Heroes and Howlers
By Mikey Robins and Paul Wilson
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Apr 23, 2021
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Description
A quizzical look at some of history’s quirkiest moments and unpredictable people. Mikey Robins, celebrated Australian comedian, and Paul Wilson, Oxford Historian and author, take you on a raucous tour across many of the strangest turning points in history.
This series celebrates the unsung heroes of history and puts the boot into the howlers. It revels in the characters, the cock ups, and the bizarre twists of fate that have changed the course of mankind – sometimes tragic, sometimes comical, sometimes just plain stupid.
| Episode | Date |
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The Arctic (Northwest Passage)
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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North America’s First Nations (Klondike Gold Rush)
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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April Fools (April 1st)
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Mata Khivi (Sikhism)
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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The Birth of a Nation (Ku Klux Klan)
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Festive Special (2022)
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Festive Special (2021)
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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End Of Year Special
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Pasifika!
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Extra Helpings 3 (Series 9 episodes 9-11)
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Killing the Guys Who Killed the Guy Who Killed Lincoln
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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HERstory - could the future of AI learn from the lessons of HIStory?
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Fake Heroes
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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The Battle of Tsushima (Russo-Japanese War 1904-05)
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Charles Wilkes (Antarctica)
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Gregor McGregor (Securities Fraud - 19th Century style)
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Battle of El Pinar 1524 (The Maya)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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The Batavia (Early European Exploration ‘Down Under’)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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The Cadaver Synod (Papal States)
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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The Earl of Macclesfield (Calendars)
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Kanishka the Great (The Kushans)
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Emperor Commodus (Gladiator)
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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South Sea Bubble (18th Century)
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Samurai (Japan/Warring States Period)
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Extra Helpings 2 (Series 9 episodes 1-3)
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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A Bull Moose, Some Rough Riders and One Rogue Horseman
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Opera, Cross Dressing, Sword Fighting & One Very Strange Philosopher
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Matt Preston, the Pirate Queen and a Guy Called Smedley
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Extra Helpings 1 (Series 9 episodes 1-3)
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Wendy Harmer, the 70s, and Jimmy 'Cardigan'.
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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P.T Barnum - The Greatest Showman?
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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David Hunt, Ned Kelly & Alfred Deakin
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Vegemite (Food Wars/War Food)
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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The Sharif of Mecca (Arab Revolt 1916-18)
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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White Ship (The Anarchy)
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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The 1st Duke of Northumberland (The Tudors)
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May 29, 2023 |
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Josephine Cochrane (Women’s Suffrage)
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May 22, 2023 |
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Potsdam Giants (Prussia)
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May 15, 2023 |
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1st Afghan War (East India Company)
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May 08, 2023 |
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Stede Bonnet (Pirates)
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May 01, 2023 |
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Leo Africanus (Timbuktu)
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Wallpaper (Napoleon)
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Varangian Guard (Vikings)
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Lincoln Assassination (US Civil War)
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Treasure Fleet (Ming Dynasty)
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Theatre History (Shakespeare)
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Antony (& Cleopatra?!)
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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World War 1 (Donuts)
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Gunpowder Plot (1605)
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Burke and Wills (1860-61 Australia)
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Niccolo Polo (The Silk Roads)
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Louis XIV (Progeny)
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Alexander the Great - The Battle of Gaugamela (Horses)
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Columbus' Maiden Voyage (The New World)
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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The Shot That Was Heard Around The World (WWI)
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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The Fall of The Berlin Wall (The Cold War)
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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The American Declaration of Independence (Gout)
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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The Sacking of Constantinople (The Fourth Crusade)
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Extra Helpings 3 (Episodes 6-8)
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Christmas Special (2022)
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Silk Roads Special
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Extra Helpings 2 (Episodes 4&5)
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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A Musical Ep
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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It's That Time Of Year!
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Plagues
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Extra Helpings 1 (Episodes 1-3)
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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The Louisiana Purchase (Land For Sale)
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Moguls (India)
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Cheese!
