Back When | History Podcast
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Back When | History Podcast
Imagine being a fly on the wall of history. Historians Helen Antrobus and James Grasby take you inside the stories of the people, places and moments that made us. Experience the Great Stink of London. Make an entrance onto the Georgian dating scene. Find out if you'd survive a medieval battle an...
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Halloween Special | The Plague Village
In September 1665 a plague outbreak took hold in the Derbyshire village of Eyam. It lasted for 15 months and claimed 260 lives.
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Stopping Places | Gypsy and Traveller Heritage
Gypsy and Traveller communities have been part of Britain's cultural fabric for centuries. They have a rich and vibrant history, but theirs is a story...
Downton, Churchill and the Dollar Duchess Phenomenon
Cora Crawley in Downton Abbey may be a fictional Dollar Duchess but there are countless others who have shaped our history, including the mother of Wi...
Jane Austen | The Georgian Dating Scene
What was dating like in Jane Austen’s day?
Georgian Britain is certainly an era associated with courtship and marriage, but what were the rule...
Plant Hunters | A Botanical Quest Down Under
In 2018 a team of intrepid explorers came in to the possession of a treasure map - one which would see them venture half way around the world to the A...
A Garden Fit for Bridgerton
Join a tour of a garden designed for pleasure, as we relive its party heyday.
Claremont in Surrey once played host to ev...
The Last Voyage | Sutton Hoo
Embark on the last voyage of an Anglo-Saxon burial ship and learn how its discovery changed our understanding of a civilisation.
In 1939, archa...
Roman Chariot Racing | The Prasina Stone
What does Formula One and chariot racing have in common?
High speed and high thrills races are something we usually think of when we’re...
The Tale of Beatrix Potter | Writer, Scientist, Sheep Farmer
Many of us grew up reading about Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggywinkle, but how much do you know about the woman behind the stories?
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Ela, Sheriff of Wiltshire | A Medieval Marvel
In 1196, 9-year-old Ela was hidden away in France after becoming the third Countess of Salisbury.
After being discovered a...
Graveyard of Ships | The Royal Anne Galley
On 10 November 1721 the Royal Anne Galley sank after hitting treacherous rocks at Lizard Point in Cornwall, tragically claiming the lives of more than...
WWII Bunkers | Inside Britain’s Secret Tunnel Network
Seventy‑five feet beneath The White Cliffs of Dover lies Fan Bay Deep Shelter: a web of bomb‑proof tunnels carved through chalk after Winston Churchil...
General Wolfe | The Battle of Culloden
General James Wolfe, the 'boy solider' who joined the military at 14 fought in one of Britain's bloodiest battles while he was still a teenager.
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Uncovering Culloden: the General who helped shape the Jacobite Uprising
In a two-episode partnership between the National Trust for Scotland and the National Trust, join host Jackie Bird as she uncovers the life of a leadi...
H.G. Wells | The Father of Science Fiction
Time travel, Martian invasions and free love all have one thing in common - H.G. Wells.
Helen Antrobus explores how the world was changed throug...
The Great Stink | London's Smelly History
It's the height of summer in 1858 and something rotten is lurking in the river Thames.
Historian James Grasby unravels the smelliest side of...
Black Arrow Rocket | When Britain joined the Space Race
Britain’s space race efforts were bold but short-lived.
Join historian Helen Antrobus for the tale of Britain’s space race.
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Introducing Back When
Introducing Back When, a new history podcast taking you inside the stories of the people, places and moments that made us. Launching 2 April.
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