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In the second part of our Alexander the Great special, we head to the limits of the known world, bur
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Like Merlin, who lived his life in reverse, we go backwards in time as we continue our two-part seri
In the first of a two part Hallowe’en special, Tom and Dominic are joined by Professor Ronald Hutton
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Oh, to be Dutch in the seventeenth century. Or Roman in 150 AD. Or British in the 1990's. Tom and Do
Curator and art historian Aparna Andhare gives Tom and Dominic her selection of the ten buildings th
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Did the industrial revolution really improve people’s lives? And why was Britain first to industrial
Despite his overwhelming lead in the polls, President Richard Nixon’s paranoia leads to the criminal
What led Richard Nixon into the greatest political scandal in American history? Dominic Sandbrook, a
The world’s most famous classicist, Professor Mary Beard, joins Tom and Dominic to discuss how the l
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Something wicked this way comes. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook take a deep dive into the real hi
In today’s episode, Tom and Dominic are joined by Dr Eleanor Barraclough as they sail across the Atl
As Angela Merkel bows out of German politics, Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explore the surprisi
The fictional British agent James Bond returns to our cinema screens this week, but what do the hist
Writer and critic Tomiwa Owolade joins Dominic and Tom to discuss the pan-African movement and the v
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their celebration of the 2,500th anniversary of the Persi
