"When dragons flew to war… everything burned. I do not wish to rule over a kingdom of ash and bone."
Dragons - the most compelling of mythical beasts - are one of the most vivid creations of all human imagination, and their enduring resonance is captivatingly displayed by their role in George R.R. Martin’s House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. But how did ... Show More
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653. London’s Golden Age: The Shadow of the Madhouse (Part 4)
Who did Samuel Johnson fall in love with towards the end of his life, and why did it break his heart? How did it enrage his old friend James Boswell? And, why did he fear imprisonment in an asylum…? Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the fascinating, but devastating conclusion of ... Show More
1h 7m
Mar 12
651. London’s Golden Age: Sex and Scandal in Georgian Britain (Part 2)
Why was London such a cauldron of sexual scandal and political tumult in the 18th century? What licentious escapades did the infamous Scottish nobleman, James Boswell, get up to there? And, how did his legendary first meeting with the renowned wit Samuel Johnson, unfold? Join Tom ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 2022
Dragons Exist In Nearly Every Culture’s Mythology As a Mirror of Their Fears. What Are Ours?
We live in the golden age of dragons – they appear in Game of Thrones, most film adaptations of the works of J.R.R. Tolkein, and nearly everything tangentially related to fantasy. They date back millennia, appearing in every cultures mythology, from ancient Greece and India to me ... Show More
50m 18s
Feb 2024
Dragons: From the Ancient World to the Hobbit
<p>Take dinosaur bones, snake poison, volcanic lava, fear of the unknown. Mix it all together and you have a dragon!</p><br><p>Today we're finding out about the ancient origins of dragons and why there used to be a much wider variety of dragon types than we see today. Our guide i ... Show More
41m 25s
Oct 2023
L'ennemi juré d'Apollon : Python
<p>Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour !</p><p>Dans cette mini-série, nous explorons tous ces dragons qui, dans les mythologies grecque, japonaise, babylonienne et scandinave, crachaient du sang noir, du venin, de l’eau ou des vapeurs fétides. Eh oui, le dragon était parfois une ... Show More
5m 48s
Oct 2023
Tiamat, la mère de tous les dragons
<p>Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour !</p><p>Dans cette mini-série, nous explorons tous ces dragons qui, dans les mythologies grecque, japonaise, babylonienne et scandinave, crachaient du sang noir, du venin, de l’eau ou des vapeurs fétides. Eh oui, le dragon était parfois une ... Show More
6m 10s
Oct 2023
Fafnir, ou comment devenir un dragon
<p>Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour ! </p><p>Dans cette mini-série, nous explorons tous ces dragons qui, dans les mythologies grecque, japonaise, babylonienne et scandinave, crachaient du sang noir, du venin, de l’eau ou des vapeurs fétides. Eh oui, le dragon était parfois un ... Show More
5m 58s
Nov 2023
Human Evolution: Dragon Man
<p>Homo longi, also known as Dragon Man, is an extinct archaic human species - with a nearly complete skull found near Harbin, China, dating back to at least 146,000 years ago. Discovered in 1933 during the construction of the Dongjiang Bridge, it remained hidden until 2018 due t ... Show More
35 m
May 2023
The Dream of the Iron Dragon An Alternate History Viking Epic (Saga of the Iron Dragon, Book 1) Part 2 of 2
<p><strong>Publisher's Summary</strong></p><p>Trapped 1,300 years in the past, they have one mission: survive.</p><p>In the 23rd century, humanity has been hunted to the verge of extinction by an alien race. When an exploratory ship accidentally travels back in time to Viking-age ... Show More
6h 37m