Umrao Singh - A simple love story between a man and his gun
We are learning all about the Pacific theatre of WWII this week as we discuss the Japanese invasion of China and the impact this had on the British Empire; looking at the counter offensive through the...
6 Maj 202254min
Bess of Hardwick - Building a legacy is easy when you can afford the best architects
Let's talk about female empowerment, Tudor England style. Meet Elizabeth, a young daughter from a family that barely classed as nobility. Not satisfied with the idea of being married off to incrementa...
29 Apr 20221h 5min
The Eddystone Lighthouse - Built with the implied consent of the Sun (King)
Today we are talking about a truly remarkable feat of engineering, made all the more impressive by the fact that no engineer was involved in the project for over half a century.William of Orange wante...
22 Apr 202252min
Helen Duncan - Witch offence should we charge her with?
We enter the world of the supernatural this week as we discuss a Scottish Woman who claimed to be able to summon spirits. Helen Duncan and her pet spirit Albert spent the inter-war years happily reuni...
15 Apr 20221h 2min
1396 Perth Battle Royale - Red hot Clan on Clan action, now by Royal decree
This week we are heading back to the middle ages to tell the tale of the most bombastic end to a blood feud in Scottish history.Not content to wait for the complex politics of the Clan system to resol...
8 Apr 202258min
John Dee - Putting the 'D' in ADHD since 1527
We explore the world of the spiritual in this week's episode, heading back to Tudor times to meet a Polymath called John Dee who wanted to know all the things.Convinced that Mathematics was the key th...
1 Apr 202257min
William Burkitt - It can be Hull searching for true love
This week we are going to Hull to follow the romantic career of trawlerman William Burkitt. Forced to support his mother and eight siblings from the age of 14, William never had the chance to let his ...
25 Mars 20221h 12min
Jessie Jordan - I spy with my little eye... Military installations in Aldershot
On this week's episode we switch allegiances to talk about a woman who was a spy for the Axis powers in WWII. But mainly, she was a hairdresser.Born in Scotland, Jessie Jordan was a woman on a lifelon...
18 Mars 202257min
