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  1. #173 Australia and crucially, who discovered it?! (Part 1)

    This week we’re discussing that wonderful land of Australia! We’ll be finding out what was suspected about a land down under in Antiquity, south-east Asia’s Australian mythology and we’ll answer the age-old and quite complex question: who d

  2. #171 First Ladies of the United States and has there already been a female US President? (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we’re looking at 3x US First Ladies and their extraordinary lives: we have Louisa Adams (1775-1852), the extensively travelled Lou Hoover (1874-1944) and the powerful Edith Wilson (1872-

  3. #171 First Ladies of the United States and has there already been a female US President? (Part 1)

    This week we’re looking at 3x US First Ladies and their extraordinary lives: we have Louisa Adams (1775-1852), the extensively travelled Lou Hoover (1874-1944) and the powerful Edith Wilson (1872-1961). And this week we’re asking: has there

  4. #170 Female Leaders and how Boudica Torched London! (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we have three stories of incredible female leaders from throughout history: Queen Boudica and how she took on the Romans, trailblazer author Christine de Pizan and lastly, the terrifying

  5. [BONUS EP] #80 Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 by Katja Hoyer

    We have a special bonus ep for you from our bonus ep archive! This one was first made available for subscribers in December 2024. On our Patreon you’ll now find: •The full archive of bonus episodes •Brand new bonus episodes each month •OWAT

  6. #170 Female Leaders and how Boudica Torched London! (Part 1)

    This week we have three stories of incredible female leaders from throughout history: Queen Boudica and how she took on the Romans, trailblazer author Christine de Pizan and lastly, the terrifying story of 1700s pirate Shi Yang! Plus, Chris

  7. #168 Invasions & Why The British Invaded Iceland (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we’re looking at various invasions and subsequent occupations through history; we’ve got Nordic allied invasions in WW2 (including Iceland!), the Norman occupation of Sicily and the stor

  8. #168 Invasions & Why The British Invaded Iceland (Part 1)

    This week we’re looking at various invasions and subsequent occupations through history; we’ve got Nordic allied invasions in WW2 (including Iceland!), the Norman occupation of Sicily and the story of how Gibraltar became British! Elsewhere

  9. #167 Utopias (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we’re discussing the various attempts through history to create a Utopia right here on earth. We have for you The Diggers of the 1600s, Brook Farm in 1850s America and the story of John

  10. #167 Utopias (Part 1)

    This week we’re discussing the various attempts through history to create a Utopia right here on earth. We have for you The Diggers of the 1600s, Brook Farm in 1850s America and the story of John Hughes; the man who attempted to make utopia

  11. #166 Small Countries (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! Get the atlas out because this week we’re analysing some of the world’s smallest countries! We’ve got for you Brunei, the Vatican City and how about we take a trip to Andorra? Elsewhere, Chris can

  12. #166 Small Countries (Part 1)

    Get the atlas out because this week we’re analysing some of the world’s smallest countries! We’ve got for you Brunei, the Vatican City and how about we take a trip to Andorra? Elsewhere, Chris can now talk to his house to turn off a lightbu

  13. #164 The Great Train Robbery - Oh What A Crime (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we’re working through a bit more of your correspondence before dealing with our first ever ‘Oh What A Crime’ episode which today focuses on: The Great Train Robbery of 1963. The planning

  14. #164 The Great Train Robbery - Oh What A Crime (Part 1)

    This week we’re working through a bit more of your correspondence before dealing with our first ever ‘Oh What A Crime’ episode which today focuses on: The Great Train Robbery of 1963. The planning, Bruce Reynolds, Buster Edwards, Ronnie Big

  15. #163 Dynasties (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we’re looking at some of the most famous families that history has to offer. We’ve got the House of Cromwell for you, plus the Astors and the incredible story of the Spencer family and t

  16. #163 Dynasties (Part 1)

    This week we’re looking at some of the most famous families that history has to offer. We’ve got the House of Cromwell for you, plus the Astors and the incredible story of the Spencer family and their slow centuries-long rise to power. Else

  17. #162 The Youth (Part 1)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we’re looking at those who achieved the extraordinary and at incredibly youthful age! We have the Tudor boy King, Edward VI, to discuss. Britain’s youngest ever Prime Minister (just 24 y

  18. #162 The Youth (Part 1)

    This week we’re looking at those who achieved the extraordinary and at incredibly youthful age! We have the Tudor boy King, Edward VI, to discuss. Britain’s youngest ever Prime Minister (just 24 years old!!), it’s Pitt the Younger. And from

  19. #160 Comebacks (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we’re looking at some of the greatest comebacks history has to offer. Where else to begin than the epic comeback that is Skoda cars! And what about the comeback of the West German econom

  20. #160 Comebacks (Part 1)

    This week we’re looking at some of the greatest comebacks history has to offer. Where else to begin than the epic comeback that is Skoda cars! And what about the comeback of the West German economy after world war 2?! And finally, a literal

  21. #159 Julius Caesar (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we’re tracing the life of one of the most famous people to have ever lived: Caesar! We’ll see his relatively humble origins, we’ll travel with him to Gaul and Britain and finally, we’ll

  22. #159 Julius Caesar (Part 1)

    This week we’re tracing the life of one of the most famous people to have ever lived: Caesar! We’ll see his relatively humble origins, we’ll travel with him to Gaul and Britain and finally, we’ll see Cleopatra enter the stage. And this week

  23. #100 Devon with Josh Widdicombe (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! Yes, despite the fact we’re closer to episode 200 than 100, this really is episode 100! (We’d planned this ep a long time ago but only just got round to recording). For the first time ever we’re j

  24. #100 Devon with Josh Widdicombe (Part 1)

    Yes, despite the fact we’re closer to episode 200 than 100, this really is episode 100! (We’d planned this ep a long time ago but only just got round to recording). For the first time ever we’re joined by a guest and it’s Devon native and f

  25. #157 Pubs (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we’re popping into history’s local - it’s a whole episode dedicated to pubs! We’ve got a brief history of the British pub, this history of the pub landlord and how some pubs were designe

  26. #157 Pubs (Part 1)

    This week we’re popping into history’s local - it’s a whole episode dedicated to pubs! We’ve got a brief history of the British pub, this history of the pub landlord and how some pubs were designed to pull in punters from the tourist trail!

  27. #156 Gwyn ‘Alf’ Williams (Part 2)

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! We’re back for 2026! And our first subject is the life story of one of the most prominent Welsh historians of the 20th century; Gwyn “Alf” Williams. We’ll trace his life from beginnings in South W

  28. #156 Gwyn ‘Alf’ Williams (Part 1)

    We’re back for 2026! And our first subject is the life story of one of the most prominent Welsh historians of the 20th century; Gwyn “Alf” Williams. We’ll trace his life from beginnings in South Wales to the beaches of Normandy in WWII, rig

  29. #86 In the Navy (BONUS EPISODE)

    We'll be back next week but until then, we have one final bonus subscriber episode for you to enjoy: this time, on the subject of the navy. BUT CRUCIALLY, DON'T FORGET! The comedy history podcast that has spent as much time talking about th

  30. #80 Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 by Katja Hoyer (BONUS EPISODE)

    We're back next week but until then, we have ANOTHER bonus subscriber episode for you to enjoy. BUT CRUCIALLY, DON'T FORGET! The comedy history podcast that has spent as much time talking about the invention of custard as it has the industr

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