2. The British Empire: The Raj and Indian Independence
This is the story of the British Empire in India. Over two episodes, we'll chart India's history...
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2. The British Empire: The Raj and Indian Independence
This is the story of the British Empire in India. Over two episodes, we'll chart India's history...
01:00:45
1. The British Empire: Mughals & the East India Company
This is the story of the British Empire in India. Over two episodes, we'll chart India's history...
43:03
D.B. Cooper & the 70s Hijacking Craze
On 23 June 1972, a man boarded American Airlines Flight 119 in St Louis. He sat most of the way...
43:49
The English Navigator Who Became a Samurai
In the year 1600, a bedraggled English sailor and his sick and dying crewmates anchored off the...
57:54
The fictional island of Atlantis has intrigued and eluded us for millennia. First mentioned in...
24:26
The Sasanians are renowned as one of Rome's most feared enemies. Founded in third-century Persia...
53:43
In the tempestuous waters of the 18th century, a revolutionary idea emerged from the depths of...
24:55
How did warfare work in Ancient Greece? The weapons and armour of the Greek hoplite are...
51:25
She's the warrior queen who took on the mighty Roman Empire, but who really was Boudica?...
44:15
Infiltrating the IRA: Murder & Espionage in Northern Ireland
With Operation Kenova back in the headlines, we look to the story of Frank Hegarty, an IRA member...
49:58
The Financial Crashes that Changed the World
Over the last turbulent century, the global economy has suffered the shockwaves of recessions and...
42:02
Today we're talking about two 20th century titans, the physicists J. Robert Oppenheimer and...
46:32
4. Machu Picchu: The Fall of the Inca Empire
Part 4/4. The Spanish conquistadors arrived in Peru in 1526 in a bloody pursuit of gold and...
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3. Machu Picchu: Inca Gods and Human Sacrifices
Part 3/4. Juanita the Ice Maiden is one of the most famous mummies in the world. She was found in...
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2. Machu Picchu: The Rise of the Inca Empire
Part 2/4. At their most powerful, the Inca had the largest empire in the world. Lasting just one...
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1. Machu Picchu: The 'Lost City'
Part 1/4. Dan takes the podcast to the Peruvian Andes as he follows in the footsteps of intrepid...
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On the 16th of February, 2024, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service announced that opposition...
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New Series! Machu Picchu Coming 4th March
Following in the footsteps of explorer Hiram Bingham, Dan embarks on an incredible adventure...
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How to Survive in Tudor England
Life in Tudor England was risky. In addition to the outbreaks of plague, the threat of poverty...
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Atatürk: Fall of the Ottoman Empire
On the 19th of May, 1919, an Ottoman general stepped ashore at the Black Sea port city of Samsun....
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