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• 560. The Golden Age of Japan: Lady Murasaki and the Shining Prince (Part 1)

  At the height of Imperial Japan, during a golden age of court intrigue, colourful pedantry, hierarchy, and sophistication, who was the legendary lothario and emperor’s son, Genji? What can the Tale of Genji - a great masterpiece of...

  28 apr 2025 3374 sec.

• 559. The Rolling Stones: Satanic Majesties of Sixties Rebellion (Part 2)

  "We're not worried about petty morals." What happened to the Rolling Stones in 1967 to see them on the brink of imprisonment and mass censure, while at the height of their success, with fame, fortune, mansions, world tours, and best...

  23 apr 2025 4255 sec.

• 558. The Rolling Stones: Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll (Part 1)

  What are the origins of Britain’s original bad boys, The Rolling Stones? Where did they all come from and how did they meet? What was it about the 1960s, with its air of sexual liberation, newly elected Labour government, and rising...

  20 apr 2025 4208 sec.

• 557. 1066: The Norman Conquest (Part 4)

  What happened in the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings? What horrors did William the Conqueror have to inflict upon his Anglo Saxon subjects in order to consolidate his new realm? And, what role did castles, the Harrowing of the...

  16 apr 2025 3947 sec.

• 556. 1066: The Battle of Hastings (Part 3)

  Following King Harold Godwinson’s climactic victory at the Battle of Stanford Bridge, and the death of Harald Hardrada, what did he do when news reached him that William of Normandy’s army had landed further south? How did the two...

  13 apr 2025 3541 sec.

• 555. 1066: Slaughter at Stamford Bridge (Part 2)

  In the tumultuous climax of 1066, why was Harold’s very own brother Tostig the first of the mighty foes he had to face? How did Harald Hardrada then launch his invasion of England, and how much resistance did he initially receive? And,...

  9 apr 2025 4227 sec.

• 554. 1066: The Shadows of War (Part 1)

  Why is 1066 the most important year in English history? Who were the three main candidates vying for the English throne on the eve of Edward the Confessor’s death? And how did the coronation of one of them on the 14th of October 1066...

  6 apr 2025 3729 sec.

• 553. The Last Viking: Warrior of the New Rome (Part 2)

  Harald Hardrada; exiled prince of Norway and mercenary, has landed in the greatest city on Earth: Constantinople. There he joins one of the most prestigious military organisations in the world, the Varangian Guard, charged with...

  2 apr 2025 3985 sec.

• 552. The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (Part 1)

  “I swear I will not flee from this fight. I will triumph, or I will die!” In the 1066 game of thrones for the crown of England, the most extraordinary of the three contenders is arguably Harald Hardrada: viking warrior, daring...

  30 mrt 2025 3808 sec.

• 551. The Road to 1066: Countdown to Conquest (Part 4)

  In the triumvirate of 1066, William of Normandy, Harald Hardrada, and Harold Godwinson, the latter has above all endured as one of the great heroes of English history. But how did he become the short-lived King during that tumultuous...

  27 mrt 2025 3693 sec.

• 550. The Road to 1066: Rise of the Normans (Part 3)

  Born into a world of treachery, violence and death, William of Normandy defied all expectations, forging a legacy that lasts to this day. Born out of wedlock and dismissed as an upstart, he was originally known as William the Bastard....

  24 mrt 2025 3582 sec.

• 549. The Road to 1066: Revenge of the Vikings (Part 2)

  Following the bloody St Brice’s Day Massacre, of the 13th of November 1002, which saw King Æthelred brutally exterminating the Danes from England, the Vikings were hungry for revenge. None more so than the terrifying Scandinavian King,...

  20 mrt 2025 3936 sec.