300 Years of British Prime Ministers Part 1
1/2. It's a big summer for British politics with Boris Johnson's resignation and the race between conservative hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to take his place firmly on. To make sense of this cov...
10 Aug 202249min
Unrest in Parliament: The Hot Summer of 1911
The summer of 1911 was a hot one. Massive strikes took place across the country, including seamen, railwaymen, coal miners, women working in food processing and garment-making and even school children...
9 Aug 202232min
The Origins of Rome
Known as the Eternal City, ancient Rome was one of the greatest civilisations in human history, but how did it come about?With a turbulent history of Kings, civil wars and imperial desires - Rome has ...
8 Aug 202244min
The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
On August 6 and 9, 1945, US B-29 bombers, dropped their nuclear bombs on the two cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing hundreds of thousands and consigning millions to disease and genetic defects....
7 Aug 202227min
Anne Frank's Step Sister: 'How I Survived the Holocaust' Part 2
2/2. Eva Schloss remembers her days as a girl in Amsterdam playing in the street with the other children including Anne Frank who, for a time, took a particular interest in her older brother Heinz. Ev...
4 Aug 202248min
Anne Frank's Step Sister: 'How I Survived the Holocaust' Part 1
1/2. On the morning of the 4th of August 1944, exactly 78 years ago today, the Frank family cowered behind a bookshelf in Amsterdam, listening to heavy boots and German voices on the other side. Anne ...
3 Aug 202238min
Thor: The God behind the Superhero
Few early medieval gods are as well-known and as popular as Thor. He’s currently thrilling moviegoers worldwide with his new outing for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor: Love and Thunder. But behin...
2 Aug 202242min
When Football Banned Women
England’s historic Euro 2022 victory on Sunday night was the most watched TV programme of the year. It feels like it's the first time women's football is getting the attention it deserves. Well, a cen...
1 Aug 202219min
