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...
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- 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...
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- 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 5, 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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- Jan 21, 2022
Talking Heads - What Happened to Executed Heads
This British history podcast explores extraordinary stories about heads without bodies. Discover the gruesome truth about Anglo-Saxon...
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- Jan 20, 2022
Women and Writing – Their Words Made History
Seven stories of women whose books changed English literature In this British history podcast we meet an anchorite who became the...
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- Jan 20, 2022
History of Men‘s Fashion - From the Codpiece to the Three Piece
This history podcast is part one of our story of men's fashion. In this British history podcast Marc and Antony investigate 800 years of...
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- Jan 20, 2022
Women in Science - How They Changed the World
Seven stories of women scientists determined to bring their discoveries to the world. In our latest British history podcast, you will...
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- Jan 20, 2022
Sick Notes - A History of Medicine
In this British history podcast, we hear about a disease cured by frogs. Where you can find the skeleton of an “Irish Giant” Why the...
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- Jan 20, 2022
Women and War - Stories of Women in Conflict
This history podcast tells the story of of women in war. Hear the story of British woman warrior Boudica, the queen leader of the Celtic...
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