The Amelia Earhart Mystery Solved?
What happened to the pioneering pilot, Amelia Earhart? In 1937, while attempting to circumnavigate the globe by aircraft, Earhart and her navigator went missing. Some 87 years later, new evidence has ...
31 Maalis 202429min
2. The British Empire: The Raj and Indian Independence
This is the story of the British Empire in India. Over two episodes, we'll chart India's history from the birth of the Mughal Empire until the Partition of India. Joining us is Shrabani Basu, a journa...
27 Maalis 202458min
1. The British Empire: Mughals & the East India Company
This is the story of the British Empire in India. Over two episodes, we'll chart India's history from the birth of the Mughal Empire until the Partition of India. Joining us is Shrabani Basu, a journa...
26 Maalis 202440min
D.B. Cooper & the 70s Hijacking Craze
On 23 June 1972, a man boarded American Airlines Flight 119 in St Louis. He sat most of the way to Tulsa before donning a wig and a pair of gloves in the restroom, taking out a gun and handing a membe...
25 Maalis 202441min
The Real Shogun: The English Navigator Who Became a Samurai
In the year 1600, a bedraggled English sailor and his sick and dying crewmates anchored off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. His name was William Adams, and over the next two decades, he would rise through...
24 Maalis 202455min
Persia: Rise of the Sasanians
The Sasanians are renowned as one of Rome's most feared enemies. Founded in third-century Persia by an Iranian noble called Ardashir, their dynasty oversaw the growth of a mighty empire that brought d...
19 Maalis 202451min
The History of the RNLI
In the tempestuous waters of the 18th century, a revolutionary idea emerged from the depths of despair and necessity: the lifeboat. Born from the genius of Lionel Lukin in 1785, the invention redefine...
18 Maalis 202422min
