SAS Founder: Warrior or Phoney?
David Stirling was an aristocrat, innovator and special forces legend that earned him the nickname 'The Phantom Major'. His formation of the Special Air Service in the summer of 1941 led to a new form...
26 Touko 202231min
The Treadmill
Before they found their way into gyms, treadmills had a much darker history. In the 19th Century, they could most commonly be found in prisons.In contrast to their modern track record of improving hea...
25 Touko 202225min
Our Obsession with Nostalgia
Longing to go back to the 'good old days' is nothing new. For hundreds of years, the British have mourned the loss of older national identities and called for a revival 'simple', 'better' ways of life...
24 Touko 202231min
How Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt Divided Berlin
Berlin’s fate was sealed at the 1945 Yalta Conference: the city, along with the rest of Germany, was to be carved up between the victorious powers - American, British, French and Soviet. On paper, it ...
23 Touko 202224min
Putin's Rise to Power
Catherine Belton joins Dan on the podcast to discuss the remarkable story of Vladimir Putin's rise to power. After working from 2007-2013 as the Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times, Catherine...
22 Touko 202232min
Medieval Myths and Legends
Various legends, characters and myths are associated with the medieval period. The British Isles is filled with prehistoric monuments - from Stonehenge and Wayland's Smithy, the archipelago of Orkney ...
19 Touko 202220min
Falklands40: The Loss of HMS Ardent
Please note that this episode contains frank discussions of conflict, mental health and suicide.Admiral Lord West is the former First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff. In 1982, West commanded the...
18 Touko 202225min
Food in the Ancient World
When we think of the modern Mediterranean, delicious and vibrant food is one of the first things that come to mind. But how much has the regional food changed over the last two millennia? In this epis...
17 Touko 202236min
