This week's invention is fire, which is... well, not really an invention, strictly speaking, but all the same laid the foundation for more or less the rest of humanity's technological development. 

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This week's invention is stone tools, something it feels a bit odd to consider an invention, but nonetheless something that represents one of the most important and foundational pieces of technology humans have ever used. 

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In this week's episode, learn all about the Great Fire of London, which ripped through the city in 1666, turning it into a smoking ruin. 

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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the supposed tale behind the creation of the poem Kubla Khan, one of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's most famous works. 

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In this week's episode, meet Marco Polo, the famous Italian explorer, and learn all about his travels to the Far East. 

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I've had some unfortunately-timed setbacks with recent episodes which means the next episode won't come out until next Wednesday. I'm very sorry about this, I know regularity and consistency is very important to many listeners, and I wish things were different. There's a full explanation in this little update episode.

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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of Ubre Blanca, a cow that rose to become a national icon in Cuba, a favourite of the Cuban leader at the time, Fidel Castro.

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In this week's episode, continue to learn the history of cricket, from its rise as an international sporting competition across the late 19th century to the popular, professional sport it is today.

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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of Australia's first-ever international sporting tour, when in 1868 a group of indigenous Australians travelled all the way to England to play cricket.

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In this week's episode, learn about the early origins of cricket, and its development from an informal childrens' game to a major sport played across the world, throughout the British Empire.

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