ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL 2023 “THERE SIMPLY MUST BE A CORPSE”
Celebrating 6 years of the podcast. I delve into the world of detectives in England during the 1840s. It’s time […]
EPISODES, SPECIAL EPISODES
DICKENS
DICKENS EPISODES, EPISODES, SPECIAL EPISODES
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2022 – WHAT TO WATCH
Christmas is here, so we really need to watch Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” but how to choose the best
EPISODES, MEDICINE & DISEASE EPISODES
EP029 THE COURT OF KING CHOLERA – THE GREAT VICTORIAN PLAGUE
EP029 “The Court of King Cholera – the great Victorian plague” explores one of the most famous pandemics in history.
MEDICINE & DISEASE EPISODES, SOURCES
SOURCES – EPISODE 029 CHOLERA
There are a huge number of sources on Cholera and the Victorian response to the great pandemics. It affected everything
EPISODES, INDUSTRY & TRANSPORT
EP026 The railway is coming!
The railway is here. What a change Britain was about to see! A herald of a new age, and new
EPISODES, SOCIAL HISTORY EPISODES
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
EPISODES, SOCIAL HISTORY EPISODES
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