The Renaissance
Today on the podcast we're going to talk all about the Renaissance. We have all heard of it as a reawakening, a rebirth of European culture but what truly was it and why was it so important and are we...
5 Mar 202120min
What's Going on in Myanmar?
Myanmar is currently experiencing one of its worst-ever periods of violence and civil unrest as the population protests against the recent military coup. Many protesters have been killed and injured a...
4 Mar 202126min
Cheddar Man: Science and the Skeleton
Today's episode is from our brilliant sibling podcast The Ancients. Cheddar Man is the oldest almost complete skeleton of a Homo sapien ever found in Britain and, for this fantastic episode, Tristan s...
3 Mar 202126min
French Resistance Heroine Heading to the Oscars?
Joining me on the podcast today are Alice Doyard and Anthony Giacchino to discuss their film Colette: The french resistance fighter confronting fascism which has been shortlisted for the Oscars 2021 i...
2 Mar 202122min
Queens of Jerusalem
In today's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Katherine Pangonis a historian specialising in the medieval world of the Mediterranean and Middle East. She has recently written a fantastic book abou...
1 Mar 202123min
The Gulf War: 30 Years On
On this day thirty years ago a ceasefire was declared bringing ground operations in the first Gulf War to an end. An overwhelmingly powerful coalition force had stormed across the desert driving Sadda...
28 Feb 202138min
Lockdown Learning: The 19th Century Medical Revolution
The 19th century saw the world in the grip of the industrial revolution, a firepower revolution on the battlefield and a communications revolution with the telegram. But there was another revolution h...
26 Feb 202131min
The Doolittle Raid
Today, we're talking about one of the great stories of American military history; The Doolittle Raid. In 1942 after the humiliation assault on Pearl Harbour and determined to show that America still h...
25 Feb 202125min
