Extraordinary Stories of Britain
 - A History Podcast - 

The first in our walks podcasts features the River Lea in East London. Marc Z and Mr Londoner walk the lower section of the Lea. To bring...

It’s nearly seven decades since Ruth Ellis shot her lover outside the Magdala pub in London’s leafy Hampstead (it’s always described as...

Six true crime stories featuring notorious women criminals. From a celebrity pickpocket who performed on the London stage, to an...

In this Women and Protest podcast we tell eight stories of women who fought for liberty, justice and human rights. Mary Overton was a...

The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned when his boat was caught in storm off the Italian coast in 1822. His decayed body washed ashore ten...

In part two of this podcast we look at men’s fashion from the 1500s to the 1970s. If you are interested in men's fashion, and the history...

Mr Londoner lifts the lid on headwear Look at images of early 20th century London and almost everybody’s wearing a hat. People look...

So what did Sir Hans Sloane do for us? Sloane, was an 18th century physician, collector, naturalist, antiquarian, astronomer.....the...

This podcast explores extraordinary stories about heads without bodies. Discover the gruesome truth about Anglo-Saxon border markers....

Seven stories of women whose books changed English literature We meet an anchorite who became the “mother of English prose”. A...

This pocast is part one of our history of men's fashion. In this podcast Marc and Antony investigate 800 years of menswear - from...

Seven stories of women determined to bring their discoveries to the world. The extraordinary astronomer Caroline Herschel, who...

In this podcast, we hear about a disease cured by frogs. Where can you find the skeleton of an “Irish Giant” Why the Queen's doctor...

This month's podcast tells the stories of women in war. Hear about British woman warrior Boudica, the queen leader of the Celtic Iceni...