Episode 394: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Engineer

Episode 394: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Engineer

In this week's episode, meet Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the famous and immensely influential engineer, whose work encompassed bridges, tunnels, railways, ships, and much more besides.


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Episode 369: The French Revolution - Part 3: The Constitution

Episode 369: The French Revolution - Part 3: The Constitution

In this week's episode, understand some of the most important legacies of the French Revolution as it worked to establish a constitutional monarchy, before the ultimate abolition of the monarchy and e...

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Inventions Episode 29: The Camera

Inventions Episode 29: The Camera

The camera is everywhere, today - we carry them around with us in our pockets - but it has a two-hundred year history that has brought us to this point, filled with groundbreaking, revolutionary techn...

18 Jul 202522min

QAH Episode 119: Charles Boycott and the Boycott Affair

QAH Episode 119: Charles Boycott and the Boycott Affair

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of Charles Boycott, whose immense unpopularity as a landlord let to the term "boycott" being coined. History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History ...

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Episode 368: The French Revolution - Part 2: The Revolution

Episode 368: The French Revolution - Part 2: The Revolution

In this week's episode, get across the story of the opening days of the French Revolution - the public protests and disorder which culminated in the legendarily famous Storming of the Bastille. Histor...

13 Jul 202554min

Inventions Episode 28: The Bicycle

Inventions Episode 28: The Bicycle

The bicycle is a truly marvellous invention, not only unlocking an all-new form of personal transportation and mobility, but also offering humanity the greatest gift of all: speed. History's Strangest...

11 Jul 202519min

QAH Episode 118: Run Like Pheidippides - A Half-Arsed History Couch to 5K

QAH Episode 118: Run Like Pheidippides - A Half-Arsed History Couch to 5K

Quarter-Arsed History presents: of all things, this week, a guide to how you could try your hand at long-distance running by giving a Couch to 5K a crack.Hi-res version of the Couch to 5K template: ht...

9 Jul 202549min

Episode 367: The French Revolution - Part 1: The Crisis

Episode 367: The French Revolution - Part 1: The Crisis

In this week's episode, learn about the leadup to and origins of the French Revolution, culminating in the breakdown of the Estates-General and the Tennis Court Oath in 1789. History's Strangest Death...

6 Jul 202556min

Inventions Episode 27: The Stethoscope

Inventions Episode 27: The Stethoscope

The stethoscope has provided doctors with an efficient and non-invasive way to assess and diagnose patients, while also helping to advance our understanding of cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses...

4 Jul 202519min

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