The Great Heathen Horde - Even legless vikings can make a mark in the North East
"Odin be praised! These Christians don't seem to want to put up a fight!"After over half a century of raiding with practically no consequences, Ivar and his brothers decided that they might as well st...
14 Maj 202147min
Mary Ann Cotton - She makes me feel all weird in my tummy
Mary Ann, the daughter of a Colliery Sinker, lived a quiet life in the Northeast of England. But when tragedy strikes she will gain the superpower of complete disregard for other human lives!This is t...
7 Maj 202153min
The Great Sheffield flood - Don't use leather to build your dam
People from Yorkshire are as tough as they come, however no one is tough enough to stand up to an onrushing wall of water.Join us this week as we talk about how two of the biggest dam related disaster...
30 Apr 202158min
Dadabhai Nasroji - Assuming the best in politicians was a bold move
After civilising (read 'exploiting and ruining') the Gujarat region of India the British you can imagine their indignation when the locals suggested that maybe they could do a better job on their own....
23 Apr 202156min
Necromancy with John of Nottingham and Roger Bolingbroke - Presented explicitly against the wishes of the Royal Family
Join us this week as we learn about how black magic informed laws that are still in force in England to this day!We talk through two important cases of attempted regicide from two of the worst named m...
16 Apr 20211h 1min
Bartholomew Roberts - Roedd y Môr-leidr ffansi yn y byd yn Gymraeg, wyddoch chi
We are sailing into the golden age of Piracy this week with a Welshman who could pirate harder than any pirate had pirated before, and look fabulous while doing it.Terrorising honest sailors (and less...
9 Apr 202152min
Thomas Neill Cream - A man who was definitely not Jack the Ripper
Bonus Episode!It's time to share a transatlantic tale of a malevolent medical misfit with the only American I know. We discuss the life and career of Dr Thomas Neill Cream a man who had a level of amb...
7 Apr 202146min
Unsinkable Sam - Hydrophilic Hairball Causes Havoc!
It's our April Fools day episode! (A day late but the Friday scheduling MUST be maintained) So we are telling a tale that starts in Germany and doesn't even have a human protagonist. Meet Oscar, a cat...
2 Apr 202146min
