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Prehistoric Medicine

10/17/2015

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In today's podcast Chris gives an overview of medicine during the prehistoric period. The podcast covers aspects of knowledge and understanding and the types of treatments conducted by people living during the period 30,000-10,000 BC.

​This podcast is GCSE friendly to those studying modules such as "Medicine through Time"
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Six Degrees of Separation

6/2/2015

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In today's podcast, Chris looks at the six degrees of separation between King John and Francis Bacon.
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Engraving; portrait of Francis Bacon; proof Wellcome L0014876
Francis Bacon
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Bram Stoker
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The Olympics

5/10/2015

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In today's WRAP podcast, Tony looks at the history of the Olympics, and examines more closely the events of the 1936 games.
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The Olympic Flag flying over the Olympic Stadium, Berlin 1936

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"Berlin36-2". Licensed under CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons.

The Berlin Olympic Stadium in 1936.
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The Festival of Britain

4/18/2015

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Tony's latest podcast looks at the Festival of Britain in 1951. On the anniversary of the Great Exhibition in 1851, the Festival aimed to showcase the best of Britain.
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The Festival of Britain emblem, designed by Abram Games, from the cover of the South Bank Exhibition Guide, 1951
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1951 South Bank Exhibition. Taken from The Victoria Embankment and shows the Skylon and Dome of Discovery
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Visitors to the Festival of Britain in front of the Dome of Discovery. (Southbank Centre Archive/Mrs Holland) 
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The Isle of Sheppey

4/13/2015

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In today's With Rifle and Pack podcast, Freya investigates the local history behind the small island where she grew up. Situated in the Thames Estuary, the Isle of Sheppey has a few secrets you might not expect...
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The Isle of Sheppey
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Minster Abbey, Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
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Vikings

3/14/2015

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Tony's latest podcast looks at the Vikings, and examines some of their raids on England, including that on Lindisfarne in 793AD.
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The Ravager, a painting showing Vikings in cold weather.
John Charles Dollman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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"Gokstad viking ship -excavation". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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A Viking Helmet
By NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Abdication of the Tsar

2/28/2015

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This is part one of Caitlin's Mother Russia series, focusing on how conditions in Russia changed prior to and during 1917, resulting in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II.

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Russian Calendar – please note that at this period of time, Russia used the Julian calendar as opposed to the Gregorian calendar - which we use – as this was introduced there in 1918.

Due to this, dates for Russian events prior to 1918 can be confusing; this podcast only mentions dates as they were at the time in Russia under the Julian calendar, therefore the February revolution is stated to occur between February 23-27th, rather than 8-12th of March. 

English telegraph translations sourced from www.johndclare.net   
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Tsar Nicholas II by Ernest Friedrich Von Liphart
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Alexander Kerensky, socialdemocratic politician and head of the Russian Provisional Government (1917)
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Print shows, in the foreground, a Russian battleship exploding under bombardment from Japanese battleships; a line of Japanese battleships, positioned on the right, fire on a line of Russian battleships on the left, in a surprise naval assault on the Russian fleet at the Battle of Port Arthur (Lüshun) in the Russo-Japanese War.
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How Wars Begin - The Crimea 1854

2/18/2015

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Today's podcast gives a brief look at the tensions in Victorian Europe that eventually let to the fighting in the Crimean peninsula.
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Charge of the Light Brigade by Richard Caton Woodville.

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"Florence Nightingale". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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Assassin's Creed - Time Travel?

1/16/2015

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In today's podcast, Tony and Freya discuss the various versions of the console game, Assassin's Creed. Is playing the games as good as time travelling? How much does historical accuracy matter? We talk briefly about Unity and Black Flag, and the ways in which the games bring the various historical periods to life.
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Christmas & the Fighting Man

1/2/2015

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Chris's podcast looks at how Christmas sometimes affects the fighting man, including the Great Snowball Fights between Confederate soldiers in 1863.
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The Great Snowball Fight of 1863
From http://www.examiner.com
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