Formation of the UK National Health Service (1948)
This Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. The emergence of the National Health Service (NHS) in post WWII Britain was not a stroke of chance. It was a detonatio...
16 Feb 16min
Establishment of the Kushan Empire in Central Asia (1st century CE)
This Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. This episode is an exploration of the rise and flourishing of the Kushan Empire. Learn of their fascinating story from...
9 Feb 18min
The Writing of the Tale of Genji (c. 1008)
This Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. Wander with us through the ornate opulence of the ancient Heian period in Japan to meet Murasaki Shikibu, a lady-in-wa...
2 Feb 16min
Founding of the Roman Republic (509 BCE)
This Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. Float along the resonating currents of 6th-century BCE as we visit the birthplace of the Roman Republic. In this episo...
26 Jan 13min
Signing of the Magna Carta (1215)
This Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. Join us as we set the clock back to the 13th century and witness the monumental signing of the Magna Carta - a formati...
19 Jan 16min
Profumo Affair (1963)
This Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all. In our latest episode of Sleep with History we plunge into the tumultuous waters of 1960s Britain and the heart of a p...
12 Jan 16min
Greece joins the European Union (1981)
This Winter: the original Season 1 collection - the episodes that started it all.From a Europe recovering from World War II to the fledgling Greece emerging from a military dictatorship, this episode ...
5 Jan 16min
