Rob Words: Before the Roman alphabet, English was written out using runes
Rob explores how runes were used in the distant past, how they've been abused by groups like the Nazis, and how they could be used in the future.
Georgian Pleasures
Dr Kate Lister explores drugs, booze and celebrities of the Georgian age navigating the astronomical impact of gin in the 18th century, who was drinking it and how they were…
This Historic 110-Year-Old NYC Business Is Shutting Down
Inside the final days of American Wood Column Corp, New York City's last remaining wood column factory, as it closes its doors after 110 years in Brooklyn.
Dr Kate Lister: Forbidden Royal Romances
Kate climb's under the sheets and into the arms of the first Stuart King of England, James I and VI of Scotland. We’ll find out what made George Villiers stand…
American Masters: Georgia O’Keeffe
Among the great American artists of the 20th-century, Georgia O’Keeffe stands as one of the most compelling. For nearly a century, O’Keeffe’s representations of the beauty of the American landscape…
How We Domesticated Cats (Twice)
A 9,500-year-old burial in Cyprus represents some of the oldest known evidence of human/cat companionships anywhere in the world. But when did this close relationship between humans and cats start? And…
How The Medieval Nobility Was Born
In 1066, a new group of masters arrived in England. They didn't just bring swords; they brought a new way of life that would transform the English landscape forever. This…
The world’s most annoying road
Map Men
English counties explained
Map Men
Britain’s Celtic languages explained
The Celtic languages have been in Britain since long before the English language even existed. In this video I speak to speakers of 5 different Celtic languages: Cornish, Welsh, Manx,…