Rogue Heroes: Veteran of the SAS
Mike Sadler is the last surviving original member of the SAS and is featured in the new television series SAS Rogue Heroes as a dashing young man and master of desert warfare. Major Sadler, now 101, w...
21 Nov 202247min
Medieval Pubs
For centuries, the pub has played a central role in our lives and communities. Throughout Britain, there are many pubs saying that they are the oldest - some of them even claim to have Medieval origin...
18 Nov 202236min
The Budget: Britain's Financial Crisis Explained
Rising interest, cost of living crisis, energy prices at an all-time high- is Britain's precarious financial situation the fault of policymakers or global forces? On the day the chancellor reveals the...
17 Nov 202237min
Band of Brothers: A New Discovery
In part 2 of this series on Easy Company and the American 101st Airborne Division, we are back in the village of Aldbourne, following in the steps of the infantrymen as they trained, relaxed and got t...
16 Nov 202232min
Band of Brothers: Yanks in Britain
In the first of this 2-part series dedicated to the legacy of Easy Company and the American 101st Airborne Division, Dan visits the idyllic country village of Aldbourne in Wiltshire, where the 'Band o...
15 Nov 202227min
Sunken Swedish Warship Discovered!
In December 2021, marine archaeologists working alongside the Swedish Navy came across the wreck of a 17th-century warship in the Stockholm archipelago. Its identity remained a mystery until earlier t...
14 Nov 202221min
Lost Recordings from the Front Line
Often faster than letters sent by ship, WWII soldiers stationed in South East Asia would send heartfelt and humorous video messages to their loved ones who'd gather in cinemas across Britain. Using th...
11 Nov 202228min
The Crown: A Short History of British Monarchy
For at least 1,500 years, since the mists swirling around the Dark Ages began to clear, the British Isles have had monarchical rulers. For hundreds of years, they were the central figures of the natio...
10 Nov 202222min
