Power & terror: a history of the nuclear age
In the closing years of the 19th century, scientists began recording strange phenomena – mysterious glowing gas, smudges on photographic plates. Findings like these triggered a process of scientific d...
27 Juli 202552min
The Minoans: everything you wanted to know
Centred on the island of Crete, the Bronze-Age Minoan civilisation stretched from roughly 3000 to 1200BC, and is probably most famous for its legend surrounding the mythical Minotaur and the fabulous ...
26 Juli 202549min
Fun, fear and flatbread: childhood in ancient Rome
What was it like to be a child in ancient Rome? Historian, author and broadcaster Bettany Hughes delves into life for young people across the civilisation, unpicking everything from lice combs and goa...
24 Juli 202520min
Iron Mountain: the conspiracy that duped America
As the war in Vietnam spiralled out of control, US president Lyndon B Johnson was confronted by a different type of threat: a fake report so convincing that it tricked Americans into believing dangero...
22 Juli 202533min
Bayeux Tapestry politics & natural disasters: history behind the headlines
In the latest episode of our monthly series charting the historical background of current news events, regular panellists Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter are joined by Matt Elton and Dr David Musgrove to...
21 Juli 202552min
Deadly bellringing and fatal bacon: grisly accidental Tudor deaths
From drowning and agricultural mishaps to getting stabbed during a football match, crushed by a pig, scalded by porridge or suffocated by a fish, there were myriad ways to accidentally die in Tudor En...
20 Juli 202534min
Beer history: everything you wanted to know
Beer is one of the world’s most popular alcoholic beverages. From refreshing lagers to amber ales and creamy stouts, there’s a style for virtually every drinker to enjoy. But how did this winning comb...
19 Juli 202541min
Mein Kampf: Hitler's dark vision for the future
Published 100 years ago in 1925, Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf was one of the most consequential books of the 20th century. It laid out Hitler's political ideology and future aspirations, as well as makin...
17 Juli 202524min
