8. The Myth of Tokyo Rose: Truman and the FBI Witch Hunt (Ep 2)
Why did Iva Toguri get branded America’s first female traitor, despite there being no evidence to convict her? How did her case become important to President Harry Truman’s re-election campaign? ...
30 Apr 20251h
7. The Myth of Tokyo Rose: The Woman Accused of Betraying America (Ep 1)
How did Tokyo Rose, a woman who never existed, become one of WWII’s most well known Japanese figures? Who was Iva Toguri, the American citizen caught up in the myth? How did sensationalist journal...
23 Apr 202550min
6. Darwin, Dickens, and a Giant Diamond: Inside The Great Exhibition (Ep 2)
Paranoid predictions of crime fill the newspapers - so how will the well-to-do react to the incoming crowds of the working-class? From Harrods to the Eiffel Tower, what iconic attractions do we have ...
16 Apr 202555min
5. The Great Exhibition: Prince Albert, Revolutionaries, and the Duke of Wellington (Ep 1)
The Great Exhibition is to open in May 1851 and millions of people will descend on the capital to marvel at exhibitions of culture and industry. Victorian engineering and determination will transform ...
9 Apr 202547min
4. The First Woman to Run for President: Sex, Scandal, and Suffragists (Ep 2)
From the trading floor of Wall Street to the campaign trail, Victoria Woodhull was a force to be reckoned with. Sadly, her scandalous presidential campaign ends in disaster, and she spends election ni...
2 Apr 20251h 5min
3. The First Woman to Run for President: Rags to Riches (Ep 1)
The American public is outraged by the announcement of a woman running for president. The year is 1872 and the candidate is Victoria Woodhull. Victoria Woodhull’s fascinating life started in a rural...
27 Mar 20251h
2. The Attack that Shook America: Black Tom Explodes (Ep 2)
New York harbour erupts with an explosion as Black Tom island is ripped apart. The shock waves ripple out around Manhattan and New Jersey, shattering windows miles away and even registering on the Ric...
21 Mar 202546min
1. The Attack That Shook America: German Spies in New York (Ep 1)
New York, 1916. America is supposedly neutral in the war but they are shipping huge quantities of supplies to the allies. However, it being a nation of immigrants means loyalties across the United Sta...
20 Mar 202547min
