We Are History https://www.podmasters.co.uk en Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell / Podmasters 2023 - 034335 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 Britain, Things Can Only Get Better, Spitting Image). In each podcast our two history nerds discuss, explain and laugh at interesting and quirky episodes from the olden days, such as East German Nudism, Spy Pigeons or Vlad the Impaler. Angela and John’s in-depth knowledge of world history has been described as ‘laughable’ - and now they read the history books so that you don't have to. The We Are History podcast - not as world-changing as the Black Death, but slightly funnier. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/42d5fe92-dd2a-11ed-818c-37f6d178de37/image/WAH_Show_Tile.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress We Are History https://www.podmasters.co.uk yes serial The less-than-serious history podcast with stand up comedian Angela Barnes and writer John O'Farrell. 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 Britain, Things Can Only Get Better, Spitting Image). In each podcast our two history nerds discuss, explain and laugh at interesting and quirky episodes from the olden days, such as East German Nudism, Spy Pigeons or Vlad the Impaler. Angela and John’s in-depth knowledge of world history has been described as ‘laughable’ - and now they read the history books so that you don't have to. The We Are History podcast - not as world-changing as the Black Death, but slightly funnier. 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 Britain, Things Can Only Get Better, Spitting Image). In each podcast our two history nerds discuss, explain and laugh at interesting and quirky episodes from the olden days, such as East German Nudism, Spy Pigeons or Vlad the Impaler. Angela and John’s in-depth knowledge of world history has been described as ‘laughable’ - and now they read the history books so that you don't have to. The We Are History podcast - not as world-changing as the Black Death, but slightly funnier.

]]> Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell info@podmasters.co.uk The 1960s - The advent of the permissive society How a handful of landmark events and reforms suddenly shook off the hypocrisy, censorship and repression that had plagued Great Britain since Victorian times. (Available in Northern Ireland several decades later) We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 30 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0000 The 1960s - The advent of the permissive society full 9 10 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How a handful of landmark events and reforms suddenly shook off the hypocrisy, censorship and repression that had plagued Great Britain since Victorian times. (Available in Northern Ireland several decades later) We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices How a handful of landmark events and reforms suddenly shook off the hypocrisy, censorship and repression that had plagued Great Britain since Victorian times. (Available in Northern Ireland several decades later)

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]]> 2523 yes The Painful History of Dentistry How travelling quacks and snobby doctors held back dentistry for centuries, while millions endured the agony of toothache and wondered why ‘smoking out the tooth worms’ didn’t seem to be working. Reading List: An Excruciating History of Dentistry by James Wynbrand Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 23 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0000 The Painful History of Dentistry full 9 9 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How travelling quacks and snobby doctors held back dentistry for centuries, while millions endured the agony of toothache and wondered why ‘smoking out the tooth worms’ didn’t seem to be working. Reading List: An Excruciating History of Dentistry by James Wynbrand Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices How travelling quacks and snobby doctors held back dentistry for centuries, while millions endured the agony of toothache and wondered why ‘smoking out the tooth worms’ didn’t seem to be working.

Reading List: An Excruciating History of Dentistry by James Wynbrand

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]]> 2945 yes British Shops and Shopping Centres This week Angela drags John around the shops of Britain for about 200 years as we take a look at the history of how we shop. We look at why shopping moved out of town centres and ask the important questions like “Does Selfridges sell fridges?” Reading: Back to the Shops: The High Street in History and the Future by Rachel Bowlby We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 16 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0000 British Shops and Shopping Centres full 9 8 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell This week Angela drags John around the shops of Britain for about 200 years as we take a look at the history of how we shop. We look at why shopping moved out of town centres and ask the important questions like “Does Selfridges sell fridges?” Reading: Back to the Shops: The High Street in History and the Future by Rachel Bowlby We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week Angela drags John around the shops of Britain for about 200 years as we take a look at the history of how we shop. We look at why shopping moved out of town centres and ask the important questions like “Does Selfridges sell fridges?”

Reading: Back to the Shops: The High Street in History and the Future by Rachel Bowlby

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]]> 3703 no The Brighton Bomb – 1984 How the IRA came very close to killing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the British Cabinet and triggered a massive manhunt for that world famous crime fighting agency, the Sussex County Constabulary. Reading List: Killing Thatcher by Rory Carroll Buy Killing Thatcher through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund [name of podcast] by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 09 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0000 The Brighton Bomb – 1984 full 9 7 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How the IRA came very close to killing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the British Cabinet and triggered a massive manhunt for that world famous crime fighting agency, the Sussex County Constabulary. Reading List: Killing Thatcher by Rory Carroll Buy Killing Thatcher through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund [name of podcast] by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices How the IRA came very close to killing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the British Cabinet and triggered a massive manhunt for that world famous crime fighting agency, the Sussex County Constabulary.

Reading List: Killing Thatcher by Rory Carroll

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]]> 3021 no The History of April Fool’s Day This week Angela tricks John into learning about the history of April Fool’s Day. Where did it originate? Why do we do practical jokes on people we are supposed to love? Fom the Swiss spaghetti harvest to the Black Cliffs of Dover, we look at some of the best April Fool’s Day pranks across the centuries. And this episode is brought to you in smellovision, so don’t forget to scratch your screen to get the accompanying aromas. Gotcha!  Reading List: Practically Joking by Moira Marsh https://hoaxes.org/af_database  Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 01 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0000 The History of April Fool’s Day full 9 6 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell This week Angela tricks John into learning about the history of April Fool’s Day. Where did it originate? Why do we do practical jokes on people we are supposed to love? Fom the Swiss spaghetti harvest to the Black Cliffs of Dover, we look at some of the best April Fool’s Day pranks across the centuries. And this episode is brought to you in smellovision, so don’t forget to scratch your screen to get the accompanying aromas. Gotcha!  Reading List: Practically Joking by Moira Marsh https://hoaxes.org/af_database  Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week Angela tricks John into learning about the history of April Fool’s Day. Where did it originate? Why do we do practical jokes on people we are supposed to love? Fom the Swiss spaghetti harvest to the Black Cliffs of Dover, we look at some of the best April Fool’s Day pranks across the centuries. And this episode is brought to you in smellovision, so don’t forget to scratch your screen to get the accompanying aromas. Gotcha! 

Reading List:

Practically Joking by Moira Marsh

https://hoaxes.org/af_database 

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]]> 3605 yes The Grand Tour Centuries ahead of those “Brits Abroad” tabloid headlines that make us hang our heads in shame, the British were still managing to cause chaos on the continent. The Grand Tour was a chance for upper class boys to kick up their heels and party across Europe under the auspices of an educational expedition, before getting married off and settling down in a massive country pile. A sort of Georgian Gap Year. We look at where they went, what they got up to and what they brought back with them in an age before antibiotics. Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! Reading List: The British Abroad: The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century by Jeremy Black Buy books through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund We Are History by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 26 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000 The Grand Tour full 9 5 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Centuries ahead of those “Brits Abroad” tabloid headlines that make us hang our heads in shame, the British were still managing to cause chaos on the continent. The Grand Tour was a chance for upper class boys to kick up their heels and party across Europe under the auspices of an educational expedition, before getting married off and settling down in a massive country pile. A sort of Georgian Gap Year. We look at where they went, what they got up to and what they brought back with them in an age before antibiotics. Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! Reading List: The British Abroad: The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century by Jeremy Black Buy books through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund We Are History by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Centuries ahead of those “Brits Abroad” tabloid headlines that make us hang our heads in shame, the British were still managing to cause chaos on the continent. The Grand Tour was a chance for upper class boys to kick up their heels and party across Europe under the auspices of an educational expedition, before getting married off and settling down in a massive country pile. A sort of Georgian Gap Year. We look at where they went, what they got up to and what they brought back with them in an age before antibiotics.

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]]> 2922 yes The French Revolution In 18th Century France the Ancien Regime comes up against the Enlightenment and Age of Reason and, spoiler alert, it doesn’t end well for the monarchy. In this episode that serves as a sort of French revolution for dummies we look at what happened, from the storming of the Bastille on, well, Bastille Day to the rise of Napoleon Reading List: Vive La Revolution: A Stand-up History of the French Revolution by Mark Steel Buy books through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund We Are History by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000 The French Revolution full 9 4 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell In 18th Century France the Ancien Regime comes up against the Enlightenment and Age of Reason and, spoiler alert, it doesn’t end well for the monarchy. In this episode that serves as a sort of French revolution for dummies we look at what happened, from the storming of the Bastille on, well, Bastille Day to the rise of Napoleon Reading List: Vive La Revolution: A Stand-up History of the French Revolution by Mark Steel Buy books through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund We Are History by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In 18th Century France the Ancien Regime comes up against the Enlightenment and Age of Reason and, spoiler alert, it doesn’t end well for the monarchy. In this episode that serves as a sort of French revolution for dummies we look at what happened, from the storming of the Bastille on, well, Bastille Day to the rise of Napoleon

Reading List:

Vive La Revolution: A Stand-up History of the French Revolution by Mark Steel

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]]> 3746 yes The Story of Live Aid How one scruffy Irish popstar saw a terrible famine being reported on his television and decided to do a bit more than just send a cheque to Oxfam. (John spent so long researching this podcast on Live Aid that he thought he might as well do a West End Musical about it at the same time).  Reading List: The Eighties, One Day, One Decade by Dylan Jones;  Is That It by Bob Geldof Buy books through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund We Are History by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Artwork by James Parrett. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 12 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000 The Story of Live Aid full 9 3 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How one scruffy Irish popstar saw a terrible famine being reported on his television and decided to do a bit more than just send a cheque to Oxfam. (John spent so long researching this podcast on Live Aid that he thought he might as well do a West End Musical about it at the same time).  Reading List: The Eighties, One Day, One Decade by Dylan Jones;  Is That It by Bob Geldof Buy books through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund We Are History by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Artwork by James Parrett. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices How one scruffy Irish popstar saw a terrible famine being reported on his television and decided to do a bit more than just send a cheque to Oxfam. (John spent so long researching this podcast on Live Aid that he thought he might as well do a West End Musical about it at the same time). 

Reading List:

The Eighties, One Day, One Decade by Dylan Jones; 

Is That It by Bob Geldof

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]]> 2694 yes International Women’s Day Just in time for International Women’s Day on March 8, we dig into the surprising history of this worldwide celebration of patriarchy-pummeling. Angela Barnes and feminism “expert” John O’Farrell trace IWD’s roots from its beginnings in Communist countries in the early 20th century via a brazen American attempt to cover up its origins… and never once says “yeah, but when is it International Men’s Day?”   Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Artwork by James Parrett. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 05 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000 International Women’s Day full 9 2 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Just in time for International Women’s Day on March 8, we dig into the surprising history of this worldwide celebration of patriarchy-pummeling. Angela Barnes and feminism “expert” John O’Farrell trace IWD’s roots from its beginnings in Communist countries in the early 20th century via a brazen American attempt to cover up its origins… and never once says “yeah, but when is it International Men’s Day?”   Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Artwork by James Parrett. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Just in time for International Women’s Day on March 8, we dig into the surprising history of this worldwide celebration of patriarchy-pummeling. Angela Barnes and feminism “expert” John O’Farrell trace IWD’s roots from its beginnings in Communist countries in the early 20th century via a brazen American attempt to cover up its origins… and never once says “yeah, but when is it International Men’s Day?”  

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]]> 2365 yes The Glorious Revolution of 1688 John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes return for a new season of We Are History! In this first episode they explore how the British had a very polite revolution without anyone getting hurt, and then pretended they’d actually wanted to be invaded by a big foreign army. Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Reading List: Happy and Glorious: The Revolution of 1688 - Michael Wilson We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 27 Feb 2024 04:00:00 -0000 The Glorious Revolution of 1688 full 9 1 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes return for a new season of We Are History! In this first episode they explore how the British had a very polite revolution without anyone getting hurt, and then pretended they’d actually wanted to be invaded by a big foreign army. Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Reading List: Happy and Glorious: The Revolution of 1688 - Michael Wilson We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes return for a new season of We Are History! In this first episode they explore how the British had a very polite revolution without anyone getting hurt, and then pretended they’d actually wanted to be invaded by a big foreign army.