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Bubbles 2.0
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Extra Helpings 3 (Episodes 7-8)
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Howard Hughes (Big Oil)
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Saladin (The Kurds)
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Extra Helpings 2 (Episodes 4-6)
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Ships
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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August (St Augustine)
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Vienna (1913)
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Extra Helpings 1 (Episodes 1-3)
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Invasions (England)
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Space
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Spies
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Paul's Hero
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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The Batavia 2.0
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Revisiting The Kushans
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Extra Helpings 3 (Episodes 7-8)
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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The Green Man (Ibn Battuta)
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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D’Artagnan (17th Century France)
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Extra Helpings 2 (Episodes 4-6)
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May 30, 2022 |
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The Khazars (Ukraine)
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May 23, 2022 |
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Origin of Species? (Flora & Fauna)
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May 16, 2022 |
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The Arctic (Northwest Passage)
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May 09, 2022 |
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Extra Helpings 1 (Episodes 1-3)
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May 02, 2022 |
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Flat Earthers (Maps)
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Volcanoes (French Revolution)
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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North America’s First Nations (Klondike Gold Rush)
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Fall of The Berlin Wall (Classic Ep Revisited)
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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April Fools (April 1st)
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Mar 28, 2022 |
|
Extra Helpings 2 (Season 5 Episodes 4-6)
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Mar 21, 2022 |
|
Mata Khivi (Sikhism)
|
Mar 14, 2022 |
|
The Birth of a Nation (Ku Klux Klan)
|
Mar 07, 2022 |
|
Extra Helpings (Season 5 Episodes 1-3)
|
Feb 28, 2022 |
|
The Battle of Tsushima (Russo-Japanese War 1904-05)
|
Feb 21, 2022 |
|
Charles Wilkes (Antarctica)
|
Feb 14, 2022 |
|
Gregor McGregor (Securities Fraud - 19th Century style)
|
Feb 07, 2022 |
|
Battle of El Pinar 1524 (The Maya)
|
Jan 31, 2022 |
|
Extra Helpings (Season 4 Episodes 4-6)
|
Jan 24, 2022 |
|
Extra Helpings (Season 4 Episodes 1-3)
|
Jan 17, 2022 |
|
Festive Special
|
Dec 20, 2021 |
|
The Batavia (Early European Exploration ‘Down Under’)
|
Dec 13, 2021 |
|
Treasure Fleet 2.0
|
Dec 06, 2021 |
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A Look Back At Napoleon
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Where It All Began
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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The Cadaver Synod (Papal States)
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Nov 15, 2021 |
|
The Earl of Macclesfield (Calendars)
|
Nov 08, 2021 |
|
Emperor Commodus (Gladiator)
|
Nov 01, 2021 |
|
Kanishka the Great (The Kushans)
|
Oct 25, 2021 |
|
Extra Helpings (Episodes 6-9)
|
Oct 18, 2021 |
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Extra Helpings (Episodes 1-5)
|
Oct 11, 2021 |
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South Sea Bubble (18th Century)
|
Oct 04, 2021 |
|
Samurai (Japan/Warring States Period)
|
Sep 27, 2021 |
|
Vegemite (Food Wars/War Food)
|
Sep 20, 2021 |
|
The Sharif of Mecca (Arab Revolt 1916-18)
|
Sep 13, 2021 |
|
White Ship (The Anarchy)
|
Sep 06, 2021 |
|
The 1st Duke of Northumberland (The Tudors)
|
Aug 30, 2021 |
|
Josephine Cochrane (Women’s Suffrage)
|
Aug 23, 2021 |
|
Attila The Hun (Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire)
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Aug 16, 2021 |
|
Potsdam Giants (Prussia)
|
Aug 09, 2021 |
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Extra Helpings (Season 2 Episodes 6-10)
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Extra Helpings (Season 2 Episodes 1-5)
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Jul 19, 2021 |
|
1st Afghan War (East India Company)
|
Jul 12, 2021 |
|
Stede Bonnet (Pirates)
|
Jul 05, 2021 |
|
Leo Africanus (Timbuktu)
|
Jun 28, 2021 |
|
Wallpaper (Napoleon)
|
Jun 21, 2021 |
|
Varangian Guard (Vikings)
|
Jun 14, 2021 |
|
Lincoln Assassination (US Civil War)
|
Jun 07, 2021 |
|
Treasure Fleet (Ming Dynasty)
|
May 31, 2021 |
|
Theatre History (Shakespeare)
|
May 24, 2021 |
|
Antony (& Cleopatra?!)
|
May 17, 2021 |
|
World War 1 (Donuts)
|
May 10, 2021 |
|
Extra Helpings (Season 1 Episodes 6-10)
|
May 03, 2021 |
|
Extra Helpings (Season 1 Episodes 1-5)
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Apr 26, 2021 |
|
Gunpowder Plot (1605)
|
Apr 19, 2021 |
|
Burke and Wills (1860-61 Australia)
|
Apr 12, 2021 |
|
Niccolo Polo (The Silk Roads)
|
Apr 05, 2021 |
|
Louis XIV (Progeny)
|
Mar 29, 2021 |
|
Alexander the Great - The Battle of Gaugamela (Horses)
|
Mar 22, 2021 |
|
Columbus' Maiden Voyage (The New World)
|
Mar 15, 2021 |
|
The Shot that was Heard around the World (WWI)
|
Mar 08, 2021 |
|
The Fall of The Berlin Wall (The Cold War)
|
Mar 01, 2021 |
|
The American Declaration of Independence (Gout)
|
Feb 22, 2021 |
|
The Sacking of Constantinople (The Fourth Crusade)
|
Feb 15, 2021 |
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Heroes and Howlers - And The Rest is History - Trailer
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Jan 22, 2021 |