We're very pleased to bring you this special 'Lockdown Learning' episode of the podcast,...
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Podcasts de Historia y humanidades
Toxis: A History of Nerve Agents
In 2018, the British city of Salisbury crashed into newspaper headlines worldwide when former...
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On 18 January 1871 as the Siege of Paris raged a couple of miles away King Wilhelm I of Prussia...
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Eric Thompson has had his finger literally on the nuclear button. He joined the Royal Navy...
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In Conversation with David Baddiel
In this episode taken from our archive, David Baddiel talks to Dan about the Second World War,...
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Today, we're talking about one of the great stories of American military history; The Doolittle...
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On this day thirty years ago a ceasefire was declared bringing ground operations in the first...
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French Resistance Heroine Heading to the Oscars
Joining me on the podcast today are Alice Doyard and Anthony Giacchino to discuss their film...
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Catherine the Great came from minor German nobility to rule become Empress of Russia and one of...
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Yuri Gagarin: The First Human to Leave Our Planet
On April 12th 1961 the Soviet Union shocked the world by launching the first man into space; Yuri...
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The Apollo Program with Kevin Fong
Getting to the moon was no easy feat, no matter how confident Kennedy may have sounded in his...
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History is essential to understanding the world around us and this couldn't be more true than in...
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Joan of Arc is a name that’s instantly recognisable to most. A controversial figure in her own...
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From 1939 to 1975, Generalissimo Francisco Franco ruled Spain as a nationalist dictator. For...
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Chevalier: The Forgotten Maestro
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges is perhaps the most accomplished classical...
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The name Ivan the Terrible is synonymous with brutality and ruthlessness. While Western scholars...
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In this special 4-part series, we look back at the life of Adolf Hitler. With the help of Frank...
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Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual behaviour which may not be suitable...
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On the 16th of February, 2024, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service announced that opposition...
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In the tempestuous waters of the 18th century, a revolutionary idea emerged from the depths of...
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