The Koh-i-Noor Diamond
The enormous Cullinan Diamond will be on display at Charles III Coronation, but the diamond that's missing - the Koh-i-Noor - is the one that everyone's been talking about. Its splendour captured the ...
16 Apr 202331min
The Spy Behind the Iron Curtain
This episode contains high-speed chases, modified cars and a mission to uncover secret enemy technology. It's everything you'd find in a James Bond movie, but also on a Cold War BRIXMIS mission- one t...
12 Apr 202325min
Vikings in Spain
When we think of Vikings, we tend to picture them in the colder climates of Northern Europe, and not so much in the warmer regions of Spain and the Mediterranean beyond.However, joining Dr. Cat Jarman...
11 Apr 202332min
The Katyn Massacre
Dan explains what happened in the spring of 1940 when the Soviet secret police executed over 22,000 Polish prisoners of war at three secluded sites in the Soviet Union. Sanctioned by Stalin and the mo...
11 Apr 202338min
The Assassination that Ended South African Apartheid
The assassination of Chris Hani was a pivotal moment in the dismantling of South African apartheid. On the 10th of April, 1993, he was shot dead as he returned to his home in a quiet suburb of Johanne...
9 Apr 202328min
The Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein
Perhaps one of the best-known modern dictators, Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq for nearly 30 years before eventually being overthrown in 2003 by the US Coalition. Known for his authoritarian rule, the use ...
5 Apr 202341min
Massacre on the Slave Ship Zong
Please note, this episode contains descriptions of racial violence that some listeners may find disturbing.In November 1781, a British slave ship carrying hundreds of enslaved Africans across the Atla...
4 Apr 202319min
Operation Paperclip: America's Nazi Scientists
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Allied Powers sent research teams into the ruins of the Third Reich to cherry-pick the best German engineers and scientists. The goal was to integrate the...
3 Apr 202323min
