Cats in World war II - a Podcat Special
A special British history podcast telling the stories of cats and their owners during WW2. We use newsreel, newspaper clips and...
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- Aug 9
Podcat – a History of Cats Podcast
We have been living with cats for thousands of years. This fun British history podcast tells the story of our feline friends: from...
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- Jun 9
1666: The Great Fire of London
This British History Podcast brings to life the Great Fire of London: dramatising the stories of the people caught up in the worst...
299 views
- Apr 21
William Shakespeare - How The world’s Greatest Playwright Found Fame
In our latest British history podcast, we tell the story of William Shakespeare's life in London. In the 1580s, William Shakespeare left...
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- Mar 15
Westminster Abbey Coronations - from Mishaps to Majesty
For a thousand years, British kings and queens have been crowned at Westminster Abbey. In this British history podcast, we tell the story...
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- Mar 1
Jack Sheppard - The Most Famous Man in London
This British history podcast tells the story of Jack Sheppard. Three hundred years ago, Britain’s first celebrity was not a royal, not an...
389 views
- Jan 31
Newgate Jail - London's Most notorious Prison
This British history podcast tells the story of Newgate Jail. London’s most notorious prison. For over 600 years, one building in the...
820 views
- Dec 13, 2022
From History to Mystery – A Solstice Stonehenge Walk
For our Stonehenge podcast we are the monument for the winter solstice. Walking the ancient pathway from Durrington Walls, to the...
186 views
- Dec 13, 2022
England's first female spy
Aphra Behn was an English playwright, poet, and novelist. She was also a spy. Behn was probably born in 1640 in Canterbury – home to...
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- Nov 18, 2022
Women and Witchcraft - the Horrifying History of Female Sourcery
In this British history podcast, we tell stories of the ancient witches of Wales, and the medieval Witch of Eye. Reveal the cruel...
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- Oct 21, 2022
Halloween Special - The Lancashire Witches
The Pendle Witches podcast tells the terrible story of a group of Lancashire women.
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- Sep 5, 2022
Dead Fascinating – The Strange History of Death and Burial
Our Death and Burial history podcast investigates stange stories of death and dying.
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- Jun 25, 2022
The River Lea - London's East End River
The first in our walks British history podcasts features the River Lea in East London. Marc Z and Mr Londoner walk the lower section of...
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- May 30, 2022
A Hampstead Murder
A story from our Women and Crime British history podcast. It’s nearly seven decades since Ruth Ellis shot her lover outside the Magdala...
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- May 13, 2022
Women and Crime – Britain’s Bad Girls
Six true crime stories featuring notorious women criminals. From a celebrity pickpocket who performed on the London stage, to an...
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- Mar 28, 2022
Women and Protest - How they Fought for Justice
In this Women and Protest history podcast we tell eight stories of women who fought for liberty, justice and human rights. Mary Overton...
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- Mar 1, 2022
The dead poet's heart that was kept in a drawer
This British history podcast tells the story of Mary Shelley The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned when his boat was caught in storm off...
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- Feb 10, 2022
Men's Fashion Podcast Part 2. From Teddy Boys to Tudors
In part two of this history podcast, we look at men’s fashion from the 1500s to the 1970s. If you are interested in men's fashion, and...
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- Feb 6, 2022
Get Ahead. Get a Hat
Mr Londoner lifts the lid on headwear in this history podcast Look at images of early 20th century London and almost everybody’s wearing...
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- Feb 6, 2022
What connects Snakes’ Eggs, Sharks’ Teeth and Chocolate?
In this British history podcast, we find out what did Sir Hans Sloane did for us. Sloane, was an 18th century physician, collector,...
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