582. The Body in the Woods: A Medieval Murder...

Who was the greatest female Samurai warrior of all time? What would unfold in the next phase of the terrible civil war between the Minamoto and the Taira dynasties? And, how did the Samurai finally become the masters of Japan? Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the climactic conc ...  Show more

Who was Yoshitsune, one of the greatest generals in all Japanese history? What part did he play in the ferocious Samurai civil war between the Minamoto clan and the Taira? And, who would win the most decisive victory in all of Samurai history? Join Tom and Dominic as they delve d ...  Show more

Childbirth isn't for the faint-hearted at the best of times, let alone in the medieval period. 

What was a birthing room like at this time in history? Who would have been in there helping bring a new baby into the world? And how suspicious were the church of the ...

People in the 17th century were at spiritual war with the devil. 

It was a time of huge upheaval. What became known as the witch trials soon followed.

In this first episode of a limited series, Inside the Witch Trials, we go back to the E ...

When so much of history is written by men, Margaret Paston's letters offer us a rare insight into the life of a woman and the world around her in 15th century England.

How did she cope with waves of plague wiping out her town? What did she do when the War of the Rose ...

What is it about this case that holds the imagination after all these years? When did that fascination with it begin? How early on did the myths of Jack the Ripper evolve?

Anthony and Maddy look at how the newspapers and showmen were quick to pounce on this case, tur ...