TRANSCRIPT: EP015 MT TAMBORA PT3 EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FROZE TO DEATH
This is part 3 of a series on the Mt Tambora eruption and how it shaped the world into the […]
This is part 3 of a series on the Mt Tambora eruption and how it shaped the world into the […]
Clothes maketh the man; but how did a gent dress in the 1840s? This episode features; Intro & podcast update.
Merry Christmas everyone. What a year, so lets round it off in comfort. This special episode features. Thank you’s. Quick
The classic recipe from Mrs Beetons original Household Management
The journey into Empire continues as we look at Tasmania, known as Van Diemen’s Land. Here the European settlers, the
The journey into Empire continues as we look more closely at the Australia’s, and the difficult issues of landownership, native
The journey into Empire continues as we look more closely at the Australia’s, and the difficult issues of landownership, native
To understand the past, sometimes we need to examine our values and subject them to philosophical analysis. The British Empire
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EP029 “The Court of King Cholera – the great Victorian plague” explores one of the most famous pandemics in history.
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MINISODE 018 RAILWAY TIME is here to take a light hearted look at the social etiquette of train travel, and
EP028 BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? RAILWAY MANIA AND SOCIAL CHANGES is here to count the cost of progress.
Railways were one of the great achievements of the Victorian Era, but they are complicated and hard to build. This
Railway building was a great achievement of the Victorian Age, but railways are complicated and hard to build. This show
The railway is here. What a change Britain was about to see! A herald of a new age, and new
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“Great things are done when men and mountains meet; This is not done by jostling in the street.” -William Blake
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EP014 DARKNESS FALLS: MT TAMBORA PT2 The episode you are about to hear is part 2 on the eruption of
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