Ranked #1
David Veevers: How the World Took On the British Empire (1660)
David Veevers: How the World Took On the British Empire (1660)
In this lively episode of Travels Through Time the historian Dr David Veevers takes us to the heart of the seventeenth c... Read more
6 Jun 2023
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1hr 1min
Ranked #2
Leah Redmond Chang: Renaissance Queens and the Price of Power (1559)
Leah Redmond Chang: Renaissance Queens and the Price of Power (1559)
This week we head to the turbulent world of sixteenth century France to meet three fascinating queens whose lives were i... Read more
30 May 2023
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1hr
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Ranked #3
Andrew Spira: Botticelli, Perugino and Dürer (1500)
Andrew Spira: Botticelli, Perugino and Dürer (1500)
The Renaissance was stirred into life by many figures of genius. In this episode Peter meets up with the art historian, ... Read more
26 May 2023
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1hr 1min
Ranked #4
Serhii Plokhy: The Collapse of the Soviet Union (1991)
Serhii Plokhy: The Collapse of the Soviet Union (1991)
For this week's episode Peter headed in to Penguin's offices in London to meet Serhii Plokhy and talk to him about his n... Read more
23 May 2023
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51mins
Ranked #5
[From the archives] Craig Brown: Beatlemania (1963)
[From the archives] Craig Brown: Beatlemania (1963)
It's time to delve into our archive. In this brilliantly descriptive and entertaining episode, the award-winning writer ... Read more
19 May 2023
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48mins
Ranked #6
Honor Cargill-Martin: The Notorious Empress Messalina (48 AD)
Honor Cargill-Martin: The Notorious Empress Messalina (48 AD)
In this episode of Travels Through Time the classicist Honor Cargill-Martin takes Artemis on a tour of the debauched and... Read more
16 May 2023
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59mins
Ranked #7
Tom Whipple: The Battle of the Beams (1940)
Tom Whipple: The Battle of the Beams (1940)
Today Tom Whipple, science editor of The Times, takes us back to a critical moment at the beginning of World War Two. J... Read more
9 May 2023
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58mins
Ranked #8
Simon Winchester: Knowing What We Know (1924)
Simon Winchester: Knowing What We Know (1924)
It has been said that the past is another country, but the events we discuss in this episode feel all too familiar. Medi... Read more
2 May 2023
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #9
Rebecca Struthers: Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots and Watchmaking History (1572)
Rebecca Struthers: Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots and Watchmaking History (1572)
England in the mid sixteenth century was filled with drama and novelty. As conspiracies played out and a new queen sough... Read more
28 Apr 2023
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58mins
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Luke Turner: Men at War (1943)
Luke Turner: Men at War (1943)
In today’s beautifully described episode the author and journalist Luke Turner takes us back to 1943 to present us with ... Read more
25 Apr 2023
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57mins