Prisoners Of War

How was fighting in the Normandy Bocage dangerous for Allied forces after D-Day? Why were German panzers considered by some to be superior tanks? What was fighting on D-Day like for soldiers who had fought in the Middle East and North Africa? Join Al Murray and James Holland for ...  Show more

What did a British tank squadron look like in The Second World War? Why were weather conditions so important for the Allies on D-Day? How was a yeomanry different to other units in the British Army? Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 1 of this engaging new serial on the me ...  Show more

Time to review! Greg and Kelsi talk through the main takeaways of the American story in World War I to date, from causes to new inventions and social changes. We get a little behind the scenes on episodes, a few stories that didn’t make in, and set the stage for the last battle o ...  Show more

In 1916, two British soldiers were held captive in a remote prisoner-of-war camp. People said the camp was escape-proof. One day, one of the soldiers received a postcard from his aunt in England, suggesting they try experimenting with a Ouija board. When reports of ghosts started ...  Show more

The way we die has been utterly transformed. There have been around 10,000 generations of human beings, but only in the last 3 or 4 have infectious diseases not been an expected and accepted cause of death. What drove the most deadly infectious diseases? Was technological progr ...  Show more

Simple living, plain dress and pacifism. This is not a lifestyle typical of the United States. So how did the Amish come to be in America? Where did this religion come from? And how has their society changed with modernisation?

In this episode, Don and Dr Joseph Donn ...