Episode 25 - Going Right To The Brinkmanship
Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about that GCSE History favourite, the Cuban Missile Crisis. What happened in the lead up to it? What happened in those fateful 13 days? Could it happen again? As ...
19 Mar 201928min
Episode 24 - A Live Episode? We're Rising To The Occasion
Send us Fan Mail This week we come to you not exactly live, but from a location we have visited in our sister blog, Castle Rising, Norfolk. We don't have any sources this week but our Instagram has so...
12 Mar 201946min
Episode 23 - Over A Million In An Hour? We Khan't Believe It
Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about the great warlord Genghis Khan. His life, his battles, his Michael Bolton montage teenage years... and always a ridiculous death. Here are our sources: http...
5 Mar 201933min
Episode 22 - If You Aske Us, It's All A Bit Pil-Grim
Send us Fan Mail This week we discuss the Pilgrimage of Grace, a northern uprising that occurred during the reign of Henry VIII (control yourself Emily). Was it a peaceful protest? Was it a violent co...
26 Feb 201937min
Episode 21 - He's Such A Pacha-cutie
Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about Incan Emperor Pachacuti and the impressive legacy he left, as well as the llamas he took with him. I mean seriously... someone save the llamas! We also try, m...
19 Feb 201950min
Episode 20 - Well It's Valen-time We Sacrificed That Goat
Send us Fan Mail This week we take you on a tour of Valentines Day, discussing the origins of the festival, the man (or men) himself, some of the myths surrounding it and why it's always handy to brin...
12 Feb 201934min
Episode 19 - Angkor-About... Wat We Doing This Week?
Send us Fan Mail This week we delve into the history and mystery surrounding the largest religious construction on earth, Angkor Wat. What is it? Who built it? Why did they build it? Why did they leav...
5 Feb 201928min
Episode 18 - Holocaust Memorial Day
Send us Fan Mail This week we tackle the subject of the Holocaust, a modern example of genocide on a scale that has left a scar on both the physical world and the public consciousness. Here are our ...
27 Jan 201954min
