92. Christmas Special – Part 1

1, 2, 2019 - ‘Scrooge followed to the window: desperate in his curiosity. He looked out’   (Charles Dickens, .... Read More

91. Eyes

25, 1, 2019 - “He had but one eye, and the popular prejudice runs in favour of two”   (Charles Dickens, .... Read More

90. Making of the Live Show

6, 12, 2018 - Welcome to Histories of the Unexpected where you will discover the history of things you did .... Read More

89. Fear: A Halloween Special

6, 12, 2018 - ‘The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown’ (H. P. Lovecraft, Supernatural .... Read More

88. Colour

30, 11, 2018 - “Rainbow drops – suck them and you can spit in six different colours”   (Roald Dahl, Charlie .... Read More

87. Trafalgar

13, 11, 2018 -   “When I am without orders and unexpected occurrences arrive I shall always act as I .... Read More

86. End of summer catch up

8, 10, 2018 - Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell talk about just what on earth they’ve been up .... Read More

85. Chimneys Live

8, 10, 2018 - Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of the chimney live at .... Read More

84. Shrinking Part 2

8, 10, 2018 - Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of shrinking. Read More

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