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Travels Through Time

In each episode we ask a leading historian, novelist or public figure the tantalising question, ”If you could travel back through time, which year would you visit?” Once they have made their choice, t... Read more

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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

1hr 1min

Ranked #2

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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

1hr

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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

1hr 1min

Ranked #4

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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

51mins

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[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

48mins

Ranked #6

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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

59mins

Ranked #7

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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

58mins

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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

1hr 2mins

Ranked #9

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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

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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

57mins

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