John Punch - Surprise slavery in Virginia sadly surprises nobody
Join us as we take you on a brief tour of the British relationship to slavery, from Pre-Roman times to the colonisation of the New World. We will cover all the different re-branding and moral argument...
4 Jun 20211h 2min
The Harris List - A Georgian guide that is good for chucking
This week we engage in a whistle stop tour of prostitution through the centuries in England, culminating in the pinnacle of saucy Georgian erotica; The Harris List.A collaboration between a drunk poet...
28 Mai 202155min
Francis Galton - My intelligence is genetic but my mental breakdowns are always self-inflicted
Meet sensitive young Francis Galton; a polymath from Birmingham who wanted to travel the world and do all of the things. Expect international sexual misadventures, a gumption reviving machine and lots...
21 Mai 202150min
The Great Heathen Horde - Even legless vikings can make a mark in the North East
"Odin be praised! These Christians don't seem to want to put up a fight!"After over half a century of raiding with practically no consequences, Ivar and his brothers decided that they might as well st...
14 Mai 202147min
Mary Ann Cotton - She makes me feel all weird in my tummy
Mary Ann, the daughter of a Colliery Sinker, lived a quiet life in the Northeast of England. But when tragedy strikes she will gain the superpower of complete disregard for other human lives!This is t...
7 Mai 202153min
The Great Sheffield flood - Don't use leather to build your dam
People from Yorkshire are as tough as they come, however no one is tough enough to stand up to an onrushing wall of water.Join us this week as we talk about how two of the biggest dam related disaster...
30 Apr 202158min
Dadabhai Nasroji - Assuming the best in politicians was a bold move
After civilising (read 'exploiting and ruining') the Gujarat region of India the British you can imagine their indignation when the locals suggested that maybe they could do a better job on their own....
23 Apr 202156min
Necromancy with John of Nottingham and Roger Bolingbroke - Presented explicitly against the wishes of the Royal Family
Join us this week as we learn about how black magic informed laws that are still in force in England to this day!We talk through two important cases of attempted regicide from two of the worst named m...
16 Apr 20211h 1min
