<p>Greg Jenner is joined in early modern India by historian Dr Jagjeet Lally and comedian Nish Kumar to learn all about the subcontinent’s dynamic eighteenth century. From the sixteenth century, the dominant power in India was the Mughal Empire. According to the traditional narrative, when the Mughals began to decline in the eighteenth century, the subcontin ... Show More
Oct 16
Alexander the Great, with Mary Beard
No one was like him, terrible were his crimes… Where was Alexander the Great born, and who were his parents? What drove him to go beyond the Aegean empire he had already carved out for himself, and conquer lands beyond the limits of the Greek world? Why did Alexander eventually t ... Show More
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Dec 2024
Sex Life & Scandal of Charles Dickens
<p>Like it or not, there's no escaping Charles Dickens at this time of year.</p><br><p>But who was the man behind classics such as A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist and of course, A Christmas Carol?</p><br><p>His life is as rich as many of the characters' stories in one of his b ... Show More
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