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Reading List:

Happy and Glorious: The Revolution of 1688 - Michael Wilson

We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 2092 yes The Golden Age of Smuggling For the final episode in this series, the ever-so-honest John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes find out how and why smuggling in Britain became a crime epidemic that benefited everyone except the tax man. Source: Smuggling in the British Isles by Richard Platt  Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 14 Nov 2023 04:00:00 -0000 The Golden Age of Smuggling full 8 9 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell For the final episode in this series, the ever-so-honest John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes find out how and why smuggling in Britain became a crime epidemic that benefited everyone except the tax man. Source: Smuggling in the British Isles by Richard Platt  Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices For the final episode in this series, the ever-so-honest John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes find out how and why smuggling in Britain became a crime epidemic that benefited everyone except the tax man.


Source:

Smuggling in the British Isles by Richard Platt 


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We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 2112 yes The Green Belt: Contentious countryside This week on We Are History, Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell look at the origins of the Green Belt, what is it and why do we have it? Spoiler alert, it’s not for holding up your green trousers. The Green Belt is a phrase we’ve heard politicians talking about forever, so we wanted to find out whose idea it was, how it has evolved over the last 100 or so years and how it affects the relationship between town and country. Reading List: Outskirts by John Grindrod Repurposing the Green Belt in the 21st Century by Peter Bishop, Alona Martinez Perez, Rob Roggema, and Lesley Williams Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 07 Nov 2023 04:00:00 -0000 The Green Belt: Contentious countryside full 8 8 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell This week on We Are History, Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell look at the origins of the Green Belt, what is it and why do we have it? Spoiler alert, it’s not for holding up your green trousers. The Green Belt is a phrase we’ve heard politicians talking about forever, so we wanted to find out whose idea it was, how it has evolved over the last 100 or so years and how it affects the relationship between town and country. Reading List: Outskirts by John Grindrod Repurposing the Green Belt in the 21st Century by Peter Bishop, Alona Martinez Perez, Rob Roggema, and Lesley Williams Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week on We Are History, Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell look at the origins of the Green Belt, what is it and why do we have it? Spoiler alert, it’s not for holding up your green trousers. The Green Belt is a phrase we’ve heard politicians talking about forever, so we wanted to find out whose idea it was, how it has evolved over the last 100 or so years and how it affects the relationship between town and country.


Reading List:

Outskirts by John Grindrod

Repurposing the Green Belt in the 21st Century by Peter Bishop, Alona Martinez Perez, Rob Roggema, and Lesley Williams


Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk 


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 3341 yes The Gunpowder Plot: He didn’t start the fire This time on We Are History; our bold and fearless non-historians Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell find out how and why Britain’s first major terrorist plot was conceived and ultimately thwarted.  Expect barrels of explosive fun, gory retribution and hear why we burn the wrong person on Bonfire night. Sources: Remember Remember the Fifth of November by James Sharpe https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/six-things-you-didnt-know-about-executions-london-docklands#:~:text=Not%20many%20know%2C%20that%20on,was%20then%20disembowelled%20and%20quartered. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 31 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000 full 8 7 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell This time on We Are History; our bold and fearless non-historians Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell find out how and why Britain’s first major terrorist plot was conceived and ultimately thwarted.  Expect barrels of explosive fun, gory retribution and hear why we burn the wrong person on Bonfire night. Sources: Remember Remember the Fifth of November by James Sharpe https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/six-things-you-didnt-know-about-executions-london-docklands#:~:text=Not%20many%20know%2C%20that%20on,was%20then%20disembowelled%20and%20quartered. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This time on We Are History; our bold and fearless non-historians Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell find out how and why Britain’s first major terrorist plot was conceived and ultimately thwarted. 

Expect barrels of explosive fun, gory retribution and hear why we burn the wrong person on Bonfire night.


Sources:

Remember Remember the Fifth of November by James Sharpe

https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/six-things-you-didnt-know-about-executions-london-docklands#:~:text=Not%20many%20know%2C%20that%20on,was%20then%20disembowelled%20and%20quartered.


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Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk 


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 2805 yes From Bits to Bots: A History of AI Our technologically-challenged hosts Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell trace the history of Artificial Intelligence from Greek Mythology, via Alan Turing and the Speak and Spell to the rapid developments we’re seeing today. Should we be afraid of our robot overlords? Will AI ever be able to deliver a lighthearted History podcast? Maybe it already has... Reading List: The Brain Makers: The History of Artificial Intelligence – Genius, Ego, And Greed In The Quest For Machines That Think - HP Newquist Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 24 Oct 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 8 6 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Our technologically-challenged hosts Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell trace the history of Artificial Intelligence from Greek Mythology, via Alan Turing and the Speak and Spell to the rapid developments we’re seeing today. Should we be afraid of our robot overlords? Will AI ever be able to deliver a lighthearted History podcast? Maybe it already has... Reading List: The Brain Makers: The History of Artificial Intelligence – Genius, Ego, And Greed In The Quest For Machines That Think - HP Newquist Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Our technologically-challenged hosts Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell trace the history of Artificial Intelligence from Greek Mythology, via Alan Turing and the Speak and Spell to the rapid developments we’re seeing today. Should we be afraid of our robot overlords? Will AI ever be able to deliver a lighthearted History podcast? Maybe it already has...


Reading List:

The Brain Makers: The History of Artificial Intelligence – Genius, Ego, And Greed In The Quest For Machines That Think - HP Newquist


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Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk 


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 3824 yes Nudity down the centuries John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes take a not-so-serious look at the most captivating and bizarre moments in history. This time things get very silly as John sneaks a peek at nakedness and how our attitudes to it has changed throughout history. He insists that this is a serious sociological and historical study and not at all an excuse to giggle at bare bottoms. Main source A Brief History of Nakedness by Philip Carr-Gomm Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 17 Oct 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 8 5 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes take a not-so-serious look at the most captivating and bizarre moments in history. This time things get very silly as John sneaks a peek at nakedness and how our attitudes to it has changed throughout history. He insists that this is a serious sociological and historical study and not at all an excuse to giggle at bare bottoms. Main source A Brief History of Nakedness by Philip Carr-Gomm Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes take a not-so-serious look at the most captivating and bizarre moments in history.

This time things get very silly as John sneaks a peek at nakedness and how our attitudes to it has changed throughout history. He insists that this is a serious sociological and historical study and not at all an excuse to giggle at bare bottoms.

Main source

A Brief History of Nakedness by Philip Carr-Gomm


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Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk 


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 3074 yes The Zimmermann Telegram John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes take a not-so-serious look at the most captivating and bizarre moments in history. This time Angela tells John how in 1917, the German Foreign Minister, Arthur Zimmerman sent a telegram to his man in Washington. Sounds dull? It isn’t; this telegraph was probably responsible for changing the course of WW1. What could a telegram possibly say that would make peace loving US President Woodrow Wilson take his country into the bloodiest conflict? Recommended reading: The Zimmerman Telegram by Barbara Tuchman. Cryptologic Quarterly, National Security Agency - The Zimmermann Telegram. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 10 Oct 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 8 4 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes take a not-so-serious look at the most captivating and bizarre moments in history. This time Angela tells John how in 1917, the German Foreign Minister, Arthur Zimmerman sent a telegram to his man in Washington. Sounds dull? It isn’t; this telegraph was probably responsible for changing the course of WW1. What could a telegram possibly say that would make peace loving US President Woodrow Wilson take his country into the bloodiest conflict? Recommended reading: The Zimmerman Telegram by Barbara Tuchman. Cryptologic Quarterly, National Security Agency - The Zimmermann Telegram. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes take a not-so-serious look at the most captivating and bizarre moments in history.

This time Angela tells John how in 1917, the German Foreign Minister, Arthur Zimmerman sent a telegram to his man in Washington. Sounds dull? It isn’t; this telegraph was probably responsible for changing the course of WW1. What could a telegram possibly say that would make peace loving US President Woodrow Wilson take his country into the bloodiest conflict?


Recommended reading:

The Zimmerman Telegram by Barbara Tuchman.

Cryptologic Quarterly, National Security Agency - The Zimmermann Telegram.


Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk 


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 3406 yes The Haitian Revolution - the slave rebellion that succeeded This time; our eager non-historians Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell discuss the amazing story of the enslaved people of Haiti, who rose up and defeated a major world power and established the New World’s first independent black state.  Episode includes violence, voodoo and a zombie. Recommended reading: Avengers of the New World by Laurent Dubois You are all free : the Haitian revolution and the abolition of slavery by Jeremy Popkin The Black Jacobins by C.L.R. James Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 03 Oct 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 8 3 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell This time; our eager non-historians Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell discuss the amazing story of the enslaved people of Haiti, who rose up and defeated a major world power and established the New World’s first independent black state.  Episode includes violence, voodoo and a zombie. Recommended reading: Avengers of the New World by Laurent Dubois You are all free : the Haitian revolution and the abolition of slavery by Jeremy Popkin The Black Jacobins by C.L.R. James Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This time; our eager non-historians Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell discuss the amazing story of the enslaved people of Haiti, who rose up and defeated a major world power and established the New World’s first independent black state. 

Episode includes violence, voodoo and a zombie.


Recommended reading:

Avengers of the New World by Laurent Dubois

You are all free : the Haitian revolution and the abolition of slavery by Jeremy Popkin

The Black Jacobins by C.L.R. James


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Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk 


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 2459 yes The Glamour Boys Series 8 of the hit podcast continues to romp its way through history unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events. This time: Angela Barnes tells John O’Farrell about The Glamour Boys – a group of courageous queer MPs in buttoned-up Britain of the 1930’s. They put the "party" into "party politics" and were some of the first people to warn the government they needed to stand up to that Hitler. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Reading List: The Glamour Boys: The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler by Chris Bryant. Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 26 Sep 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 8 2 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Series 8 of the hit podcast continues to romp its way through history unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events. This time: Angela Barnes tells John O’Farrell about The Glamour Boys – a group of courageous queer MPs in buttoned-up Britain of the 1930’s. They put the "party" into "party politics" and were some of the first people to warn the government they needed to stand up to that Hitler. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Reading List: The Glamour Boys: The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler by Chris Bryant. Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Series 8 of the hit podcast continues to romp its way through history unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events.

This time: Angela Barnes tells John O’Farrell about The Glamour Boys – a group of courageous queer MPs in buttoned-up Britain of the 1930’s. They put the "party" into "party politics" and were some of the first people to warn the government they needed to stand up to that Hitler.


Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


Reading List:

The Glamour Boys: The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler by Chris Bryant.


Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk 


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 3532 yes The Race for the Bomb Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell are back with Series 8 of the hit podcast which romps through history unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events. This time: how the Nazis and Allies became locked in a race for the atom bomb, keeping it a total secret from everyone except all the Russian spies. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Reading List: Atomic: The First War of Physics and the Secret History of the Atom Bomb 1939-49 by Jim Baggott Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 19 Sep 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 8 1 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell are back with Series 8 of the hit podcast which romps through history unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events. This time: how the Nazis and Allies became locked in a race for the atom bomb, keeping it a total secret from everyone except all the Russian spies. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory Reading List: Atomic: The First War of Physics and the Secret History of the Atom Bomb 1939-49 by Jim Baggott Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell are back with Series 8 of the hit podcast which romps through history unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events.

This time: how the Nazis and Allies became locked in a race for the atom bomb, keeping it a total secret from everyone except all the Russian spies.


Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


Reading List:

Atomic: The First War of Physics and the Secret History of the Atom Bomb 1939-49 by Jim Baggott


Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk 


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 3221 yes Bonuscast: Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell answer your questions. We put the call out, and you came, in your droves! Thank you so much to everyone who made the first ever We Are History Live Q+A. The video is available to watch back over on our Patreon page and here is a special audio mix. Angela and John answer your questions without fear or favour, but much frivolity! Find out how they select their subjects, whether John really does have a piece of the Berlin Wall and what's coming up in Series 8. We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 07 Sep 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell We put the call out, and you came, in your droves! Thank you so much to everyone who made the first ever We Are History Live Q+A. The video is available to watch back over on our Patreon page and here is a special audio mix. Angela and John answer your questions without fear or favour, but much frivolity! Find out how they select their subjects, whether John really does have a piece of the Berlin Wall and what's coming up in Series 8. We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We put the call out, and you came, in your droves! Thank you so much to everyone who made the first ever We Are History Live Q+A.

