Condensed Histories

This week Jem is looking at the 1986 Kurt Russel movie 'Big Trouble in Little China'! So of course he'll be looking at history including immigration, a Nepalese knife, the Chinese Mafia and cultural a...

16 Mars 202133min

Warhammer 40k is the theme of this podcast, as Jem looks into the history hidden inside Warhammer 40k, the tabletop game from Games Workshop.This of course means that he has to talk about the history ...

9 Mars 202134min

The lastest edition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the MCU, is WandaVision - a new TV series streaming on Disney Plus centered around the Marvel characters Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) and Vision...

2 Mars 202135min

This week, Jem sets his targets on 'Love Actually', and in a rare treat for the podcast he has chosen as his subject a film that he doesn't actually like - despite generally liking Richard Curtis’s fi...

23 Feb 202135min

Jem takes pop-culture to the limit, and explores the history behind some of the food we eat!You can support the podcast by getting a copy of Jem's new book, 'Edge of Life', at https://www.amazon.co.uk...

16 Feb 202135min

Jem looks into the history behind the new Netflix film 'The Dig', all about the Sutton Hoo Burial... Wait... Not burial, apparently...You can support the podcast by getting a copy of Jem's new book, '...

9 Feb 202134min

In this episode, Jem discussed the history surrounding his new book - Edge of Life - which tells the stories of both 2020 and the Spanish Flu of 1918!Be sure to pick up your copy of the book at https:...

2 Feb 202132min

This week Jem looks into the history in and around Warhammer!Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @...

26 Jan 202134min