Joseph Banks: Fame, Tantrums, and the Seeds of Empire (Part 4)
Fresh from fame and flush with ambition, Joseph Banks sets out to remake the world in his own image. But what happens when celebrity curdles into entitlement, when science collides with the Navy, and ...
27 Jan 1h 7min
Joseph Banks: Death and Survival (Part 3)
What happens when discovery turns to disaster — and survival hangs on a sliver of luck? How close did Joseph Banks come to losing everything he had collected, and his life with it? And how did coral, ...
20 Jan 58min
Joseph Banks: The Endeavour Sets Sail (Part 2)
What happened when Joseph Banks finally put to sea - and discovery left the comfort of gardens behind? How would a voyage meant to advance science collide with storms, suspicion, imperial rivalries, a...
13 Jan 59min
Joseph Banks: Weeds Over Greek (Part 1)
Who was Joseph Banks before he became the most powerful botanist in the British Empire? How did a wealthy, restless young man turn a childhood fascination with weeds into a scientific obsession that w...
6 Jan 48min
The Swiss War on Fruit Trees
Once, Switzerland was a land of pears.When we picture the Swiss countryside today, we imagine tidy fields, precision farming, and alpine order. But not so long ago, vast stretches of eastern Switzerla...
30 Dec 202558min
What Will History Remember: 2020s [so far] in Review (Livestream)
As 2025 draws to a close, we also reach the midpoint of the decade. Looking back on an eventful first half of the 2020s, we’re left with a big question: what will history remember about this era in th...
23 Dec 202545min
The Three Wise Men
What do gold, frankincense, and myrrh really tell us about the world into which Jesus was born? Who were the Magi - kings, mystics, scientists, or traders - and why did they travel vast distances carr...
16 Dec 202552min
The History of Figs
From incestuous wasps and prehistoric forests to sacred enlightenment, revolutionary resistance, and a certain square-shaped snack aisle icon - what if the fig is the most powerful fruit in human hist...
9 Dec 20251h