The video is available to watch back over on our Patreon page and here is a special audio mix. Angela and John answer your questions without fear or favour, but much frivolity! Find out how they select their subjects, whether John really does have a piece of the Berlin Wall and what's coming up in Series 8.

We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 3758 yes The Legend of the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell cavort through history and uncover the most fascinating and down-right bizarre events. This time; the day hundreds of walkers asserted the Right To Roam across the Peak District against the wishes of the landed gentry who wanted the hills kept private so they could shoot grouse. John and Angela really struggle to take sides on this one.  The protest is seen as an important catalyst to securing access to the countryside, but has the simple story of one dramatic day of action obscured the truth about the decades of diligent campaigning that did the hard work? Trigger warning; this episode includes John singing a snippet of a folk song. Support We Are History on Patreon and receive exclusive benefits:  https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “I like the idea of a country walk, but the countryside hates me. To insects I’m the equivalent of a restaurant with three Michelin stars.” – Angela Barnes “The mass trespass was a stunt – it’s a good simple story, with young victims and posh villains which is why it has found its way into public consciousness.” – John O’Farrell Reading list:  Kinder Scout and the Legend of the Mass Protest by David Haye Right to Roam by Marion Shoad  Forbidden Land by Tom Stephenson  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 24 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 7 10 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell cavort through history and uncover the most fascinating and down-right bizarre events. This time; the day hundreds of walkers asserted the Right To Roam across the Peak District against the wishes of the landed gentry who wanted the hills kept private so they could shoot grouse. John and Angela really struggle to take sides on this one.  The protest is seen as an important catalyst to securing access to the countryside, but has the simple story of one dramatic day of action obscured the truth about the decades of diligent campaigning that did the hard work? Trigger warning; this episode includes John singing a snippet of a folk song. Support We Are History on Patreon and receive exclusive benefits:  https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “I like the idea of a country walk, but the countryside hates me. To insects I’m the equivalent of a restaurant with three Michelin stars.” – Angela Barnes “The mass trespass was a stunt – it’s a good simple story, with young victims and posh villains which is why it has found its way into public consciousness.” – John O’Farrell Reading list:  Kinder Scout and the Legend of the Mass Protest by David Haye Right to Roam by Marion Shoad  Forbidden Land by Tom Stephenson  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell cavort through history and uncover the most fascinating and down-right bizarre events.


This time; the day hundreds of walkers asserted the Right To Roam across the Peak District against the wishes of the landed gentry who wanted the hills kept private so they could shoot grouse. John and Angela really struggle to take sides on this one. 


The protest is seen as an important catalyst to securing access to the countryside, but has the simple story of one dramatic day of action obscured the truth about the decades of diligent campaigning that did the hard work?

Trigger warning; this episode includes John singing a snippet of a folk song.


Support We Are History on Patreon and receive exclusive benefits: 

https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


  • “I like the idea of a country walk, but the countryside hates me. To insects I’m the equivalent of a restaurant with three Michelin stars.” – Angela Barnes
  • “The mass trespass was a stunt – it’s a good simple story, with young victims and posh villains which is why it has found its way into public consciousness.” – John O’Farrell


Reading list: 

Kinder Scout and the Legend of the Mass Protest by David Haye

Right to Roam by Marion Shoad 

Forbidden Land by Tom Stephenson 


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 2204 yes The Story of Nancy Wake: The Mouse that ran rings around the Nazis Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell romp through history, unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events. This time we meet the New Zealand born journalist turned French society housewife Nancy Wake, who became one of Churchill’s most decorated agents and one of the Gestapo’s most wanted.   Whether she was flirting with Nazis to get out of trouble or parachuting into the heart of the French Resistance, Nancy Wake was right in the thick of the action and the woman the Germans called “White Mouse”. She took no shit from anyone. Contemporaries say she ”put the men to shame by her cheerful spirit and strength of character."  Find out exactly how this kick-ass woman kicked some ass. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “In training Nancy had to be bribed with whiskey before jumping out of a plane. I love her.” – Angela Barnes “Tardivat said about her; ‘She is the most feminine woman I know—until the fighting starts! Then,’ and he kissed his fingers as only a Frenchman can, ‘she is like five men’.” – John O’Farrell “She went out dancing in occupied France and was doing parachute rolls on the floor. It's a bit of a giveaway.” – Angela Barnes  Reading list: Nancy Wake by Russell Braddon White Mouse : The Autobiography of Australia's Wartime Legend We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 18 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 7 9 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell romp through history, unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events. This time we meet the New Zealand born journalist turned French society housewife Nancy Wake, who became one of Churchill’s most decorated agents and one of the Gestapo’s most wanted.   Whether she was flirting with Nazis to get out of trouble or parachuting into the heart of the French Resistance, Nancy Wake was right in the thick of the action and the woman the Germans called “White Mouse”. She took no shit from anyone. Contemporaries say she ”put the men to shame by her cheerful spirit and strength of character."  Find out exactly how this kick-ass woman kicked some ass. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “In training Nancy had to be bribed with whiskey before jumping out of a plane. I love her.” – Angela Barnes “Tardivat said about her; ‘She is the most feminine woman I know—until the fighting starts! Then,’ and he kissed his fingers as only a Frenchman can, ‘she is like five men’.” – John O’Farrell “She went out dancing in occupied France and was doing parachute rolls on the floor. It's a bit of a giveaway.” – Angela Barnes  Reading list: Nancy Wake by Russell Braddon White Mouse : The Autobiography of Australia's Wartime Legend We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell romp through history, unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events.

This time we meet the New Zealand born journalist turned French society housewife Nancy Wake, who became one of Churchill’s most decorated agents and one of the Gestapo’s most wanted.  

Whether she was flirting with Nazis to get out of trouble or parachuting into the heart of the French Resistance, Nancy Wake was right in the thick of the action and the woman the Germans called “White Mouse”. She took no shit from anyone. Contemporaries say she ”put the men to shame by her cheerful spirit and strength of character." 

Find out exactly how this kick-ass woman kicked some ass.


Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


  • “In training Nancy had to be bribed with whiskey before jumping out of a plane. I love her.” – Angela Barnes
  • “Tardivat said about her; ‘She is the most feminine woman I know—until the fighting starts! Then,’ and he kissed his fingers as only a Frenchman can, ‘she is like five men’.” – John O’Farrell
  • “She went out dancing in occupied France and was doing parachute rolls on the floor. It's a bit of a giveaway.” – Angela Barnes 


Reading list:

Nancy Wake by Russell Braddon

White Mouse : The Autobiography of Australia's Wartime Legend


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 3203 The 1904 St Louis Olympics: A Marathon Event Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell romp through history, unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events. This time; the five month-long 1904 Olympic Games which was a catalogue of failures and unbelievably poor decisions. This included restricting liquids during the marathon, one of the runners stopping to practise his english and wild dogs chasing the athletes. It’s an incredible story so make sure those shoelaces are tied and your nipples are Vaselined. “Every four years, as a nation, we pick one event we’re experts in, like the Olympic Slalom.” – Angela Barnes “41 runners signed up for the marathon, but only 32 turned up.” – John O’Farrell “To be fair, John, we’ve all done it. I’ve signed up for so many races.” – Angela Barnes Reading list: The Wildest Race Ever - The Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon - Meghan McCarthy Marathon 1904, a standup show by Nic Sampson We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 11 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 7 8 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell romp through history, unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events. This time; the five month-long 1904 Olympic Games which was a catalogue of failures and unbelievably poor decisions. This included restricting liquids during the marathon, one of the runners stopping to practise his english and wild dogs chasing the athletes. It’s an incredible story so make sure those shoelaces are tied and your nipples are Vaselined. “Every four years, as a nation, we pick one event we’re experts in, like the Olympic Slalom.” – Angela Barnes “41 runners signed up for the marathon, but only 32 turned up.” – John O’Farrell “To be fair, John, we’ve all done it. I’ve signed up for so many races.” – Angela Barnes Reading list: The Wildest Race Ever - The Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon - Meghan McCarthy Marathon 1904, a standup show by Nic Sampson We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell romp through history, unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events.

This time; the five month-long 1904 Olympic Games which was a catalogue of failures and unbelievably poor decisions. This included restricting liquids during the marathon, one of the runners stopping to practise his english and wild dogs chasing the athletes.

It’s an incredible story so make sure those shoelaces are tied and your nipples are Vaselined.


  • “Every four years, as a nation, we pick one event we’re experts in, like the Olympic Slalom.” – Angela Barnes
  • “41 runners signed up for the marathon, but only 32 turned up.” – John O’Farrell
  • “To be fair, John, we’ve all done it. I’ve signed up for so many races.” – Angela Barnes


Reading list:

The Wildest Race Ever - The Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon - Meghan McCarthy

Marathon 1904, a standup show by Nic Sampson


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.


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]]> 2869 St Patrick and the Patriarchy: Women’s rights in Ireland Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events. New Episode! For much of the 20th century the Catholic establishment had a stranglehold over Ireland’s morality and used it to deny Irish women basic rights such as contraception, divorce and abortion. When a series of scandals stripped away the hypocrisy of the church, the women of the country took their chance to stand up against the patriarchy and were finally able to win basic human rights – and even win the presidency. This is a real-life story of hope, sacrifice and the power of Irish women. Get all episodes a week early and ad-free – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “Ireland wasn’t oppressed by the Catholic church with nuns wielding batons and water canons…the only torture was the really long sermons.” – Angela Barnes “When the Church tells you what you have to do, it always ends well.” – John O’Farrell “John explains feminism to me, part 723!” – Angela Barnes “Erm, so if I could just talk over you, about this feminism…” – John O’Farrell Reading list: We Don’t Know Ourselves by Fintan O’Toole. Ireland – the autobiography. A collection of essays and articles edited by John Bowman We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 04 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 7 7 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events. New Episode! For much of the 20th century the Catholic establishment had a stranglehold over Ireland’s morality and used it to deny Irish women basic rights such as contraception, divorce and abortion. When a series of scandals stripped away the hypocrisy of the church, the women of the country took their chance to stand up against the patriarchy and were finally able to win basic human rights – and even win the presidency. This is a real-life story of hope, sacrifice and the power of Irish women. Get all episodes a week early and ad-free – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “Ireland wasn’t oppressed by the Catholic church with nuns wielding batons and water canons…the only torture was the really long sermons.” – Angela Barnes “When the Church tells you what you have to do, it always ends well.” – John O’Farrell “John explains feminism to me, part 723!” – Angela Barnes “Erm, so if I could just talk over you, about this feminism…” – John O’Farrell Reading list: We Don’t Know Ourselves by Fintan O’Toole. Ireland – the autobiography. A collection of essays and articles edited by John Bowman We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events.


New Episode!

For much of the 20th century the Catholic establishment had a stranglehold over Ireland’s morality and used it to deny Irish women basic rights such as contraception, divorce and abortion. When a series of scandals stripped away the hypocrisy of the church, the women of the country took their chance to stand up against the patriarchy and were finally able to win basic human rights – and even win the presidency.


This is a real-life story of hope, sacrifice and the power of Irish women.


Get all episodes a week early and ad-free – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


  • “Ireland wasn’t oppressed by the Catholic church with nuns wielding batons and water canons…the only torture was the really long sermons.” – Angela Barnes
  • “When the Church tells you what you have to do, it always ends well.” – John O’Farrell
  • “John explains feminism to me, part 723!” – Angela Barnes
  • “Erm, so if I could just talk over you, about this feminism…” – John O’Farrell


Reading list:

We Don’t Know Ourselves by Fintan O’Toole.

