Warhammer
***Real life inventor alert*** We speak to Rick Priestley the co-creator of the weird world of Warhammer where valiant humans, noble elves, savage orcs and a variety of monstrous creatures battle eter...
16 Nov 202231min
Batteries
Hold onto your fishing rods guys. We’re tracking down the origins of batteries and it turns out it has a lot to do with a fish with a nasty sting in its tail. Zzzaaap!!Human’s have known that an elect...
13 Nov 202232min
Canned Food
Hope you’re hungry because today we’re opening a can of historical worms as we discover the origins of canned food. How did canned food go from something only explorers would consider eating to the ce...
9 Nov 202234min
Rise and Fall of Zeppelins
They were cigars the size of ocean liners that floated through the clouds. Cow intestines filled with hydrogen held them up. The world’s first flight attendant served champagne and caviar.Zeppelins se...
6 Nov 202240min
Online Advertising
What was the first ever internet ad? When was the last time someone actually clicked on one? What happened to all the proper ads with catchy jingles?Today Dallas investigates one of the most infuriati...
2 Nov 202229min
Paranormal Technology
Welcome to Patented-Gone-Paranormal!! Thomas Edison tried to make a telephone that called the spirit world. One of the pioneers of radio believed he could talk with his dead son through the 'Ether'.Te...
30 Okt 202241min
Nuclear Fusion Power
For almost a century we’ve been trying to build a star on earth. Not easy with temperatures reaching 150,000,000℃.Today on Patented it’s the story of our efforts to make a nuclear fusion reactor with ...
26 Okt 202237min
Linoleum
Linoleum, or “lino”, once ruled the world (of flooring). It appeared everywhere from the Titanic to your gran’s kitchen. But where did it come from?We hear the story of the Victorian inventor, Frederi...
23 Okt 202232min
