Author Dean King traveled across the world to retrace Captain Riley’s footsteps through the Sahara Desert. His book, Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival, recounts Riley’s story and King’s own experiences in the desert. King shares his memories of discovering Riley’s forgotten memoir and what his journey taught him about friendship and survival. ... Show More
Sep 2021
The Profumo Affair | War Games | 3
<p>Jack Profumo goes to desperate measures to save his political career, while Stephen Ward tries to stop Christine Keeler selling her story.</p><p>Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery Ap ... Show More
31m 55s
Sep 2022
The Spy Who Came Back From The Dead | Missing Presumed Dead | 2
<p>As John's political, marital and financial woes spiral, he's desperate to find an escape route. Then he reads a book and has a crazy idea...</p><p>Listen early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in th ... Show More
43m 56s
Dec 2022
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings in the Ancient Near East: Interview with Professor Amanda Podany
<p>The sheer amount of time separating the establishment of the first cities in the ancient Near East, and the invention of cuneiform writing, from the end of the period that they define is mind-boggling: almost 3,000 years, far longer than the span that separates us today from t ... Show More
52m 16s
Feb 2023
How to Write Historical Fiction | Interview with historian and author Dan Jones on his new novel Essex Dogs
<p>Every historian I know has a secret dream of writing historical fiction, but few ever do it. Dan Jones, a longtime friend of Tides of History and an outstanding historian, has actually done it: <em>Essex Dogs</em>, his fantastic debut novel about a group of soldiers during the ... Show More
58m 38s
Sep 2022
The Spy Who Came Back From The Dead | Interview | 4
<p>Alice and Matt speak to Julian Hayes, John Stonehouse's grand-nephew and author of 'Stonehouse: Cabinet Minister, Fraudster, Spy'. They discuss the allegations surrounding Stonehouse's involvement with the Czechs, his family's reaction to the disappearance, and the time he tri ... Show More
35m 43s
Oct 2021
The Canoe Con | Missing | 1
<p>Prison officer John Darwin finds himself in debt and makes a drastic decision to fake his own death.</p><p>Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. <a href="https://wondery.app.l ... Show More
43m 1s
Apr 2021
The Litvinenko Affair | The Mysterious Edwin Carter | 2
<p>As Sashais dying of a mysterious illness, time is running out for the police to get crucial information about his attackers. The race is on to find out who poisoned him and why.</p><p>Listen early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, a ... Show More
37m 15s