Ireland – the autobiography. A collection of essays and articles edited by John Bowman


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 3091 yes Saucy Seaside Postcards - A Celebration of Great British Smut Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events. This week; you ordered an innuendo, so we’re giving you one. Yes, it’s that stalwart of smut, the saucy seaside postcard. Join us as we enter a cartoon world of buxom ladies and henpecked men. But enough about us here’s a podcast about the history of this great British institution. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “In a show about double entendre I really should’ve milked ‘seamen’ - oh no!” – Angela Barnes “All together: It was a different time!” – John O’Farrell “Y’know that bit in The Shining, when Jack Nicholson goes off when he’s disturbed writing? I think he’s right! He was disturbed!” – Angela Barnes Reading list: Please be warned both of these sources contain language and descriptions of their time, which may cause offence. Please Excuse Me While I Kick Fido - The World Of Donald McGill by Elfreda Buckland  The Art of Donald McGill by George Orwell We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 27 Jun 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 7 6 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events. This week; you ordered an innuendo, so we’re giving you one. Yes, it’s that stalwart of smut, the saucy seaside postcard. Join us as we enter a cartoon world of buxom ladies and henpecked men. But enough about us here’s a podcast about the history of this great British institution. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “In a show about double entendre I really should’ve milked ‘seamen’ - oh no!” – Angela Barnes “All together: It was a different time!” – John O’Farrell “Y’know that bit in The Shining, when Jack Nicholson goes off when he’s disturbed writing? I think he’s right! He was disturbed!” – Angela Barnes Reading list: Please be warned both of these sources contain language and descriptions of their time, which may cause offence. Please Excuse Me While I Kick Fido - The World Of Donald McGill by Elfreda Buckland  The Art of Donald McGill by George Orwell We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events.


This week; you ordered an innuendo, so we’re giving you one. Yes, it’s that stalwart of smut, the saucy seaside postcard. Join us as we enter a cartoon world of buxom ladies and henpecked men. But enough about us here’s a podcast about the history of this great British institution.


Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


  • “In a show about double entendre I really should’ve milked ‘seamen’ - oh no!” – Angela Barnes
  • “All together: It was a different time!” – John O’Farrell
  • “Y’know that bit in The Shining, when Jack Nicholson goes off when he’s disturbed writing? I think he’s right! He was disturbed!” – Angela Barnes


Reading list:

Please be warned both of these sources contain language and descriptions of their time, which may cause offence.

Please Excuse Me While I Kick Fido - The World Of Donald McGill by Elfreda Buckland 

The Art of Donald McGill by George Orwell


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.

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]]> 3302 yes Great Fire of London: Burning down the house Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell dust off more delightful and unbelievable details from the pages of history. This time: How most of London was destroyed after a baker ignored his wife’s advice to check if the fire had gone out, saying ‘Oh, what’s the worst that could happen?’ Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “Does one tip the man with the corpse cart? It’s one of those embarrassing social dilemmas.” – John O’Farrell “We need a radical solution to these wooden houses being so close together – if only there was some way of starting again…” – Angela Barnes “Inflammable and flammable mean the same thing. I studied linguistics, this annoys me” – Angela Barnes “Angela, you're pinpointing the real tragedy of the Great Fire there.” – John O’Farrell Reading List: By Permission of Heaven: The Story of the Great Fire of London by Adrian Tinniswood. We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 20 Jun 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 7 5 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell dust off more delightful and unbelievable details from the pages of history. This time: How most of London was destroyed after a baker ignored his wife’s advice to check if the fire had gone out, saying ‘Oh, what’s the worst that could happen?’ Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “Does one tip the man with the corpse cart? It’s one of those embarrassing social dilemmas.” – John O’Farrell “We need a radical solution to these wooden houses being so close together – if only there was some way of starting again…” – Angela Barnes “Inflammable and flammable mean the same thing. I studied linguistics, this annoys me” – Angela Barnes “Angela, you're pinpointing the real tragedy of the Great Fire there.” – John O’Farrell Reading List: By Permission of Heaven: The Story of the Great Fire of London by Adrian Tinniswood. We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell dust off more delightful and unbelievable details from the pages of history.

This time: How most of London was destroyed after a baker ignored his wife’s advice to check if the fire had gone out, saying ‘Oh, what’s the worst that could happen?’


Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


  • “Does one tip the man with the corpse cart? It’s one of those embarrassing social dilemmas.” – John O’Farrell
  • “We need a radical solution to these wooden houses being so close together – if only there was some way of starting again…” – Angela Barnes
  • “Inflammable and flammable mean the same thing. I studied linguistics, this annoys me” – Angela Barnes
  • “Angela, you're pinpointing the real tragedy of the Great Fire there.” – John O’Farrell


Reading List:

By Permission of Heaven: The Story of the Great Fire of London by Adrian Tinniswood.


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.


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]]> 2211 yes Navajo Code Talkers – America's secret WWII weapon Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events. This week; our history enthusiasts discuss how the US military used an indigenous American language to outfox the Nazis. By taking a gamble that there weren’t many natural Navajo speakers in Berlin, the Americans kept their secret messages unbreakable by the enemy. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “You couldn’t choose just any language for coded messages; for instance; ‘we’ll just send all our messages in french’ as if the Nazi’s couldn’t speak french.” – Angela Barnes “The Navajo language hadn’t ever been written down in 1940; there was no Duolingo for Navajo.” – John O’’Farrell “They created a new code, as a crossword nerd I love this.” – Angela Barnes “Their name for Adolf Hitler was ‘crazy white man’, doesn’t narrow it down, does it?” – John O’Farrell Reading List:  Navajo Code Talkers by Nathan Aaseng Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 13 Jun 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 7 4 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events. This week; our history enthusiasts discuss how the US military used an indigenous American language to outfox the Nazis. By taking a gamble that there weren’t many natural Navajo speakers in Berlin, the Americans kept their secret messages unbreakable by the enemy. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “You couldn’t choose just any language for coded messages; for instance; ‘we’ll just send all our messages in french’ as if the Nazi’s couldn’t speak french.” – Angela Barnes “The Navajo language hadn’t ever been written down in 1940; there was no Duolingo for Navajo.” – John O’’Farrell “They created a new code, as a crossword nerd I love this.” – Angela Barnes “Their name for Adolf Hitler was ‘crazy white man’, doesn’t narrow it down, does it?” – John O’Farrell Reading List:  Navajo Code Talkers by Nathan Aaseng Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown  We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events.

This week; our history enthusiasts discuss how the US military used an indigenous American language to outfox the Nazis. By taking a gamble that there weren’t many natural Navajo speakers in Berlin, the Americans kept their secret messages unbreakable by the enemy.


Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


  • “You couldn’t choose just any language for coded messages; for instance; ‘we’ll just send all our messages in french’ as if the Nazi’s couldn’t speak french.” – Angela Barnes
  • “The Navajo language hadn’t ever been written down in 1940; there was no Duolingo for Navajo.” – John O’’Farrell
  • “They created a new code, as a crossword nerd I love this.” – Angela Barnes
  • “Their name for Adolf Hitler was ‘crazy white man’, doesn’t narrow it down, does it?” – John O’Farrell


Reading List: 

Navajo Code Talkers by Nathan Aaseng

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.


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]]> 4282 yes Albania: Communism, capitalism, chaos Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell bring us more ridiculous history facts and a less-than serious romp through an event from the past. This time: How one small country in Europe lurched suddenly from hardline Stalinism to Disaster Capitalism, and then gave everyone guns and said ‘Oh sort it out yourselves’. Albania has suffered a stormy history of dictatorships, a king called Zog and being economically choked by the iron grip of mass pyramids schemes which provided false hope to millions. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “King Zog wasn’t royal he just decided to be king” – Angela Barnes “None of the books I read have any of these titbits” – John O’Farrell “Albania had the illusion of democracy, the homeopathy of democracy” – Angela Barnes “This is the biggest understatement you've ever written in your notes, John; ‘not an ideal situation” – Angela Barnes Reading List: Free by Lea Ypi  A Concise History of Albania by Bernd J. Fischer and Oliver Jens Schmitt Modern Albania From Dictatorship To Democracy in Europe by Fred C Abrahams. We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 06 Jun 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 7 3 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell bring us more ridiculous history facts and a less-than serious romp through an event from the past. This time: How one small country in Europe lurched suddenly from hardline Stalinism to Disaster Capitalism, and then gave everyone guns and said ‘Oh sort it out yourselves’. Albania has suffered a stormy history of dictatorships, a king called Zog and being economically choked by the iron grip of mass pyramids schemes which provided false hope to millions. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “King Zog wasn’t royal he just decided to be king” – Angela Barnes “None of the books I read have any of these titbits” – John O’Farrell “Albania had the illusion of democracy, the homeopathy of democracy” – Angela Barnes “This is the biggest understatement you've ever written in your notes, John; ‘not an ideal situation” – Angela Barnes Reading List: Free by Lea Ypi  A Concise History of Albania by Bernd J. Fischer and Oliver Jens Schmitt Modern Albania From Dictatorship To Democracy in Europe by Fred C Abrahams. We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell bring us more ridiculous history facts and a less-than serious romp through an event from the past.

This time: How one small country in Europe lurched suddenly from hardline Stalinism to Disaster Capitalism, and then gave everyone guns and said ‘Oh sort it out yourselves’.

Albania has suffered a stormy history of dictatorships, a king called Zog and being economically choked by the iron grip of mass pyramids schemes which provided false hope to millions.


Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


  • “King Zog wasn’t royal he just decided to be king” – Angela Barnes
  • “None of the books I read have any of these titbits” – John O’Farrell
  • “Albania had the illusion of democracy, the homeopathy of democracy” – Angela Barnes
  • “This is the biggest understatement you've ever written in your notes, John; ‘not an ideal situation” – Angela Barnes


Reading List: Free by Lea Ypi 

A Concise History of Albania by Bernd J. Fischer and Oliver Jens Schmitt

Modern Albania From Dictatorship To Democracy in Europe by Fred C Abrahams.

We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.


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]]> 2432 yes The 1968 US Presidential Election: Rotting from the head down Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events. This time: They dive deep into the year American politics took a dark turn towards lies, divisiveness and criminality. As is said so often on this podcast; 'it could never happen now'. This is the bitterly fought American Election that set the modern tone with its controversy and dishonesty - and heralded the rise of the new right in America. Spoiler alert - Richard Nixon ends up as a preserved head in Futurama. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “That guy off the chimp movie? No way!” – John O’Farrell “I am alone in the land of the aardvarks.” – Senator Eugene McCarthy “If there’s one thing I know about American politics, is that they don’t want a poet for president.” – Angela Barnes Reading List: An American Melodrama; the Presidential Campaign of 1968 by Lewis Chester, Geoffrey Hodgson and Bruce Page. We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 30 May 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 7 2 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events. This time: They dive deep into the year American politics took a dark turn towards lies, divisiveness and criminality. As is said so often on this podcast; 'it could never happen now'. This is the bitterly fought American Election that set the modern tone with its controversy and dishonesty - and heralded the rise of the new right in America. Spoiler alert - Richard Nixon ends up as a preserved head in Futurama. Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “That guy off the chimp movie? No way!” – John O’Farrell “I am alone in the land of the aardvarks.” – Senator Eugene McCarthy “If there’s one thing I know about American politics, is that they don’t want a poet for president.” – Angela Barnes Reading List: An American Melodrama; the Presidential Campaign of 1968 by Lewis Chester, Geoffrey Hodgson and Bruce Page. We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell present the not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events.

This time: They dive deep into the year American politics took a dark turn towards lies, divisiveness and criminality. As is said so often on this podcast; 'it could never happen now'.

This is the bitterly fought American Election that set the modern tone with its controversy and dishonesty - and heralded the rise of the new right in America. Spoiler alert - Richard Nixon ends up as a preserved head in Futurama.


Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory

  • “That guy off the chimp movie? No way!” – John O’Farrell
  • “I am alone in the land of the aardvarks.” – Senator Eugene McCarthy
  • “If there’s one thing I know about American politics, is that they don’t want a poet for president.” – Angela Barnes


Reading List: An American Melodrama; the Presidential Campaign of 1968 by Lewis Chester, Geoffrey Hodgson and Bruce Page.


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.


