The Bargarran Witches - (or) you need to be Shaw before you start throwing accusations of witchcraft around
This week we are getting spooky in Scotland, with the tale of how a volcanic eruption may have contributed to the country's last mass witchcraft trial.When little Christian Shaw began experiencing fit...
20 Jul 20251h 24min
John St. John Long - (or) sketching out a medical career
Get ready for another extra special episode from friend of the show Pam Loetterle!This time she is bringing us the tale of John St. John Long, a handsome Irishman who decided that actually studying me...
16 Jul 202553min
Joseph Pocklington - Building a reputation (and a fort) in the Lake District
This week (on the hottest day of the year) we are talking about Joseph Pocklington. A man with a dream to become an architect, and who was fortunate enough to have enough money to make that dream a re...
13 Jul 202557min
The consequences of Robert Clive - An abused membrum (Robert Clive Part Three)
As we end our series on Robert Clive we discuss his second attempt to break into UK politics and the results of his governorship of Bengal... It turns out that trying to reform corrupt business practi...
6 Jul 20251h 28min
Anna Atkins - Being a pioneer of photography can be fatiguing
Strap in for the first ever Consistently Eccentric episode written and hosted by Evie!We are heading back to the Georgian era to discuss the life and achievements of Anna Atkins, a botanist with a pas...
29 Jun 202528min
Lottie Dod - (or) what does one do after their tennis career?
This week we are taking a quick break from Robert Clive to mark the beginning of Wimbledon by talking about the most interesting of the early champions, Charlotte 'Lottie' Dod. Due to the success of h...
29 Jun 202543min
The Second Coming of Robert Clive - Trying to get out of a black hole (Robert Clive Part Two)
We are returning to our tale of Robert Clive, picking back up with his return to England as a celebrity and the way he managed to blow through a fortune in only two years.Luckily the East India Compan...
22 Jun 20251h 14min
The Origins of Robert Clive - A love of fighting out of all measure (Robert Clive Part One)
We are heading back to the Georgian era this week to begin the tale of a man who is arguably the single person most responsible for the British taking control of the Indian subcontinent for nearly 20...
15 Jun 20251h 17min
