MINI021 VICTORIAN MONEY – COINING IT IN
January is here, and we are all feeling poor after Christmas. Time to talk about money. This is the first […]
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EP047 DARWIN BEGINS
Darwin, and his Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection; in this podcast we’ve covered the creation of the new settler
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EP046 A TOUCH OF CLASS
The essential guide to the Victorian class system. There was more to being middle class than drinking tea, and the
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EP045: THE GRAVEST CHOICE – VICTORIAN ERA ABORTION
This episode deals with the real and harrow position for women during with contraception, pregnancy, and abortion in the Victorian
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5TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – SAY CHEESE
This anniversary is a memorable event and naturally deserves to be photographed by the paparazzi. But what was the story
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EP044 SEX RELIGION AND WEDDING NIGHT BLUES – VICTORIA SEX PT2
Our dive under the covers continues. How did sex and religion come together in the Victorian era? How was the
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EP043 VICTORIAN SEX PT1: GETTING DOWN TO IT.
Why yes, we will be asking what Victoria did with Albert. We will be asking about the how’s and why’s
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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2021 – TICKLING THE CHRISTMAS IVORY
What could be more of a traditional Victorian Christmas than carols by candlelight with an orchestra, piano and harp? Quite
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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2021
An ancient tradition, but surely one that the Victorians didn’t celebrate? Wrong, they did celebrate. Oh boy was it a
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4TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – LOVELACE AND BABBAGE
To celebrate the 4th anniversary, the episode will be all about Lovelace and Babbage; the true inventors of the computer
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EP036 MEET THE PRISONERS
At its heart, a prison is the people. But what kind of people ended up in the hellish Port Arthur
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EP035 THE UNFORTUNATE HANNAH HERBERT
How does it feel to be cast out? To lose everything you’ve ever known and be sent to the ends
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MINI0019 Men Getting Dressed 1840’s style
Clothes maketh the man; but how did a gent dress in the 1840s? This episode features; Intro & podcast update.
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AOV CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2020
Merry Christmas everyone. What a year, so lets round it off in comfort. This special episode features. Thank you’s. Quick
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EP032 PHILOSOPHY OF EMPIRE – THE VALUE OF LIFE?
To understand the past, sometimes we need to examine our values and subject them to philosophical analysis. The British Empire
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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2019
Victorian Christmas Time! Mistletoe and Wine; listening to Podcast time. This is a special episode for Christmas 2019. Learn about the
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EP025 The industrial revolution & shattering the energy ceiling.
Forged in fire, the new era is born. The British unlock a new energy source and create the industrial revolution.
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MINISODE 015 TITLES & TIARA’S
Are you confused about your Lords & Dukes? Want to know why the Baron is always popping up? Wondering just
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EP022 Politics – The Tories & the battle for Catholic Emancipation
This episode on the Tories & the Battle for Catholic Emancipation continue our breakdown of the complex political system in
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EP016 PETERLOO MASSACRE; BRITAIN’S NADIR
Join your host Chris Fernandez-Packham and explore the Peterloo Massacre 1819; one of the darkest moments of British political &
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MINI011 VICTORIAN GIN – EMPIRE & RUIN
Roll up your shirt sleeves, push back your top hat, and throw open your coat tails. It’s time to grab
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MINI010 VICTORIAN FISH AND CHIPS
Summer heat wave is here, so it’s time for Fish & Chips. You love em. I love em. The Victorians
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MINI009 “A Victorian Scandal?”
Join me and decide who, if anyone was the truly scandalous one. The aristocrat? The banker? The Sporting Superstar? This
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Minisode 005 Big Ben
The story of the most distinctive clock and bell in the world. Learn how a tragic fire, and a brilliant
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Minisode 004 Say what about California?
A quick minisode announcing our new twitter address, musing on topics, and why I’m not covering Sir Arthur Conan Doyle