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FAQs about Science: A Peculiar History:How many episodes does Science: A Peculiar History have?The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.
July 04, 20257. The Rabbit Incident - Part 4More on the media coverage of the Mary Toft Incident, as well as John Maubray, known as "the sooterkin doctor", and the strange Dutch creatures that gave him his nickname. We also find out what happened to Mary Toft and the Doctors afterwards.Contains quotes from primary sources that are not safe for work...more32minPlay
June 17, 20256. The Rabbit Incident - Part 3After the Mary Toft Rabbit Hoax is exposed, the doctors involved become the subject of relentless mockery from the media. Features me singing. Twice. This episode includes quite a lot of quotes from primary sources that are not safe for work. Music: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26 by Felix Mendelssohn, played by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, from musopen.org...more32minPlay
June 03, 20255. The Rabbit Incident - Part 2A crowd gathers in a boarding-house in the West End of London, waiting for Mary Toft to produce another rabbit. The second episode in a 4-part miniseries on Mary Toft. This episode contains graphic anatomical detail, and quotes from primary sources that are not safe for work Music: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26 by Felix Mendelssohn, played by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, from musopen.org...more21minPlay
May 22, 20254. The Rabbit Incident - Part 1A woman from Godalming seemingly exhibits a surprising physiological anomaly, prompting investigations from several of Georgian Britain's leading physicians. This episode contains graphic anatomical detail, and quotes from primary sources that are not safe for work Music: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26 by Felix Mendelssohn, played by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, from musopen.org...more24minPlay
April 12, 20253. The Flat Earth Incident - Part 3Arguments over the result of the wager between John Hampden and Alfred Russel Wallace descend into a campaign of lawsuits and hate mail. The 3rd episode of a miniseries on the Victorian Flat-Earthers.Music: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26 by Felix Mendelssohn, played by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, from musopen.org...more32minPlay
March 27, 20252. The Flat Earth Incident - Part 2Two flat earthers inspired by Samuel Rowbotham enter into a bizarre wager with an eminent naturalist. The second episode in a miniseries on the Victorian flat-earthers.Music: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26 by Felix Mendelssohn, played by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, from musopen.org...more33minPlay
March 15, 20251. The Flat Earth Incident - Part 1At a socialist commune in East Anglia, Samuel Rowbotham takes advantage of the fenland landscape to develop an outlandish cosmological theory. The first in a miniseries on the Victorian Flat Earthers.Music: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26 by Felix Mendelssohn, played by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, from musopen.org...more29minPlay
FAQs about Science: A Peculiar History:How many episodes does Science: A Peculiar History have?The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.