‘Black Douglas’: a not so dastardly bushranger?
A dastardly bandit responsible for incredibly heinous crimes, or a runaway in search of his freedom? Meg Foster unravels the myth of “Black Douglas”, whose life of crime across 19th-century Australia ...
13 Apr 202348min
The KGB’s secret war on the west
The KGB would stop at virtually nothing in its attempts to spread chaos and confusion in the west throughout the Cold War. From honeytraps and smear campaigns to spreading fake news, Mark Hollingswort...
12 Apr 202342min
Century of chaos: people & power in the 1600s
The 17th century was a turbulent time for England, overshadowed by a civil war, a coup and a regicide, not to mention the looming threats of terrorism, plague and witch panics. However, in the coffee ...
11 Apr 202345min
What Norse poetry reveals about the Viking age
What can Viking poetry reveal about the era in which it was written, and the people that wrote it? And why are ships, love and death some of its most common recurring motifs? Judith Jesch and Carolyne...
10 Apr 202351min
WW2 the big questions: the early years of the conflict
Why did Hitler make the fateful decision to invade Poland in 1939? How did Churchill turn defeat at Dunkirk into a victory on the home front? And why did Japan’s imperial designs lead to war in east A...
9 Apr 202341min
Life in the trenches: everything you wanted to know
What was it really like to live and fight in WW1 trench? Why was throwing your empty food tins into No Man’s Land a death sentence? And what was the worst care package a Tommy could receive from home?...
8 Apr 202358min
Nuclear apocalypse in Britain
If – or when – a nuclear bomb was dropped on Cold War Britain, the nation was primed to react fast. When the sirens sounded, children would run home from school using the quickest familiar route. Fami...
6 Apr 202351min
Wild urban spaces: a history
In recent years, discussions about sustainability and how we can create greener, more environmentally conscious urban spaces have been at the forefront of city planning. But to what extent are these c...
5 Apr 202333min