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]]> 2783 yes Radium: A toxic love affair NEW SERIES! The not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events. Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell celebrate the return of We Are History by plunging into the luminous but lethal history of Radium. They reveal how its discovery led to a craze for radio-active health and beauty treatments, which had the slight drawback of eventually killing you.  Angela and John share our predecessors ill-advised fascination with radium; its myriad ‘miracle’ uses include a radium jock strap and the pair wonder whether to name their next pub-rock band Liquid Sunshine or The Radium Runners… Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “I should say, we’re not scientists.” – Angela Barnes “To be fair we’re not historians either and that’s never stopped us.” – John O’Farrell “When I was a kid it was completely normal to have your feet x-rayed in the shoe shop. That’s why my hair fell out.” – John O’Farrell Reading List: Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium by Lucy Jane Santos We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 23 May 2023 03:00:00 -0000 full 7 1 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell NEW SERIES! The not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events. Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell celebrate the return of We Are History by plunging into the luminous but lethal history of Radium. They reveal how its discovery led to a craze for radio-active health and beauty treatments, which had the slight drawback of eventually killing you.  Angela and John share our predecessors ill-advised fascination with radium; its myriad ‘miracle’ uses include a radium jock strap and the pair wonder whether to name their next pub-rock band Liquid Sunshine or The Radium Runners… Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory “I should say, we’re not scientists.” – Angela Barnes “To be fair we’re not historians either and that’s never stopped us.” – John O’Farrell “When I was a kid it was completely normal to have your feet x-rayed in the shoe shop. That’s why my hair fell out.” – John O’Farrell Reading List: Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium by Lucy Jane Santos We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production. https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices NEW SERIES! The not-so-serious podcast unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre historical events.


Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell celebrate the return of We Are History by plunging into the luminous but lethal history of Radium. They reveal how its discovery led to a craze for radio-active health and beauty treatments, which had the slight drawback of eventually killing you. 


Angela and John share our predecessors ill-advised fascination with radium; its myriad ‘miracle’ uses include a radium jock strap and the pair wonder whether to name their next pub-rock band Liquid Sunshine or The Radium Runners…


Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory


  • “I should say, we’re not scientists.” – Angela Barnes
  • “To be fair we’re not historians either and that’s never stopped us.” – John O’Farrell
  • “When I was a kid it was completely normal to have your feet x-rayed in the shoe shop. That’s why my hair fell out.” – John O’Farrell


Reading List: Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium by Lucy Jane Santos


We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.


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]]> 3747 yes Christmas Number Ones https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/christmas-number-ones Never mind world wars or revolutions, it's time to do the really important history - how did Christmas singles become a thing in the UK, and when was the golden age of of the festive hit. Warning; includes John doing dad singing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 12 Dec 2022 06:00:09 -0000 Christmas Number Ones full 6 8 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Never mind world wars or revolutions, it's time to do the really important history - how did Christmas singles become a thing in the UK, and when was the golden age of of the festive hit. Warning; includes John doing dad singing.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> Never mind world wars or revolutions, it's time to do the really important history - how did Christmas singles become a thing in the UK, and when was the golden age of of the festive hit. Warning; includes John doing dad singing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 4571 no Mussolini - the rubbish war leader https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/mussolins-rubbish-war It is compulsory or a man of John's age to do one episode on the Second World War. But fascists being useless is always worth revisiting - and the farcical and disastrous leadership of Benito Mussolini between 1940-45 is that rare thing in modern history - a bit of World War 2 that hasn't been done to death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:00:19 -0000 Mussolini - the rubbish war leader full 6 7 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell It is compulsory or a man of John's age to do one episode on the Second World War. But fascists being useless is always worth revisiting - and the farcical and disastrous leadership of Benito Mussolini between 1940-45 is that rare thing in modern history - a bit of World War 2 that hasn't been done to death.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> It is compulsory or a man of John's age to do one episode on the Second World War. But fascists being useless is always worth revisiting - and the farcical and disastrous leadership of Benito Mussolini between 1940-45 is that rare thing in modern history - a bit of World War 2 that hasn't been done to death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2662 no The Domestication of Dogs https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/the-domestication-of-dog How a few hungry wolves hanging around outside the caves led to Paris Hilton's embarrassed chihuahua wearing a tiara and sitting in a chintzy handbag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:00:29 -0000 The Domestication of Dogs full 6 6 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How a few hungry wolves hanging around outside the caves led to Paris Hilton's embarrassed chihuahua wearing a tiara and sitting in a chintzy handbag.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> How a few hungry wolves hanging around outside the caves led to Paris Hilton's embarrassed chihuahua wearing a tiara and sitting in a chintzy handbag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3663 no The Birth of the BBC https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/the-birth-of-the-bbc With the BBC celebrating it's centenary, we explore how the corporation came into existence, out of a chaotic broadcasting free-for-all. (This podcast was originally submitted as a programme idea to the Home Service in 1927, but we gave up waiting for a response) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 21 Nov 2022 06:00:09 -0000 The Birth of the BBC full 6 5 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell With the BBC celebrating it's centenary, we explore how the corporation came into existence, out of a chaotic broadcasting free-for-all. (This podcast was originally submitted as a programme idea to the Home Service in 1927, but we gave up waiting for a response)<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> With the BBC celebrating it's centenary, we explore how the corporation came into existence, out of a chaotic broadcasting free-for-all. (This podcast was originally submitted as a programme idea to the Home Service in 1927, but we gave up waiting for a response) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3780 no The Stasi Poetry Circle - the East Germans secret police advancing socialism through verse https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/the-stasi-poetry-circle-the-east-germans-secret-police-advan Angela has read yet another book about East Germany (this one by Philip Oltermann) and explains how it was believed that loyalty to the Communist regime could be secured, not just by suppressing dissent and spying on your neighbours, but also with encouraging pro-government poetry . (Includes a hastily-penned socialist limerick written by John.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 14 Nov 2022 06:00:17 -0000 The Stasi Poetry Circle - the East Germans secret police advancing socialism through verse full 6 4 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell <p><br></p><p>Angela has read yet another book about East Germany (this one by Philip Oltermann) and explains how it was believed that loyalty to the Communist regime could be secured, not just by suppressing dissent and spying on your neighbours, but also with encouraging pro-government poetry . (Includes a hastily-penned socialist limerick written by John.)</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> Angela has read yet another book about East Germany (this one by Philip Oltermann) and explains how it was believed that loyalty to the Communist regime could be secured, not just by suppressing dissent and spying on your neighbours, but also with encouraging pro-government poetry . (Includes a hastily-penned socialist limerick written by John.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Angela has read yet another book about East Germany (this one by Philip Oltermann) and explains how it was believed that loyalty to the Communist regime could be secured, not just by suppressing dissent and spying on your neighbours, but also with encouraging pro-government poetry . (Includes a hastily-penned socialist limerick written by John.)


