We Are History

By Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell

The less-than-serious history podcast with stand up comedian Angela Barnes (The News Quiz, Mock The Week and Live at The Apollo) and writer John O'Farrell (An Utterly Impartial History of Br... more

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How many episodes does We Are History have?

The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.

We Are History episodes:

March 14, 2022 Richard III and the Princes in the Tower
Who murdered the young Princes in the Tower in 1483? We apply modern analysis and scientific rigour to question whether it really was Richard III (and conclude that he's obviously guilty - just look at the hump).
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53min
March 05, 2022 Maud West, the unlikely private investigator
Maud West was a master of disguise and legendary private detective in 1930s London and many of her adventures sound unbelievable today. (Although that might be because she made a lot of them up).
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1h 13min
February 28, 2022 Victorian Anti-vaxxers
How Victorian governments made the cow-pox vaccination compulsory, and faced a huge backlash from people who didn't trust the authorities or worried they might grow horns and udders.
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54min
February 21, 2022 The Great Exhibition 1851
How the confident Victorians organised massive showcase of their greatest achievements, tactfully leaving out all the rampant exploitation, the new urban poverty and the brutal wars of conquest.
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1h 9min
February 14, 2022 The Scottish Witch Panic
Why was the persecution of witches in the 17th century so much more severe than in other parts of the British Isles? How did the accusations and trials play out? How was it used to suppress so-called 'difficult' or 'argumentative' women. And would Angela have been burned as a witch?
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50min
December 13, 2021 Bill Clinton & Monica Lewinsky
How an American President was impeached for perjury but remained in office, while his young intern was publicly shamed for telling the truth. A complex political and moral narrative (with blow jobs).
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1h 29min
December 06, 2021 The American Indian Occupation of Alcatraz, 1969-71
How a group of American Indian activists occupied the former prison island in San Francisco Bay, and then sarcastically offered to buy it from the American government for a handful of beads.
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50min
November 29, 2021 MI9 - the secret agency helping British POWs
In the Second World War, one branch of the security services was established to help British Prisoners escape from German camps and make their way back home. Inventing secret hidden gadgets, they were the inspiration for 'Q' in the James Bond stories. (This podcast comes with a hidden map and compass.)
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52min
November 22, 2021 Christopher Columbus, the man who didn't discover America
The world-changing voyage of Columbus that opened up a whole new continent, even though he could never accept that.
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36min
November 15, 2021 The Rise of Fall of Robert Maxwell
The incredible life story of Robert Maxwell - megalomaniac bully, fraudster and sociopath (but apart from that he was a lovely chap).
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56min

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How many episodes does We Are History have?

The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.

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