Aug 19

What Will the World Look Like in 2050?

Bold, funny, and fiercely argued predictions for 2050: AI everywhere, climate reckoning, megacities, proxy wars, moon bases, lab-grown organs, AR over VR, and America’s political shift. Agree? Disagree? Dive in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

53m 8s

Aug 12

Déjà vu: Have We Been Here Before?

From reincarnation to brain glitches, we explore déjà vu’s strangest theories and the science that finally cracked its mystery—revealing it’s not future vision, but a fascinating illusion of memory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33m 47s

Aug 8

How Many People Actually Died Because of Chernobyl?

Chernobyl’s official death toll is 31—but estimates range up to a million. This video dives into the cover-ups, chaos, and radioactive aftermath of history’s worst nuclear disaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 15m

Nov 2023

Life on the Medieval Coast

The popular BBC television series Villages by the Sea explores coastal life through the centuries. Its presenter Ben Robinson is an archaeologist with the fantastic job of exploring lost villages and uncovering their secrets, including those that give an insight into medieval lif ... Show More

41m 8s

Mar 2022

The Dead Sea Scrolls Pt. 2

Thousands of years ago, a group of people hid priceless religious texts in caves along the Dead Sea’s West Bank. But who wrote them? And what secrets are still waiting to be decoded? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

37m 57s

Oct 2022

Who Were the Sea Peoples?

When assigning blame for the Bronze Age Collapse, the most common culprits are said to be the Sea Peoples: nomadic raiders and sackers of cities who plied the sea-lanes of the late Bronze Age world and brought to an end centuries of flourishing trade and culture. Yet who were the ... Show More

45m 4s

Feb 2023

The Bayeux Tapestry

Since it was created 900 years ago, the Bayeux Tapestry has survived war, revolution and the ravages of time. This fragile piece of linen, almost seventy metres long, depicts the events leading up to the Norman invasion of England. But who created it, and why? What do its graphic ... Show More

50m 11s

Apr 2022

The Vikings

Viking exploration changed the course of history in the northern hemisphere. As raiders and pirates, they dominated the seas of northern Europe for centuries. Their fearless and brutal reputations struck fear into hearts from Constantinople to Canada, while their folklore and myt ... Show More

56m 2s

Sep 2023

Tudor traders: keep calm and ignore the Armada

What did English merchants and mariners do when a Spanish invasion fleet menaced the South Coast in 1588? Well, as today’s long read written by Robert Blackmore reveals, they simply boarded their ships and carried on trading.HistoryExtra Long Reads brings you the best articles fr ... Show More

18m 6s

Jun 2021

Episode C5 – The Sea Peoples

Synopsis: The Sea Peoples cut a swath of devastation across the Levant before their final confrontation with the pharaoh Ramesses III of Egypt. The Hittite Great King Suppiluliuma II abandons the capital of Hattusas before its final destruction. “Regarding what you wrote me befor ... Show More

24m 54s

Mar 2024

The Real Pirates of the Caribbean

Throughout the late 17th and early 18th Century, the waters of the Caribbean were crawling with pirates. Stories about swash-buckling buccaneers, and insatiable treasure-seekers haunted the tropical islands, as navies tried in vain to put a stop to their reign of terror. But who ... Show More

59m 38s

Nov 2021

The rebel who defied William the Conqueror

Matt Lewis tells Spencer Mizen about the extraordinary escapades of Hereward the Wake, who led a rebellion in the 1070s that drove William the Conqueror and the Normans to distraction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. ... Show More

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