Episodes
Monday Jul 01, 2019
The Customs Agent, the Slave and the Air in England
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
There’s a grand legal drama playing out in England in 1772. Everyone wants to know, will the highest court in the land outlaw slavery? Plus we celebrate the Women’s World Cup with a history of soccer quiz!
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
The Great Crusade
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
75 years ago today, on June 6, 1944, the largest seaborne invasion in history landed Allied troops on the coasts of Normandy. The massive undertaking, now known as D-Day, was a turning point in World War II. We look back at the planning, execution and outcome of Operation Overlord. Plus a special D-Day quiz!
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
The Burned Fort
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
A fur trader in 1660 Quebec discovers a fort burned to the ground just outside the city of Montreal. But were the inhabitants heroes who saved the city from an invading Iroquois army, or just collateral damage in a war between the Iroquois and the Huron tribes? Plus we play a game with historical figures Facebook status updates!
Friday May 17, 2019
The Navy in Hiding and the Dangerous Moment
Friday May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
What was the most dangerous moment of World War Two? British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s answer might surprise you. This is the story of the British fleet in the Indian Ocean, how they were saved by a Canadian Prime Minister’s roommate, and why the whole story was later forgotten.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
The Emperor and the Desert Queen
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Rome is in crisis. Desperately the Emperor launches a war against an unlikely foe, the Desert Queen Zenobia, described as the most beautiful woman in the realm. Can the Emperor bring her unruly territory to heel with a little help from a long dead philosopher?
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
The Philosopher on Trial
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
In the dead of night someone breaks the genitalia off of over 200 statutes in Athens. 16 years later, one of the world’s greatest philosophers is on trial for his life, the end of a complicated trail of political intrigue and military setbacks in Greece that all trace back to that fateful spree of vandalism.
Sunday Mar 24, 2019
The Escape Committee and the 3 Tunnels
Sunday Mar 24, 2019
Sunday Mar 24, 2019
On the night of March 24th, 1944, 77 men crawl through a long dark tunnel… escaping the clutches of a German prisoner of war camp. This is the true story of “The Great Escape”, the largest prisoner of war breakout of the Second World War.
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
The Frogmen of Burma
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Could a bunch of swimming soldiers be the key to a critical British assault in Burma? It may sound silly, but Lieutenant Bruce Wright thinks it may just be crazy enough to work.
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
The Lieutenant Governor and the Slave
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
A special Black History Month episode on how the legislature in Upper Canada (what’s now known as Ontario) came to be the first in the British Empire to ban slavery through legislation because of an abolitionist Lieutenant-Governor, an upstanding black veteran, a crafty Attorney General and a brave woman slave.
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Episode 20: The Housebreaker and the Thieftaker
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Jack Sheppard is the most notorious burglar in London while Jonathan Wild runs the city’s largest bounty hunting operation. The two should be enemies, but is there more going on than meets the eye?