TITANIC: A Night to Remember
Depicted countless times in art, television and film, the night of the 14th of April 1912 has haunted and fascinated us for over a century. This is a dramatic moment by moment retelling of the sinking...
13 Huhti 202234min
TITANIC: The Unsinkable Ship
On April 10th, 1912, RMS Titanic cast off from Southampton, England, on her maiden voyage. The largest of its kind, full of grandeur and the most sophisticated technology for the time, Titanic was det...
12 Huhti 202234min
How to Party like an Ancient Greek
In Ancient Greece, the symposium was no ordinary after-dinner drinking party, but one in which the Hellenic men of society got together to wine, recline and philosophise. They took various forms depen...
11 Huhti 202240min
The Objects That Made Britain
What can art tell us about a country's history? Well, a lot! In today's episode, Dan is joined by Art Historian Temi Odumosu and popular historian James Hawes to discuss the cultural works they think ...
10 Huhti 202225min
Resisting the Third Reich
Across the whole of Nazi-ruled Europe, the experience of occupation was sharply varied. As a result, resistance movements during World War II occurred through a variety of means - from open partisan w...
7 Huhti 202223min
Recreating the Viking World in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla has brought the Viking Age to life in stunning detail, and now the game is even being used as an educational tool!Maxime Durand is World-Design Director at Ubisoft and the m...
6 Huhti 202234min
Cold War Submarine Warrior
Eric Thompson has had his finger literally on the nuclear button. He joined the Royal Navy submarine service in the early days of the Cold War. He served on WW2 era ships and submarines before ending ...
5 Huhti 202220min
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures
In 1888 Louis Le Prince shot the world’s first motion picture in Leeds, England. In 1890, weeks before the public unveiling of his camera and projector – a year before Thomas Edison announced that he ...
4 Huhti 202224min