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]]> 4343 no The Fascist Who Switched Sides and Spied on the British Far Right https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/the-fascist-who-switched-sides-and-spied-on-the-british-far- The incredible story of Ray Hill who in the 1970s underwent a massive change of heart and switched from fascist rabble-rouser to secret informant undermining the British Far Right and preventing a racist terrorist attack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 07 Nov 2022 06:00:01 -0000 The Fascist Who Switched Sides and Spied on the British Far Right full 6 3 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell The incredible story of Ray Hill who in the 1970s underwent a massive change of heart and switched from fascist rabble-rouser to secret informant undermining the British Far Right and preventing a racist terrorist attack.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> The incredible story of Ray Hill who in the 1970s underwent a massive change of heart and switched from fascist rabble-rouser to secret informant undermining the British Far Right and preventing a racist terrorist attack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2855 no The 60s Satire Boom https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/the-60s-satire-boom How are group of clever young graduates working in a shed in Cambridge discovered a powerful new weapon that became known as 'satire'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 31 Oct 2022 06:00:15 -0000 The 60s Satire Boom full 6 2 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How are group of clever young graduates working in a shed in Cambridge discovered a powerful new weapon that became known as 'satire'.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> How are group of clever young graduates working in a shed in Cambridge discovered a powerful new weapon that became known as 'satire'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3398 no The slow death of John Major’s government 1992-97 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/the-slow-death-of-john-majors-government-1992-97 How self-inflicted economic disasters and endless sleazy scandals made a Conservative government massively unpopular. Imagine it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:00:05 -0000 The slow death of John Major’s government 1992-97 full 6 1 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How self-inflicted economic disasters and endless sleazy scandals made a Conservative government massively unpopular. Imagine it.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> How self-inflicted economic disasters and endless sleazy scandals made a Conservative government massively unpopular. Imagine it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3585 no The Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/the-greenham-common-womens-peace-camp The women-only peace camp that became the focus of the anti-nuclear movement of the 1980s and inspired a whole new generation of feminists. (Contains walk on parts for both of John's parents.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:00:04 -0000 The Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp full 5 7 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell The women-only peace camp that became the focus of the anti-nuclear movement of the 1980s and inspired a whole new generation of feminists. (Contains walk on parts for both of John's parents.)<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> The women-only peace camp that became the focus of the anti-nuclear movement of the 1980s and inspired a whole new generation of feminists. (Contains walk on parts for both of John's parents.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3771 no Agent Sonya https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/agent-sonya-the-german-jew-who-spied-for-the-soviets In a life that began in the Weimar Republic and outlived the Berlin Wall, Ursula Kuczynski spied for Communism all around the world, and not even her own children suspect anything.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 21 Mar 2022 06:00:05 -0000 Agent Sonya full 5 6 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How to be a respectable lady in an Oxfordshire village and also a Communist spy In a life that began in the Weimar Republic and outlived the Berlin Wall, Ursula Kuczynski spied for Communism all around the world, and not even her own children suspect anything.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 4698 no Richard III and the Princes in the Tower https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 14 Mar 2022 06:00:09 -0000 Richard III and the Princes in the Tower full 5 5 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Finally, we do a murder mystery podcast 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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3133 no Maud West, the unlikely private investigator https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/maud-west-the-unlikely-private-investigt 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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 05 Mar 2022 17:11:09 -0000 Maud West, the unlikely private investigator full 5 4 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How a middle aged woman in the 1930s realised that being socially invisible was the perfect cover for being a private detective. 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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 4374 no Victorian Anti-vaxxers https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/victorian-anti-vaxx 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:00:13 -0000 Victorian Anti-vaxxers full 5 3 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell The 19th century campaign against compulsory small-pox vaccination. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3193 no The Great Exhibition 1851 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0000 The Great Exhibition 1851 full 5 2 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Frankly it was no Millennium Dome 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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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]]> 4139 no The Scottish Witch Panic https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:00:52 -0000 The Scottish Witch Panic full 5 1 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How paranoia about witches swept through the lowlands of Scotland prompting the execution of an estimated 4000 innocent women. 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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2942 no Bill Clinton & Monica Lewinsky https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/bill-clinton-monica-lewinsk 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).  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 13 Dec 2021 06:00:56 -0000 Bill Clinton & Monica Lewinsky full 4 6 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell The first Presidential impeachment of the modern age 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).  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 5327 yes The American Indian Occupation of Alcatraz, 1969-71 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/ 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:00:39 -0000 The American Indian Occupation of Alcatraz, 1969-71 full 4 5 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell 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. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2954 no MI9 - the secret agency helping British POWs https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/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.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:00:33 -0000 MI9 - the secret agency helping British POWs full 4 4 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How British prisoners were supplied and assisted behind enemy lines by a bunch of mavericks in Whitehall 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.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3084 no Christopher Columbus, the man who didn't discover America https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/christopher-columbus-the-man-who-didnt-discover-america The world-changing voyage of Columbus that opened up a whole new continent, even though he could never accept that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:01:14 -0000 Christopher Columbus, the man who didn't discover America full 4 3 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell The world-changing voyage that opened up a whole new continent, even though Columbus could never accept this. The world-changing voyage of Columbus that opened up a whole new continent, even though he could never accept that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2131 no The Rise of Fall of Robert Maxwell https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:00:38 -0000 The Rise of Fall of Robert Maxwell full 4 2 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell The multi-millionaire fraudster, MP and newspaper tycoon whose life story seemed incredible for a reason. The incredible life story of Robert Maxwell - megalomaniac bully, fraudster and sociopath (but apart from that he was a lovely chap). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3320 no The Winter of Discontent 1978-9 https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod Multiple strikes, power-cuts and a sense of growing social crisis destroyed the reputation of a minority Labour government, which would be cast out of power for the following 18 years. (Not to be confused with the January sale at Millets or 'the winter of discount tents') Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 08 Nov 2021 11:00:18 -0000 The Winter of Discontent 1978-9 full 4 1 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How the unions fell out with the Labour government, while Mrs Thatcher waited in the wings... Multiple strikes, power-cuts and a sense of growing social crisis destroyed the reputation of a minority Labour government, which would be cast out of power for the following 18 years. (Not to be confused with the January sale at Millets or 'the winter of discount tents') Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3895 no A History of Contraception https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/ahistoryofcontraception The last episode of the series looks at the embarrassing business of contraception down the ages. Can you avoid pregnancy by eating a bee? Would you use a sheep’s intestine as a condom? And what is the Latin for coitus interruptus? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:50:18 -0000 A History of Contraception full 3 18 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell The last episode of the series looks at the embarrassing business of contraception down the ages. Can you avoid pregnancy by eating a bee? Would you use a sheep’s intestine as a condom? And what is the Latin for coitus interruptus? The last episode of the series looks at the embarrassing business of contraception down the ages. Can you avoid pregnancy by eating a bee? Would you use a sheep’s intestine as a condom? And what is the Latin for coitus interruptus? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3681 yes The Thorpe Affair https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thethorpeaffair How the 1970s Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe attempted to hide his longstanding gay affair by having his lover shot. But the British public felt he'd gone too far when a dog got shot instead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 31 May 2021 05:00:00 -0000 The Thorpe Affair full 3 17 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How the 1970s Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe attempted to hide his longstanding gay affair by having his lover shot. But the British public felt he'd gone too far when a dog got shot instead. How the 1970s Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe attempted to hide his longstanding gay affair by having his lover shot. But the British public felt he'd gone too far when a dog got shot instead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 1995 no The Bay of Pigs - Cuba 1961 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thebayofpigs-cuba1961 When America was shocked to see their neighbour Cuba going socialist, they trained and armed a group of Cuban exiles to invade, confident in the knowledge that this would spark a popular uprising against all that free healthcare and universal education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 24 May 2021 05:00:00 -0000 The Bay of Pigs - Cuba 1961 full 3 16 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell When America was shocked to see their neighbour Cuba going socialist, they trained and armed a group of Cuban exiles to invade, confident in the knowledge that this would spark a popular uprising against all that free healthcare and universal education. When America was shocked to see their neighbour Cuba going socialist, they trained and armed a group of Cuban exiles to invade, confident in the knowledge that this would spark a popular uprising against all that free healthcare and universal education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3737 no The Campaign Against Women's Suffrage https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thecampaignagainstwomenssuffrage Meet the men and women who worked hard to try and stop women having the vote. Learn all about their fascinating arguments and deep concerns. And when the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League merged with the Men's League, find out which gender put themselves in charge of it all... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 17 May 2021 05:00:00 -0000 The Campaign Against Women's Suffrage full 3 15 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Meet the men and women who worked hard to try and stop women having the vote. Learn all about their fascinating arguments and deep concerns. And when the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League merged with the Men's League, find out which gende... Meet the men and women who worked hard to try and stop women having the vote. Learn all about their fascinating arguments and deep concerns. And when the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League merged with the Men's League, find out which gender put themselves in charge of it all... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2628 no The Agapemonites - the Victorian religious love cult https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/theagapemonites-thevictorianreligiouslovecult The Victorian English gentleman who announced he was the Son of God, and proceeded to have carnal relations with various attractive young ladies in his secretive religious cult. The 'Abode of Love' is an important chapter in British history, and not at all an excuse for John and Angela to giggle at a load of saucy Victorian hypocrites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 10 May 2021 05:00:00 -0000 The Agapemonites - the Victorian religious love cult full 3 14 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell The Victorian English gentleman who announced he was the Son of God, and proceeded to have carnal relations with various attractive young ladies in his secretive religious cult. The 'Abode of Love' is an important chapter in British history, ... The Victorian English gentleman who announced he was the Son of God, and proceeded to have carnal relations with various attractive young ladies in his secretive religious cult. The 'Abode of Love' is an important chapter in British history, and not at all an excuse for John and Angela to giggle at a load of saucy Victorian hypocrites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 4207 no The Scopes Monkey Trial https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thescopesmonkeytrial Tennessee in 1925, and a young school teacher is put on trial for teaching his students about evolution. The dramatic trial grips the whole of America and beyond; pitting science against religion and freedom of speech against the rule of law - while the locals are deeply offended at the suggestion that they are descended from monkeys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 03 May 2021 05:00:00 -0000 The Scopes Monkey Trial full 3 13 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Tennessee in 1925, and a young school teacher is put on trial for teaching his students about evolution. The dramatic trial grips the whole of America and beyond; pitting science against religion and freedom of speech against the rule of law - while th... Tennessee in 1925, and a young school teacher is put on trial for teaching his students about evolution. The dramatic trial grips the whole of America and beyond; pitting science against religion and freedom of speech against the rule of law - while the locals are deeply offended at the suggestion that they are descended from monkeys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2464 no A History of Marriage https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/ahistoryofmarriage How did the institution of marriage evolve down the centuries in Britain? With Angela getting married this year, she thought she would make her fella feel really secure by reading lots of books about divorce law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 26 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0000 A History of Marriage full 3 12 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How did the institution of marriage&nbsp;evolve down the centuries in Britain? With Angela getting married this year, she thought she would make her fella feel really secure by reading lots of books about divorce law. How did the institution of marriage evolve down the centuries in Britain? With Angela getting married this year, she thought she would make her fella feel really secure by reading lots of books about divorce law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3672 no The fall of Thatcher - 1990 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thefallofthatcher-1990 John and Angela examine the rapid chain of events that led to the shock resignation of Margaret Thatcher, in their most balanced and even-handed podcast to date. (Includes John playing The Red Flag on a kazoo). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 19 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0000 The fall of Thatcher - 1990 full 3 11 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell John and Angela examine the rapid chain of events that led to the shock resignation of Margaret Thatcher, in their most balanced and even-handed podcast to date. (Includes John playing The Red Flag on a kazoo). John and Angela examine the rapid chain of events that led to the shock resignation of Margaret Thatcher, in their most balanced and even-handed podcast to date. (Includes John playing The Red Flag on a kazoo). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3220 no Elizabethan child actors https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/elizabethanchildactors In a time when women were not allowed to perform on the stage, children were sometimes kidnapped and forced to become actors against their will. (Warning; episode contains John re-enacting some of his worst childhood performances.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0000 Elizabethan child actors full 3 10 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell In a time when women were not allowed to perform on the stage, children were sometimes kidnapped and forced to become actors against their will. (Warning; episode contains John re-enacting some of his worst childhood performances.) In a time when women were not allowed to perform on the stage, children were sometimes kidnapped and forced to become actors against their will. (Warning; episode contains John re-enacting some of his worst childhood performances.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3059 no The Abdication Crisis - 1936 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/theabdicationcrisis-1936 Back in 1936 the newspapers were utterly scandalised by a British royal abandoning his stately duties to run off with a controversial divorced American. Hard to imagine today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 05 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0000 The Abdication Crisis - 1936 full 3 9 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Back in 1936 the newspapers were utterly scandalised by a British royal abandoning his stately duties to run off with a controversial divorced American. Hard to imagine today. Back in 1936 the newspapers were utterly scandalised by a British royal abandoning his stately duties to run off with a controversial divorced American. Hard to imagine today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2799 no Operation Mincemeat - 1943 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/operationmincemeat-1943 How a homeless Welsh alcoholic helped transform the fortunes of the British Army in the Second World War, despite already being dead. (Warning, podcast contains bad Churchill impressions.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 29 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0000 Operation Mincemeat - 1943 full 3 8 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How a homeless Welsh alcoholic helped transform the fortunes of the British Army in the Second World War, despite already being dead. (Warning, podcast contains bad Churchill impressions.) How a homeless Welsh alcoholic helped transform the fortunes of the British Army in the Second World War, despite already being dead. (Warning, podcast contains bad Churchill impressions.