Quick, the Martians are coming! Listen to this episode of That Time When so you can know how panicked you should be! This week, Barnaby takes a look at the truths and falsehoods behind Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast of War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells. How much did people really believe that Martians were attacking? Was there rioting and a mortality rate? Find out here on That Time When Martians Invaded on Halloween

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Continuing with the pirate theme, this week Amelia tells us about notorious pirates Bonny and Read who were possibly some of the most bloodthirsty pirates in the great pirate era. They also shared a secret that went unknown for a surprising amount of time. (Punny title thanks to Ciara Jack of The Unexceptionals podcast. Sometimes trying to come up with titles is hard)

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Ahoy there, shipmates, and have a listen to pirate tales. You want to learn how to command a pirate confederacy of tens of thousands? The answer is... bureaucracy. This week on That Time When, Barnaby tells us about Madame Cheng, a most fantastically intelligent woman who ruled the most successful pirate fleet in history.

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Last week Amelia told us about Eleanor of Aquitaine's somewhat muted marriage to Louis VII. This week we continue the story with her probably overly passionate marriage to Henry II; two very strong willed people, both with an awful lot of power, try and live together. Sounds like a sitcom premise, doesn't it?

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In their first part of their first two-parter, Amelia talks about one of her and Barnaby's favourite historical people: Eleanor of Aquitaine. In this first part Amelia talks about her marriage to King Louis VII of France, how they had to go on crusade to atone for arson, and how she may have dressed herself and three hundred other women as amazon warriors for the journey.

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Think you can solve a little Victorian mystery? Can a man who is shorter, much fatter, less educated, and with a different accent be the same as a skinny, stylish son of a baronet? Listen to the story of Sir Roger Tichborne and the Tichborne Claimant.

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Sometimes in a historical drama a character is played by a black actor and there are certain people who claim that's implausible. To them: prepare to have your assumptions blown apart as Amelia tells the tale of Diego, a black man in the Tudor era who was a sailor, interpreter, pin-cushion, and all around clever guy.

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Ever looked at your favourite sports figure and thought 'Yes, I'd like to make their sweat into a face cream'? You may be more Roman than you thought. Find out about the celebrity culture around Roman Gladiators as Barnaby takes you back to Ancient Rome to answer if gladiators were Roman versions of modern day celebrities.

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Economists never change, as you'll see in this episode. Hear about the fate of the orphans of the man with the great name Wouter Winkel, and how they profited from the economy created around the buying and selling of tulips bulbs. Then hear about, surprise surprise, the fallout from this weird fad.

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Did you know that Bedknobs and Broomsticks is based on fact?! Well, not exactly, but this week Barnaby explains how magic may have been used to secure the shores of England during World War Two, and possibly earlier with the Spanish Armada (Amelia gets very annoyed at this idea).

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