71 - Barbie - The Evolution of an Icon
In 1959, when Barbie was first introduced to the world, no-one could have expected that this little doll (of what some might call naughty origins) would become the most recognisable toy in the world o...
17 Heinä 202359min
70. The Rise and Fall of the East India Company
For a historical example of just how incredibly devious, vile and downright evil a corporation can be, look no further than the East India Company's undisputed reign of terror. You may recognise these...
11 Heinä 20231h 6min
69. King Alfonso XIII - The Raunchiest Royal
Seeing as this is Episode 69 (nice) why not take find out the history of the only King to be both nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and for having a stake in the adult film industry. The Playboy Kin...
4 Heinä 202341min
68. Dr James Barry - the Medical Pioneer with a Secret!
Dr James Barry was the very first European doctor to perform a caesarean section in which both mother and baby survived, he was a pioneer in preventative medicine, befriended a revolutionary and had a...
26 Kesä 202353min
67. Mary Jane Kelly - The Ripper's Final Kill...?
Mary Jane Kelly has been an enigma of sorts for over a century, as well as being an exception to the rule. So much of Kelly's life is seeped in mystery, in fact we have known more about her death than...
19 Kesä 20231h 21min
Bittisode 015: Sex Worker Brides and the Creation of the Millionaire
France was in crippling debt and a Scotsman of all people had the ultimate plan to save the country, all he needed was a bank, some drunk soldiers and a prostitute or two...Hosted by Katie Charlwood P...
11 Touko 202323min
66. Catherine Eddowes - The Penultimate Victim
Catherine Eddowes is the penultimate victim of the so-called "canonical five" during the infamous Whitechapel Murders. Being moved from pillar to post for much of her life, she faced hardship from a y...
9 Touko 202354min
Bittisode 014: King Charles' Disastrous Disguise
King Charles I of England was not the most efficient of monarchs and as a result plunged England into a Civil War that would lead to an odd situation involving a disguise, a haircut and deliberately h...
4 Touko 202323min