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3901 no Prohibition https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/prohibition When the United States banned alcohol in the 1920s, they unleashed a huge wave of illegal alcohol production and smuggling that turned honest drinkers into criminals, and small time crooks into millionaire gangsters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 21 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0000 Prohibition full 3 7 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell When the United States banned alcohol in the 1920s, they unleashed a huge wave of illegal alcohol production and smuggling that turned honest drinkers into criminals, and small time crooks into millionaire gangsters. When the United States banned alcohol in the 1920s, they unleashed a huge wave of illegal alcohol production and smuggling that turned honest drinkers into criminals, and small time crooks into millionaire gangsters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2948 no Zoo Wars https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/zoowars When post-war Berlin became divided between East and West, both sides resolved that their political system would be able to boast having the the very best zoo. Pandas, hippos and bears became the unlikely players in this escalating propaganda battle of the Cold War. (No pandas were harmed in the making of this podcast.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 15 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0000 Zoo Wars full 3 6 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell When post-war Berlin became divided between East and West, both sides resolved that their political system would be able to boast having the the very best zoo. Pandas, hippos and bears became the unlikely players in this escalating propaganda battle of... When post-war Berlin became divided between East and West, both sides resolved that their political system would be able to boast having the the very best zoo. Pandas, hippos and bears became the unlikely players in this escalating propaganda battle of the Cold War. (No pandas were harmed in the making of this podcast.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 4058 no Lesbian Pirates!? https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/lesbianpirates- The incredible story of Ann Bonny and Mary Read, both illegitimate and raised as boys in the early 18th century, they brought terror to the Caribbean after meeting on a lesbian pirate website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 08 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0000 Lesbian Pirates!? full 3 5 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell The incredible story of Ann Bonny and Mary Read, both illegitimate and raised as boys in the early 18th century, they brought terror to the Caribbean after meeting on a lesbian pirate website. The incredible story of Ann Bonny and Mary Read, both illegitimate and raised as boys in the early 18th century, they brought terror to the Caribbean after meeting on a lesbian pirate website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2321 no The Aids Crisis https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/theaidscrisis How the historical prejudice against homosexuals was given fresh impetus in the 1980s by a mysterious illness which seemed to target gay men. And John struggles to admit that the Tory minister did "a good thing". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0000 The Aids Crisis full 3 4 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How the historical prejudice against homosexuals was given fresh impetus in the 1980s by a mysterious illness which seemed to target gay men. And John struggles to admit that the Tory minister did "a good thing". How the historical prejudice against homosexuals was given fresh impetus in the 1980s by a mysterious illness which seemed to target gay men. And John struggles to admit that the Tory minister did "a good thing". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3050 yes When Britain was a Republic 1649-60 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/whenbritainwasarepublic1649-60 Britain under Oliver Cromwell's Puritan dictatorship; no theatres, no Christmas and no music - so a tough old decade for Catholic panto stars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0000 When Britain was a Republic 1649-60 full 3 3 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Britain under Oliver Cromwell's Puritan dictatorship;&nbsp;no theatres, no Christmas and no music - so a tough old decade for Catholic panto stars. Britain under Oliver Cromwell's Puritan dictatorship; no theatres, no Christmas and no music - so a tough old decade for Catholic panto stars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 4102 no Celtic Britain v Roman Empire (away win) https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/celticbritainvromanempire-awaywin- The Roman Empire decides to take on the lads from Kent, and it all kicks off down by the Isle of Thanet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0000 Celtic Britain v Roman Empire (away win) full 3 2 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell The Roman Empire decides to take on the lads from Kent, and it all kicks off down by the Isle of Thanet. The Roman Empire decides to take on the lads from Kent, and it all kicks off down by the Isle of Thanet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2715 no The Big Stink - 1858 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thebigstink-1858 How the River Thames became one massive open sewer, forcing Parliament to close the windows and do something about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 08 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0000 The Big Stink - 1858 full 3 1 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How the River Thames became one massive open sewer, forcing Parliament to close the windows and do something about it. How the River Thames became one massive open sewer, forcing Parliament to close the windows and do something about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3504 no 2020 (Thank God it's history) https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/2020-thankgoditshistory- For our last podcast of the year we attempt our own first draft of history; looking back at the year that has just been, when Covid-19 meant a complete change of behaviour for us all (except the people telling us to completely change our behaviour). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 28 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0000 2020 (Thank God it's history) full 2 14 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell For our last podcast of the year we attempt our own first draft of history; looking back at the year that has just been, when Covid-19 meant a complete change of behaviour for us all (except the people telling us to completely change our behaviour). For our last podcast of the year we attempt our own first draft of history; looking back at the year that has just been, when Covid-19 meant a complete change of behaviour for us all (except the people telling us to completely change our behaviour). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3550 no The History of Christmas https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thehistoryofchristmas How the ancient midwinter festival evolved into our modern day Christmas, despite the Puritans banning it because Cromwell forgot to get his missus a present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 21 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0000 The History of Christmas full 2 13 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How the ancient midwinter festival evolved into our modern day Christmas, despite the Puritans banning it because Cromwell forgot to get his missus a present. How the ancient midwinter festival evolved into our modern day Christmas, despite the Puritans banning it because Cromwell forgot to get his missus a present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3544 no 1989 - Revolutions across Eastern Europe https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/1989-revolutionsacrosseasterneurope How the Cold War ended in an incredible few months across Eastern Europe in 1989. (And Angela remembers Kylie's duet with Jason) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 14 Dec 2020 06:00:06 -0000 1989 - Revolutions across Eastern Europe full 2 12 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How the Cold War ended in an incredible few months across Eastern Europe in 1989. (And Angela remembers Kylie's duet with Jason) How the Cold War ended in an incredible few months across Eastern Europe in 1989. (And Angela remembers Kylie's duet with Jason) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3613 no An Explicit History of Swearing https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/anexplicithistoryofswearing A potty-mouthed history of swearing, in which John blushes and stammers and Angela just talks like she always does.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 07 Dec 2020 06:00:54 -0000 An Explicit History of Swearing full 2 11 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell A potty-mouthed history of swearing, in which John blushes and stammers and Angela just talks like she always does.&nbsp;&nbsp; A potty-mouthed history of swearing, in which John blushes and stammers and Angela just talks like she always does.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3794 yes A Thoroughly Researched History of Beer https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/athoroughlyresearchedhistoryofbeer How beer became the every drink of ordinary Britons, and the healthy option to give to your kids to stop them dying from cholera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 30 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000 A Thoroughly Researched History of Beer full 2 10 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How beer became the every drink of ordinary Britons, and the healthy option to give to your kids to stop them dying from cholera. How beer became the every drink of ordinary Britons, and the healthy option to give to your kids to stop them dying from cholera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3850 no Murder at Road Hill House - 1860 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/murderatroadhillhouse-1860 What the original English country house murder-mystery teaches us about Victorian hypocrisy, the class system and the subjugation of women. (Plus it led to John spending a week in a hotel with Ann Widdecombe.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 23 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000 Murder at Road Hill House - 1860 full 2 9 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell What the original English country house murder-mystery teaches us about Victorian hypocrisy, the class system and the subjugation of women. (Plus it led to John spending a week in a hotel with Ann Widdecombe.) What the original English country house murder-mystery teaches us about Victorian hypocrisy, the class system and the subjugation of women. (Plus it led to John spending a week in a hotel with Ann Widdecombe.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2573 no German Resistance to the Nazis https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/germanresistancetothenazis A lot is heard about the French Resistance or the Warsaw Uprising, but what about the Germans who resisted Hitler? Was it historically insignificant, or have we chosen to ignore them? Between them, John and Angela have A' Levels in History AND German, so who could be more qualified to explain it all... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 16 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000 German Resistance to the Nazis full 2 8 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell A lot is heard about the French Resistance or the Warsaw Uprising, but what about the Germans who resisted Hitler? Was it historically insignificant, or have we chosen to ignore them? Between them, John and Angela have A' Levels in History AND Ger... A lot is heard about the French Resistance or the Warsaw Uprising, but what about the Germans who resisted Hitler? Was it historically insignificant, or have we chosen to ignore them? Between them, John and Angela have A' Levels in History AND German, so who could be more qualified to explain it all... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3888 no The Battle of Hastings - 1066 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thebattleofhastings-1066 John attempts to persuade Angela that the most famous date in English history still matters, but they end up talking for ages about beer versus wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 09 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000 The Battle of Hastings - 1066 full 2 7 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell John attempts to persuade Angela that the most famous date in English history still matters, but they end up talking for ages about beer versus wine. John attempts to persuade Angela that the most famous date in English history still matters, but they end up talking for ages about beer versus wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2606 no Sealand - the Essex family that declared independence from Britain https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/sealand-theessexfamilythatdeclaredindependencefrombritain How one eccentric Englishman seized an abandoned offshore gun platform, launched a 1960s pirate radio station and then decided to create his own country instead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 02 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000 Sealand - the Essex family that declared independence from Britain full 2 6 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How one eccentric Englishman seized an abandoned offshore gun platform, launched a 1960s pirate radio station and then decided to create his own country instead. How one eccentric Englishman seized an abandoned offshore gun platform, launched a 1960s pirate radio station and then decided to create his own country instead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3901 no The Bristol Bus Boycott - 1963 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thebristolbusboycott-1963 How a handful of young Black campaigners challenged racist employment practises in Bristol and against all odds won their case and changed the law. (Not to be confused with the 1969 sit-com 'On The Buses' where Reg Varney made lots of jokes about 'lovely Bristols'.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 26 Oct 2020 06:00:38 -0000 The Bristol Bus Boycott - 1963 full 2 5 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How a handful of young Black campaigners challenged racist employment practises in Bristol and against all odds won their case and changed the law. (Not to be confused with the 1969 sit-com 'On The Buses' where Reg Varney made lots of jokes a... How a handful of young Black campaigners challenged racist employment practises in Bristol and against all odds won their case and changed the law. (Not to be confused with the 1969 sit-com 'On The Buses' where Reg Varney made lots of jokes about 'lovely Bristols'.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2009 no The cult of Jack the Ripper https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thecultofjacktheripper A 'We Are History' first, as we welcome a PROPER historian on the show. Hallie Rubenhold, award winning author of 'The Five' joins us to discuss why one particular serial killer has been fashioned into a dastardly pantomime villain, while his victims 'Polly' Nicholls, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly were misrepresented or simply forgotten. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 19 Oct 2020 05:00:42 -0000 The cult of Jack the Ripper full 2 4 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell A 'We Are History' first, as we welcome a PROPER historian on the show. Hallie Rubenhold, award winning author of 'The Five' joins us to discuss why one particular serial killer has been fashioned into a dastardly pantomime villain,... A 'We Are History' first, as we welcome a PROPER historian on the show. Hallie Rubenhold, award winning author of 'The Five' joins us to discuss why one particular serial killer has been fashioned into a dastardly pantomime villain, while his victims 'Polly' Nicholls, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly were misrepresented or simply forgotten. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3596 no Ireland 1916 - the Easter Rising https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/ireland1916-theeasterrising How a suicidal plan to try and overthrow the British Empire in the middle of a world war was always doomed to failure, and yet somehow did the job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 12 Oct 2020 05:00:33 -0000 Ireland 1916 - the Easter Rising full 2 3 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How a suicidal plan to try and overthrow the British Empire in the middle of a world war was always doomed to failure, and yet somehow did the job. How a suicidal plan to try and overthrow the British Empire in the middle of a world war was always doomed to failure, and yet somehow did the job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3079 no Watergate https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/watergate How a 1970s burglary and the clumsy cover up brought the American Presidency to an all-time low. (Until now). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 05 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Watergate full 2 2 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How a 1970s burglary and the clumsy cover up brought the American Presidency to an all-time low. (Until now). How a 1970s burglary and the clumsy cover up brought the American Presidency to an all-time low. (Until now). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3482 no The Origins of Homo Sapiens https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/theoriginsofhomosapiens How one species of hominid outlived all the others, despite an embarrassing one night stand with a Neanderthal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0000 The Origins of Homo Sapiens full 2 1 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How one species of hominid outlived all the others, despite an embarrassing one night stand with a Neanderthal. How one species of hominid outlived all the others, despite an embarrassing one night stand with a Neanderthal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2480 no Eurovision https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/eurovision That's enough plague and war - for the last show of the series we talk about the really serious stuff - the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 20 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Eurovision full 1 28 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell That's enough plague and war - for the last show of the series we talk about the really serious stuff - the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. That's enough plague and war - for the last show of the series we talk about the really serious stuff - the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3260 no Kim Il Sung and the creation of North Korea https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/kimilsungandthecreationofnorthkorea How the cult of the Kim family turned North Korea into a dynastic Communist dictatorship, where public displays of love for the leader are compulsory and laughing at his haircut is not recommended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 13 Jul 2020 05:00:54 -0000 Kim Il Sung and the creation of North Korea full 1 27 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How the cult of the Kim family turned North Korea into a dynastic Communist dictatorship, where public displays of love for the leader are compulsory and laughing at his haircut is not recommended. How the cult of the Kim family turned North Korea into a dynastic Communist dictatorship, where public displays of love for the leader are compulsory and laughing at his haircut is not recommended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3247 yes Harold Moody and the League of Coloured Peoples https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/haroldmoodyandtheleagueofcolouredpeoples How one Jamaican man living in Peckham in the 1930s set about fighting institutional racism, when only the entire British Empire depended on it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 06 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Harold Moody and the League of Coloured Peoples full 1 26 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How one Jamaican man living in Peckham in the 1930s set about fighting institutional racism, when only the entire British Empire depended on it. How one Jamaican man living in Peckham in the 1930s set about fighting institutional racism, when only the entire British Empire depended on it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2786 no Stonehenge https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/stonehenge Why was Stonehenge built? Who worshiped there and why did they stop? (Answer; No one knows, so this is a very short episode.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 28 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Stonehenge full 1 25 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Why was Stonehenge built? Who worshiped there and why did they stop? (Answer; No one knows, so this is a very short episode.) Why was Stonehenge built? Who worshiped there and why did they stop? (Answer; No one knows, so this is a very short episode.