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Emperor Vespasian: life of the week
Guy de la Bédoyère charts the life of a man who defied his humble origins to return Rome to its former glories following a ruinous civil war
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An audacious escape from slavery
Ilyon Woo shares the extraordinary story of Ellen and William Craft, an enslaved couple who launched a dramatic escape
37 min
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The Abbasid caliphate: everything you wanted to...
Hugh Kennedy answers listener questions on the multicultural medieval caliphate that stretched from Tunisia to the frontiers of India
43 min
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Crusader criminals: how the Holy Land became a ...
Steve Tibble delves into the rotten underworld of crime and punishment in the Holy Land during the Middle Ages
41 min
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Ancient Egypt | 1. civilisation
Egyptologist Campbell Price charts the story of the ancient Egyptian civilisation
47 min
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Ancient Egypt: the big questions | Trailer
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Gulag doctors: saving lives in Stalin's prison ...
Dan Healey explains how medical personnel battled to provide healthcare for millions of inmates in the brutal Soviet labour camps
34 min
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The far right in Britain: history behind the he...
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Practical magic: curses, spells & cunning folk
From casting love spells to lifting curses, Tabitha Stanmore explains how practical magic was once a part of everyday life in medieval and Tudor England
30 min
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The history of migration: everything you wanted...
Ian Goldin answers listener questions about the history of migration, from the earliest examples to upheavals caused by colonialism and war
49 min
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Eighteen-year-olds who changed history
Alice Loxton charts over 1,000 years of Britain's history through the young lives of extraordinary individuals, and reveals how young people have shaped the course of historical events
31 min
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Toilets through time | 4. Victorian lavatories
David Musgrove and Jerry White revisit the avant-garde sewerage systems, shining porcelain cisterns, and unsanitary conditions of the Victorian era
26 min
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How games changed history
From Chess and Go, to the ancient Egyptian game of Senet, Kelly Clancy reveals how, throughout history, games have had an impact on real world events
27 min
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George Orwell: life of the week
Laura Beers explores the life and times of the writer responsible for conjuring up Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four
37 min
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Lines on a map: borders that shaped world history
Jonn Elledge considers how the lines we draw on maps have determined the course of history, defining lives and identities
29 min
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Tartan: everything you wanted to know
Peter MacDonald charts the long history of the colourful criss-cross textile, from its early origins to its growing status as a national symbol
37 min
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Olympic History: everything you wanted to know
David Goldblatt revisits some spectacular - and surprising - moments from the history of the Olympic Games
39 min
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Hidden labs, sex gardens & torture attics: secr...
Professor Kate Williams shares some of the tawdry, gory and often discomforting stories witnessed by Britain's beloved royal palaces
39 min
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Toilets through time | 3. Tudor garderobes
Tracy Borman tells David Musgrove about the secrets of the royal Tudor water closet
31 min
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Gulbadan Begum: princess, explorer, author
Ruby Lal explores the life of Gulbadan Begum, princess, explorer and author of an extraordinary account of the rise of the Mughal empire
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Anne Frank: life of the week
Clare Mulley shares the remarkable story of the young Jewish girl whose diary documenting her time in hiding from the Nazis became a global sensation
27 min
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Stealing the Mona Lisa
Dr Noah Charney explores stories surrounding the Mona Lisa – from its audacious theft in 1911 to the many conspiracy theories that surround it
29 min
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The Great Exhibition: everything you wanted to ...
Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth answers listener questions on the spectacular showcase of arts and innovation that wowed Victorian London in 1851
37 min
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Dismemberment & disgrace: the grisly fate of Si...
Sophie Thérèse Ambler explains why rebel leader Simon de Montfort met such a gruesome fate after he was killed at the Battle of Evesham in 1265
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Toilets through time | 2. Medieval privies
David Musgrove and historian James Wright revisit the dark and dangerous world of medieval latrines
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