Spontaneous Human Combustion - (or) Liar, liar pants on fire.
This week we are taking a 400 year trip through the phenomena of spontaneous human combustion. Focusing on some of the more famous British cases we will see how scientists slowly refined their hypothe...
19 Nov 20211h 9min
Joseph Lister - Let's improve hospital care... WITH ACID
We are back with the Quakers this week as we delve into the medical career of Joseph Lister, a surgeon who had the gall to care about his patients even after he had sewn them up.With a cameo from Quee...
12 Nov 20211h 8min
Gnaeus Julius Agricola - Brave (or foolish) enough to go to Scotland to pick a fight
This week we are following the fortunes of a French-Roman noble who kept getting posted to a depressing little island right at the edge of the Empire. Most others would have actively avoided the thank...
5 Nov 20211h 6min
Henry Every - A man who took the phrase 'riches of the sea' a bit too literally
This week we are covering the life of a man who can lay claim to being the most successful pirate ever, despite spending less time as a pirate than most people spend at college.Join us as we chart Hen...
29 Okt 20211h 9min
Mary Toft - My wife won't stop rabbiting on!
This week we are talking about a poor country peasant from the early 1700s who managed to get the attention on the King himself and lead to the humiliation of several prominent doctors. Although it di...
22 Okt 20211h
The Red Barn - A story of Sussex and betrayal
This week we are covering what was almost the most famous true-crime event of the 1800's (until Jack The Ripper came along late in the day to steal the crown.) Set in the idyllic village of Polstead t...
15 Okt 20211h 4min
The Career of William Calcraft - It's money for old rope really.
A perfect example of life beginning at thirty William Calcraft was a man who only realised what he wanted to do with his life at the age of 29. And that thing was hanging other people on behalf of the...
8 Okt 202159min
Thomas Overbury - You can stick your friendship right up your bottom
The world of court intrigue is no place for the unprepared, and definitely no place for a mild mannered lawyer. This week we follow the short career of Thomas Overbury and his friendship/ partnership ...
1 Okt 202139min
