Margaret Damer Dawson - Recognising the police force could use a woman's touch
This week we are heading back to the turn of the 20th century to discuss the life of Margaret Damer Dawson, a one woman campaigning machine who had a strong sense of justice, and enough money to ensur...
11 Maj 202555min
The Daphne Disaster - (or) a serious Scottish shipping snafu
Happy 200th EpisodeThis week we are looking into the biggest disaster in the history of Glasgow shipbuilding, when a relatively small ship designed to ferry people and cargo to Northern Ireland instea...
4 Maj 20251h 13min
Sir Thomas Sopwith - (or) flying through 100 years of aviation
We are heading into the skies this week to talk about Sir Thomas Sopwith, a man who had a natural talent for two things. Engines and business. Luckily for him he was born just in time for the dawning ...
20 Apr 20251h 4min
Gerrard Winstanley - Digging the idea of communism
This week we are delving into the brief period when Britain was a republic, and when anything seemed possible...At least it did to Gerrard Winstanley, a failed businessman who took the promise of more...
13 Apr 20251h 20min
The many fires of the Theatre Royal - Bringing the house down (multiple times)
We are treading the boards this week as we investigate a series of theatre disasters that took place across Britain, but always in a building named the Theatre Royal.Starting with the most famous thea...
6 Apr 20251h 15min
Robert Liston - He knows the quickest way to get you legless
This week we are are dipping our toes into medical history, discussing the life and times of the fastest surgeon (possibly) ever. A native Scotsman, Robert Liston was already an accomplished surgeon w...
30 Mars 20251h 14min
Lilly Maxwell - It is always a Bright idea to use a vote when you are (accidentally) given one
This week we are heading back to the world of the Women's Suffrage movement to discuss how a clerical error gave one shopkeeper a chance to vote in a General Election.Having worked her way up to the p...
23 Mars 20251h
Baron Spolasco - (or) proof you should always check your doctor's credentials
This week we are delving into the world of early Victorian pseudo-medicine with a man who can literally be described as 'a bit of a character.'Born into obscurity near Manchester (possibly), young Joh...
16 Mars 20251h 13min
