A quick British pre-history - Land bridges, ice ages, bears, oh my!
This week we will be going further back than we ever have before (by at least 3 billion years) to try and answer the question 'why did anyone ever want to settle on this rainy little rock that we call...
11 Mar 20221h 6min
Sweet FA - A darker joke from history than anything we have ever said on this podcast
This week we are looking into the origin of a piece of Naval Slang from the Victorian Era. An origin that has nothing to do with sailors, boats or the sea.So join us in the Market Town of Alton to see...
4 Mar 20221h 13min
Aubrey Beardsley - A Decadent who barely got two decades
Join us this week to meet a man who wanted nothing more than to be famous. Aubrey Beardsley was a truly modern artist, a man who curated his persona and artistic output to create the most drama possib...
25 Feb 202257min
John Tawell - Had women quaking in their boots
This week we are heading back to the Georgian era to meet what may be the only example of a dishonest Quaker. John Tawell was a man who only wanted to do two things in his life; join a strict religiou...
18 Feb 20221h 10min
Hill 60 - Say it is mine, or I will make it mine... using mines!
This week we are heading across the channel to Flanders for the story of a very special hill. A focal point for some key conflicts in WWI, Hill 60 became a hot potato that was occupied multiple times ...
11 Feb 20221h 5min
Perce Blackborow - Stowaway to the stars
This week we are talking about a little boy from Wales who wanted to live a life of adventure on the high seas. Unfortunately with no actual sailing skill he was forced to resort to nefarious means.Me...
4 Feb 20221h 3min
Whipping Tom and Pals - Historical misogynists were really fixated on bottoms
This week we take a whirlwind tour of the most famous sexual deviants of the 17th and 18th centuries. A motley collection of perverts who for some reason wanted to take their frustrations out exclusiv...
28 Jan 20221h 13min
Countess Constance Markievicz - Troubleshooting issues in Ireland
This week we are following the daughter of a Protestant Landowner in Western Ireland. Countess Constance Markievicz was born into the rarefied air of Victorian Nobility but had an innate sense of just...
21 Jan 20221h 17min
