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   E115 · 6 Sep 2026 · 53 min

   Beer: The World’s Oldest Drink?

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   E114 · 3 Sep 2026 · 1 hr

   Easter Island: Who Really Built the Moai?

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   2 Sep 2026 · 47 min

   The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane - Mansfield Park, Part 1 of 36

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   E112 · 27 Aug 2026 · 52 min

   Women’s Suffrage: How Women Fought for the Right to Vote

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   E111 · 23 Aug 2026 · 51 min

   Astrology: When It was a Science

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   E110 · 20 Aug 2026 · 51 min

   The Tudors: Were the Tudors the Worst Family in the History of England?

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   E126 · 11 Oct 2026 · 1 hrNew

   Sea Monsters: What Did Sailors Actually See?

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   E125 · 8 Oct 2026 · 49 min

   Boudica’s Revolt: The Queen Who Burned London to the Ground

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   E124 · 6 Oct 2026 · 51 min

   Dewey Decimal: The Surprising History of the Man Behind the System

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    E123 · 4 Oct 2026 · 51 min

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