Inventions Episode 44: Penicillin

Inventions Episode 44: Penicillin

Penicillin was a miraculous, marvellous discovery that revolutionised modern medicine and saved millions upon millions of lives, ushering in the age of antibiotics, where a little scratch doesn't result in amputation or death.


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QAH Episode 142: The Principality of Sealand

QAH Episode 142: The Principality of Sealand

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the very amusing history of Sealand, an unrecognised micronation located on an abandoned military fort off the coast of Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

24 Des 202525min

Episode 391: History's Weirdest Epithets - Part 2

Episode 391: History's Weirdest Epithets - Part 2

In this week's episode, meet five more historical figures with strange epithets: Æthelred the Unready, Constantine V Koprónymos, Louis Do-Nothing, Malcolm the Maiden, and Piero the Unfortunate. Hoste...

21 Des 202542min

Inventions Episode 51: The Internet

Inventions Episode 51: The Internet

The internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Des 202534min

QAH Episode 141: The Stone of Scone

QAH Episode 141: The Stone of Scone

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of the Stone of Scone, a block of sandstone upon which Scottish, English, and then British kings and queens have been coronated for well over a thousand years...

17 Des 202526min

Episode 390: The Miracle Landing of the Gimli Glider

Episode 390: The Miracle Landing of the Gimli Glider

In this week's episode, hear the incredible tale of Air Canada Flight 143, when a Boeing 767 ran out of fuel mid-flight and so had to be flown and landed as a glider on a not-quite-abandoned airfield ...

14 Des 20251h

Inventions Episode 50: The Global Positioning System

Inventions Episode 50: The Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System began as top-secret military technology, before a series of interesting (and some tragic) events opened up a world of convenience and logistical optimisation to the world...

12 Des 202531min

QAH Episode 140: A Brief History of Morse Code

QAH Episode 140: A Brief History of Morse Code

Quarter-Arsed History presents: a brief history of Morse code, an encoding and transmission system that helped to transform long-distance communication in the mid 19th-century. Hosted on Acast. See a...

10 Des 202535min

Episode 389: The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

Episode 389: The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

In this week's episode, hear about the series of ridiculous setbacks and disasters that took place as part of the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable, a revolutionary step forward in glo...

7 Des 20251h 8min

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