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2819 no Tulip Fever - Amsterdam 1637; the first financial crash? https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/tulipfever-amsterdam1637-thefirstfinancialcrash- How tulips from Amsterdam became the first get-rich-quick scheme, until it turned out that the early Dutch capitalists had invented the financial crash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 22 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Tulip Fever - Amsterdam 1637; the first financial crash? full 1 24 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How tulips from Amsterdam became the first get-rich-quick scheme, until it turned out that the early Dutch capitalists had invented the financial crash. How tulips from Amsterdam became the first get-rich-quick scheme, until it turned out that the early Dutch capitalists had invented the financial crash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3476 no Railway Mania https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/railwaymania How the railways meant that after thousands of years being stuck in the same village, the British could suddenly go anywhere and everywhere - until one day tragedy struck; leaves on the line at Didcot Parkway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 15 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Railway Mania full 1 23 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How the railways meant that after thousands of years being stuck in the same village, the British could suddenly go anywhere and everywhere - until one day tragedy struck; leaves on the line at Didcot Parkway. How the railways meant that after thousands of years being stuck in the same village, the British could suddenly go anywhere and everywhere - until one day tragedy struck; leaves on the line at Didcot Parkway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3168 no Able Archer '83 - the Almost Nuclear Apocalypse https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/ablearcher83-thealmostnuclearapocalypse How all out nuclear war was nearly launched in 1983 and Ronald Reagan said 'Oh well, it's not the end of the world.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 08 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Able Archer '83 - the Almost Nuclear Apocalypse full 1 23 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How all out nuclear war was nearly launched in 1983 and Ronald Reagan said 'Oh well, it's not the end of the world.' How all out nuclear war was nearly launched in 1983 and Ronald Reagan said 'Oh well, it's not the end of the world.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3659 no The Nazi Occupation of the Channel Islands https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thenazioccupationofthechannelislands How one part of the United Kingdom suddenly became part of the Third Reich, prompting extreme reactions from the local Brits such as tutting and looking skywards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 01 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0000 The Nazi Occupation of the Channel Islands full 1 22 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How one part of the United Kingdom suddenly became part of the Third Reich, prompting extreme reactions from the local Brits such as tutting and looking skywards. How one part of the United Kingdom suddenly became part of the Third Reich, prompting extreme reactions from the local Brits such as tutting and looking skywards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3692 no The Miners' Strike 1984-5 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/theminersstrike1984-5 The longest industrial dispute in British history, as bitter division, violence and incredible hardship divided the country, while John did his bit, by wearing a 'Coal Not Dole' sticker on his anorak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 25 May 2020 05:00:05 -0000 The Miners' Strike 1984-5 full 1 21 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell The longest industrial dispute in British history, as bitter division, violence and incredible hardship divided the country, while John did his bit, by wearing a 'Coal Not Dole' sticker on his anorak. The longest industrial dispute in British history, as bitter division, violence and incredible hardship divided the country, while John did his bit, by wearing a 'Coal Not Dole' sticker on his anorak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3685 no The Rise and Fall of the Council House https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/theriseandfallofthecouncilhouse How the British state took it upon itself to provide millions of decent, affordable homes until Mrs Thatcher flogged them all off at massive discounts, so that housing would never be a problem for the young and low-waged ever again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 18 May 2020 05:00:45 -0000 The Rise and Fall of the Council House full 1 20 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How the British state took it upon itself to provide millions of decent, affordable homes until Mrs Thatcher flogged them all off at massive discounts, so that housing would never be a problem for the young and low-waged ever again. How the British state took it upon itself to provide millions of decent, affordable homes until Mrs Thatcher flogged them all off at massive discounts, so that housing would never be a problem for the young and low-waged ever again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3666 no The Spanish Civil War https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thespanishcivilwar How Hitler and Mussolini held a dress rehearsal for the Second World War, using troops, weapons and money to help a fellow fascist dictator seize power, while Britain and France stood back and watched hoping that might get it out of their system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 11 May 2020 05:00:00 -0000 The Spanish Civil War full 1 19 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How Hitler and Mussolini held a dress rehearsal for the Second World War, using troops, weapons and money to help a fellow fascist dictator seize power, while Britain and France stood back and watched hoping that might get it out of their system. How Hitler and Mussolini held a dress rehearsal for the Second World War, using troops, weapons and money to help a fellow fascist dictator seize power, while Britain and France stood back and watched hoping that might get it out of their system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3362 no Ethelred the Unready https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/ethelredtheunready How one Saxon King ruled for 37 years, battled with the Vikings, helped create the jury system and all anyone said was 'I bet he hasn't packed yet''. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 04 May 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Ethelred the Unready full 1 18 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How one Saxon King ruled for 37 years, battled with the Vikings, helped create the jury system and all anyone said was 'I bet he hasn't packed yet''. How one Saxon King ruled for 37 years, battled with the Vikings, helped create the jury system and all anyone said was 'I bet he hasn't packed yet''. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3198 no The British Invasion of Iceland 1940 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thebritishinvasionoficeland1940 On the very day that the Nazis struck west against Holland, Belgium and France, Britain launched the politest invasion in the history of the warfare, waking up the Icelandic army (and his friend). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 27 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0000 The British Invasion of Iceland 1940 full 1 17 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell On the very day that the Nazis struck west against Holland, Belgium and France, Britain launched the politest invasion in the history of the warfare, waking up the Icelandic army (and his friend). On the very day that the Nazis struck west against Holland, Belgium and France, Britain launched the politest invasion in the history of the warfare, waking up the Icelandic army (and his friend). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2357 no Boudica https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/boudica Britain's original warrior queen, who burned down London and nearly drove the Romans out of Britain, and all because they called her a 'feisty redhead'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 20 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Boudica full 1 16 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Britain's original warrior queen, who burned down London and nearly drove the Romans out of Britain, and all because they called her a 'feisty redhead'. Britain's original warrior queen, who burned down London and nearly drove the Romans out of Britain, and all because they called her a 'feisty redhead'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2306 no The Suez Crisis 1956 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thesuezcrisis1956 How a Conservative Prime Minister, off his head on amphetamines, attempted to assert Great Britain's proud global superpower status by invading Egypt and then changing his mind when the Americans told him to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 13 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0000 The Suez Crisis 1956 full 1 15 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How a Conservative Prime Minister, off his head on amphetamines, attempted to assert Great Britain's proud global superpower status by invading Egypt and then changing his mind when the Americans told him to. How a Conservative Prime Minister, off his head on amphetamines, attempted to assert Great Britain's proud global superpower status by invading Egypt and then changing his mind when the Americans told him to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2702 no The Siege of Paris 1870-71 https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/thesiegeofparis1870-71 How besieged Paris went into lockdown and the French were forced to survive by eating all the animals in the zoo, then their dogs and then the rats. But all beautifully cooked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 06 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0000 The Siege of Paris 1870-71 full 1 14 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How besieged Paris went into lockdown and the French were forced to survive by eating all the animals in the zoo, then their dogs and then the rats. But all beautifully cooked. How besieged Paris went into lockdown and the French were forced to survive by eating all the animals in the zoo, then their dogs and then the rats. But all beautifully cooked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2716 no The Opium War https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/theopiumwar Victorian Britain versus Imperial China in the very first 'war on drugs' (when Britain was on the side of drugs). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 29 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0000 The Opium War full 1 13 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Victorian Britain versus Imperial China in the very first 'war on drugs' (when Britain was on the side of drugs). Victorian Britain versus Imperial China in the very first 'war on drugs' (when Britain was on the side of drugs). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2641 no Nuclear fall-out shelters https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/nuclearfall-outshelters How Britain prepared for the advent of nuclear war by not building enough fall-out shelters but having enough tea bags in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 23 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0000 Nuclear fall-out shelters full 1 12 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How Britain prepared for the advent of nuclear war by not building enough fall-out shelters but having enough tea bags in. How Britain prepared for the advent of nuclear war by not building enough fall-out shelters but having enough tea bags in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3653 no McCarthyism and America's Red Scare https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/mccarthyismandamericasredscare How post-war America became so paranoid about Communists, they organised show trials and exiled enemies of the state just like the Communists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 16 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0000 McCarthyism and America's Red Scare full 1 11 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How post-war America became so paranoid about Communists, they organised show trials and exiled enemies of the state just like the Communists. How post-war America became so paranoid about Communists, they organised show trials and exiled enemies of the state just like the Communists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2818 no 'The Cycling Suffragettes' https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/victorianwomencyclists 'The Cycling Suffragettes" - how young women shocked Victorian society by finding freedom on bicycles and wearing weird trousers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 08 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0000 'The Cycling Suffragettes' full 1 10 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell 'The Cycling Suffragettes" - how young women shocked Victorian society by finding freedom on bicycles and wearing weird trousers. 'The Cycling Suffragettes" - how young women shocked Victorian society by finding freedom on bicycles and wearing weird trousers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2695 no Sons of Africa - the black British who campaigned against slavery https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/sonsofafrica-theblackbritishwhocampaignedagainstslavery How former slaves campaigned in Georgian Britain, recounting how they were ripped from their families in Africa and sold into a brutal life of slavery, which you're not allowed to do since political correctness went mad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 02 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0000 Sons of Africa - the black British who campaigned against slavery full 1 9 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How former slaves campaigned in Georgian Britain, recounting how they were ripped from their families in Africa and sold into a brutal life of slavery, which you're not allowed to do since political correctness went mad. How former slaves campaigned in Georgian Britain, recounting how they were ripped from their families in Africa and sold into a brutal life of slavery, which you're not allowed to do since political correctness went mad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2827 no Mosley and the Blackshirts https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/mosleyandtheblackshirts In the 1930s, as Germany succumbed to the Nazis and Mussolini ruled Italy, Sir Oswald Mosley created the British Union of Facists, supported by the Daily Mail who famously declared 'Hurrah for the Blackshirts!' Why did he fail? Could Britain have succumbed to a facist dictatorship? And did his teenage kids say 'Honestly Dad, you're such a facist!' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 24 Feb 2020 06:00:00 -0000 Mosley and the Blackshirts full 1 8 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell In the 1930s, as Germany succumbed to the Nazis and Mussolini ruled Italy, Sir Oswald Mosley created the British Union of Facists, supported by the Daily Mail who famously declared 'Hurrah for the Blackshirts!' Why did he fail? Could Britain ... In the 1930s, as Germany succumbed to the Nazis and Mussolini ruled Italy, Sir Oswald Mosley created the British Union of Facists, supported by the Daily Mail who famously declared 'Hurrah for the Blackshirts!' Why did he fail? Could Britain have succumbed to a facist dictatorship? And did his teenage kids say 'Honestly Dad, you're such a facist!' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2714 no The Black Death https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/theblackdeath How the Black Death killed half of Europe, swept away serfdom, nudged Europe into the Rennaisance and made it much harder for spotty teenagers to get invited to parties. (This episode was recorded before the Coronavirus outbreak.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 17 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0000 The Black Death full 1 7 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How the Black Death killed half of Europe, swept away serfdom, nudged Europe into the Rennaisance and made it much harder for spotty teenagers to get invited to parties. (This episode was recorded before the Coronavirus outbreak.) How the Black Death killed half of Europe, swept away serfdom, nudged Europe into the Rennaisance and made it much harder for spotty teenagers to get invited to parties. (This episode was recorded before the Coronavirus outbreak.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2056 no Televangelism https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/televangelism In the 1970s and '80s, the rise of TV evangelism in America made multi-millionaires of the most ruthless and ambitious self-styled preachers, who used the money they extorted from vulnerable Christians for a variety of good causes - such as private jets, right-wing politics and prostitutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Televangelism full 1 6 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How right-wing TV preachers extorted millions from vulnerable viewers so they could spend it on private jets and prostitutes. In the 1970s and '80s, the rise of TV evangelism in America made multi-millionaires of the most ruthless and ambitious self-styled preachers, who used the money they extorted from vulnerable Christians for a variety of good causes - such as private jets, right-wing politics and prostitutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2495 yes Spy Pigeons https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/spypigeons How homing pigeons were dropped behind enemy lines to acquire secrets from Nazi occupied Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0000 Spy Pigeons full 1 5 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How homing pigeons were dropped behind enemy lines to acquire secrets from Nazi occupied Europe. How homing pigeons were dropped behind enemy lines to acquire secrets from Nazi occupied Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2552 no The 1975 Referendum on the Common Market https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/the1975referendumonthecommonmarket 1975 - the first time Britain had a referendum on being in Europe and the ugliest things ever got was the fashion for flares, tank-tops and mullet haircuts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 27 Jan 2020 07:00:00 -0000 The 1975 Referendum on the Common Market full 1 4 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell 1975 - the first time Britain had a referendum on being in Europe, and the ugliest things ever got was the fashion for flares, tank-tops and mullet haircuts. 1975 - the first time Britain had a referendum on being in Europe and the ugliest things ever got was the fashion for flares, tank-tops and mullet haircuts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2960 no Vlad the Impaler, the original 'Dracula' https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/vladtheimpaler-theoriginaldracula- How Vlad the Impaler got his nickname. (Was it just the main thing people noticed about him?) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 20 Jan 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Vlad the Impaler, the original 'Dracula' full 1 3 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell How Vlad the Impaler got his nickname. (Was it just the main thing people noticed about him?) How Vlad the Impaler got his nickname. (Was it just the main thing people noticed about him?) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2482 no Nudism in East Germany https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/nudismineastgermany Making the Cold War even colder. Communist East Germany and the cult of nudism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 13 Jan 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Nudism in East Germany full 1 2 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Making the Cold War even colder. Communist East Germany and the cult of nudism. Making the Cold War even colder. Communist East Germany and the cult of nudism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 3354 no The Profumo Scandal https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/theprofumoscandal 1963 and the ultimate British scandal; complete with naked showgirls, hypocritical politicians, a grand stately home, a Cold War sub-plot and lots of people pretending they were very concerned about national security when they really just wanted to read about all the sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:30:00 -0000 The Profumo Scandal full 1 1 Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell 1963 and the ultimate British sex scandal. 1963 and the ultimate British scandal; complete with naked showgirls, hypocritical politicians, a grand stately home, a Cold War sub-plot and lots of people pretending they were very concerned about national security when they really just wanted to read about all the sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 2452 yes Trailer https://shows.acast.com/wearehistory/episodes/trailer A laughable attempt at a history podcast with Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:45:28 -0000 Trailer trailer Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell A laughable attempt at a history podcast with Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell A laughable attempt at a history podcast with Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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