In this exhaustive episode, we look at Ultra, Enigma, Garbo, Mincemeat and other seemingly random words that had a big effect on the second world war.

A little exploration into why we have leap years. And a lot about Julius Caesar's rebellion, the civil war, and the butterfly effect of one person not knowing the date.

19th-century actors were hardcore. In this episode, we explore how John Wilkes Booth may not have been the craziest person in his family, how a dispute over who was the better Macbeth ended with dozens of deaths, and how this one event was the Kevin Bacon of its time - almost everyone makes an appearance, from Davy Crockett to Charles Dickens

19th-century actors were hardcore. In this episode, we explore how John Wilkes Booth may not have been the craziest person in his family, how a dispute over who was the better Macbeth ended with dozens of deaths, and how this one event was the Kevin Bacon of its time - almost everyone makes an appearance, from Davy Crockett to Charles Dickens

According to China he's regarded as second only to Sun Tzu, who literally wrote the book on war. According to historians, most of the stories about him never actually happened. According to HGT these stories are way too cool to ignore. We explore the man, the myth, the legend - Zhuge Liang: absolutely a statesman, definitely a general, possibly a wizard, and maybe the incarnate avatar of the God of Rock.

According to China he's regarded as second only to Sun Tzu, who literally wrote the book on war. According to historians, most of the stories about him never actually happened. According to HGT these stories are way too cool to ignore. We explore the man, the myth, the legend - Zhuge Liang: absolutely a statesman, definitely a general, possibly a wizard, and maybe the incarnate avatar of the God of Rock.

Marcus Licinius Crassus - one of the first Triumvirate. Richest man in Rome. Conquerer of Spartacus. And also, upon his death, the first person in recorded history ever to be turned into a muppet. This is the story of how one of the most powerful people in Roman history became a prop in touring Greek theatre troupe.