Podcasts
84. Shrinking Part 2
8, 10, 2018 - Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of shrinking. Read More
83. Accidents
8, 10, 2018 - ‘We do not suffer by accident’ (Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice). Welcome to .... Read More
82. Brainstorm
8, 10, 2018 - Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell brainstorm new ideas for Histories of the Unexpected .... Read More
80. Mothers
6, 6, 2018 - ‘A boy’s best friend is his mother’ (Norman Bates – Psycho, written and .... Read More
79. Relics
6, 6, 2018 - ‘Feeling myself as the last relic of a beloved race, my companions extinct before me’ (Mary .... Read More
78. Shrinking
6, 6, 2018 - “Chess is life in miniature. Chess is struggle, chess is battles” (Garry Kasparov). .... Read More
Episode 76: An Unexpected Challenge
20, 4, 2018 - Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell enter into an unexpected history challenge, in which .... Read More
Episode 77: The Lean
20, 4, 2018 - “We sink, we swim, we rise, we fall. We meet our fate together.” (Morgan Freeman as Joe Clark .... Read More
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