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In the bitter winter of 1978-1979 petrol ran short, panic buying was rife, rubbish piled up in the streets & bodies went unburied as a wave of strikes swept the UK; but what lessons might be learned for our own crises today?
William Wallace is a legendary figure in Scottish history as one of the leaders of the First War of Scottish Independence. Dan is joined by Professor Tony Pollard to discuss his life, battles and grisly end in the fight for Scottish freedom.
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry was one of the best tank regiments of WW2 & was at the speartip of the British Army from North Africa to Northern Europe right up to the fall of the Third Reich. James Holland joins Dan to chart their remarkable story.
His 38 years as king make him one of the longest-ruling monarchs in English history, & yet he is remembered as unsuccessful, naive & overly harsh on his opponents. In this episode from Gone Medieval, Levi Roach discusses the rule of Æthelred th...
James Bond is a character that has come to define a certain kind of Britishness but what role does 007 play in the real world of intelligence? Professor Christopher Andrew believes Bond has been a surprisingly valuable asset to British intelligence.
James Bond is one of the most successful film & book franchises of all time & with the arrival of a new movie it seemed the perfect time to explore the history of this iconic character. Dan is joined Matt Gourley host of the James Bonding podcast.
In 1682 three women, Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles and Susannah Edwards, from the town of Bideford were tried and hanged as witches. They were convicted on flimsy evidence, including an incident where a magpie, supposedly a symbol of the devil, had s...
Sir Ranulph Fiennes is a legendary polar explorer but he believes that the greatest of all time is Sir Ernest Shackleton. Sir Ranulph joins Dan to talk about Shackleton's incredible leadership & legacy as well as his own life & expeditions.
Was the Duke of Windsor intriguing with the Nazis to engineer his return as king should Britain be defeated during the Second World War? Author Andrew Lownie believes so & brings new evidence as to how deep the Duke's ties with the Third Reich...
He was one of the greatest enemies the Romans ever faced. An excellent general & a larger-than-life figure, he led an army across the alps & dealt a series of crushing defeats upon the Romans on Italian soil. He was Hannibal Barca.