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Discovering One of History’s Great Horrors - episode 94
Season 2 Episode 94
Beyond politics, beyond ideologies, beyond battles – this week it’s 1945 and Neil takes us to southern Poland to a moment in history humanity must ne…
2 years, 2 months ago
Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few - episode 93
Season 2 Episode 93
Only the English Channel stands between Britain and defeat! This week it’s the summer of 1940 and the Battle of Britain is raging as we travel with N…
2 years, 2 months ago
The most significant moment of the C20th - episode 92
Season 2 Episode 92
The day of days. Evil coming our way! This week Neil takes us to 1933 when Adolf Hitler, the charismatic leader of the National Socialists, begins hi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Pushing Boundaries - episode 91
Season 2 Episode 91
Heroism, bravery & reaching for the stars - George Mallory and Andrew Irvine climb Mount Everest.
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2 years, 3 months ago
The World’s Deadliest Pandemic! - episode 90
Season 2 Episode 90
Questions swirl around the most lethal pandemics in history - the Black Death killed a higher proportion of the world’s population, but the Spanish F…
2 years, 3 months ago
A Nation Revolts!
Season 2 Episode 89
A sealed train speeds through war-torn Europe to deliver revolution to Russia. This week it’s 1917 and we’re travelling with Neil to St Petersburg as…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Day When The World Turns On its Axis!
Season 2 Episode 88
Your country needs you! This week we travel with Neil and the Pals Battalions to France. It’s 7.30 a.m. on the first day of the battle of the Somme, …
2 years, 3 months ago
Striking It Rich!
Season 2 Episode 87
Beyond the dreams of avarice! In this episode George Reynolds and his team of prospectors discover the world’s largest oil field, and as the black go…
2 years, 3 months ago
Up, Up & Away!
Season 2 Episode 86
Two magnificent men and their flying machine change the world and our relationship to it. In this episode, it’s 1903, and we travel with Neil to Kitt…
2 years, 4 months ago
A Terrifying Insight
Season 2 Episode 85
A chronic gambler who suffered epileptic seizures all his life and faced the firing squad for disseminating banned literature. This week we travel wi…
2 years, 4 months ago