20th century …
2 years, 9 months ago
Boston Tea Party: Igniting a revolution | Trailer
On the evening of 16 December 1773, around a hundred men boarded three ships in Boston harbour, hoisting more than 46 tonnes of tea over the vessels’…
2 years, 9 months ago
Boston Tea Party | 1. Tea and taxes
Episode 1845
How did tea become such an incendiary issue in late 18th-century Boston? To understand this, we need to travel back at least a decade. Joined by expe…
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Georgian grand houses: the forgotten women who built them
Episode 1843
Many might assume that Britain's grand houses were paid for, designed and built solely by men. However, as Amy Boyington reveals, this was far from t…
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Life of the Week: Mansa Musa
Episode 1842
In the list of the world’s all-time wealthiest people, one name regularly tops the charts: Mansa Musa. Ruling a kingdom that stretched across West Af…
2 years, 9 months ago
Introducing Life of the Week
We’re making our new 'Life of the Week' series freely available for everyone to enjoy. Every Tuesday from 12 December, join us as we step back into t…
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Caesar: Death of a Dictator | Trailer
On the Ides of March, 44 BC, the most famous Roman in history was murdered. Julius Caesar’s killers hoped to save the Republic, but in the end they d…
2 years, 9 months ago