Smash hits: 17th-century style
The music of the past can tell us a great deal about the time in which it was created - from societal trends to political affiliations. As part of the '100 Ballads' project, Professor Christopher Mars...
30 Apr 202438min
Benjamin Franklin: life of the week
One of the founding fathers of the United States of America, Benjamin Franklin is a towering figure in 18th-century history. Although he is widely remembered for his role in the American War of Indepe...
29 Apr 202444min
OJ Simpson: the trial that gripped the world
When former American football player and actor OJ Simpson was arrested in 1994 for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, he was one of the most famous men in America. The ...
28 Apr 202426min
Greg Jenner and Campbell Price delve into the curious and fascinating world of ancient Egyptian mummification
What was the 'black goo' that coated ancient Egyptian mummies? Could ancient Egyptians take a sick day to bury their loved ones? And were ancient cat mummies really used to fertilise the fields of Vic...
27 Apr 202456min
The Magus: enlightened magician or Renaissance charlatan?
An unlikely mix of scientist, scholar, engineer and magician, the 'Magus' sat at the heart of the transformative Renaissance period. These mysterious figures ushered in the dawn of modern chemistry an...
25 Apr 202439min
WW2's greatest battles | 2. Stalingrad
In 1942, the forces of Nazi Germany and its allies came head-to-head with those of the Soviet Union at a city on the Volga. The battle of Stalingrad was to become one of the war's grimmest, as infantr...
24 Apr 202435min
Aztec myths
Were the Aztecs really obsessed with death and sacrifice? Did they have a pantheon of deities similar to the ancient Greeks or Romans? And how did a magical gem change the fortune of the Aztec people?...
23 Apr 202447min
David Lloyd George: life of the week
David Lloyd George regularly features in lists of Britain’s greatest prime ministers. Born in Manchester and raised in rural Wales, the Liberal luminary helped lay the foundations of the modern welfar...
22 Apr 202441min
