#84 Christmas is cancelled (Part 1)
Pull down the decorations and throw the tree in the street; because this week we’re discussing a few of the attempts through history to cancel Christmas. You can expect an appearance from Oliver Cromw...
23 Dec 202438min
#83 Historiography (Part 2)
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!This week we’re tackling a subject Elis has suggested, the writing of history itself: historiography! We’ll be chatting about one of the godfathers of histor...
17 Dec 202433min
#83 Historiography (Part 1)
This week we’re tackling a subject Elis has suggested, the writing of history itself: historiography! We’ll be chatting about one of the godfathers of history Herodotus, the owner of one of history’s ...
16 Dec 202448min
#81 Spies the Sequel (Part 2)
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!This week we’re returning to a much loved subject: spies. We’ll be hearing about the British spy William Oliver, the origins of MI5 and MI6, plus how the Sta...
10 Dec 202434min
#81 Spies the Sequel (Part 1)
This week we’re returning to a much loved subject: spies. We’ll be hearing about the British spy William Oliver, the origins of MI5 and MI6, plus how the Stasi operated in East Germany.Elsewhere, this...
9 Dec 202443min
#79 Prehistory (Part 2)
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!This week we’re taking a look a Prehistory and specifically; how clever were the Neanderthals? What was early mankind getting up to? And finally, what did th...
3 Dec 202426min
#79 Prehistory (Part 1)
This week we’re taking a look a Prehistory and specifically; how clever were the Neanderthals? What was early mankind getting up to? And finally, what did the Flintstones get right in their depiction ...
2 Dec 202439min
#78 Recreation (Part 2)
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!Elis’ is off filming his stand-up Christmas special, so we’re delighted to welcome in his stead the star of Radio X, Pappy’s and the Beckenham fireworks disp...
26 Nov 202434min
