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Publisher |
Ben Fox
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
History
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
Education
Historical Oracle is a podcast which aims to bring you the stories behind the most interesting historical events, people, places and periods.

The podcast is hosted by Ben Fox - who has a Master of Research degree in Economic and Social History from the University of Exeter, and a BA (Hons) in History from the University of Plymouth.

Enjoy!
Country Of Origin |
United Kingdom
Produced In |
Exeter, England
Premiere Date |
2017-10-16
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#history
#OTD
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#twitterstorians
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Periodic
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68 Available Episodes (68 Total)Average duration: 00:17:02
May 05 | 00:43:30
Etiquette in the 19th Century with Mallory James
Apr 29 | 00:28:40
Witchcraft with Hannah Pringle
Apr 28 | 01:08:59
The Secret Police and Football with Nick Kevern
Apr 24 | 01:01:25
The Royal Navy, exploration and isolation with Will Manthorp
Apr 13 | 00:08:20
Victorian Spy and Explorer - Richard Francis Burton
Apr 10 | 00:14:54
The Assassination of Airey Neave
Apr 02 | 00:19:42
Who was Jack the Ripper?
Mar 28 | 00:08:30
What happened when the World Cup was stolen?
Mar 25 | 00:11:22
Were the Nazis on Drugs?
Mar 24 | 00:13:43
What's the true story behind 'The Great Escape'?
Sep 20 | 00:19:25
Who were the Real Peaky Blinders?
Aug 09 | 00:17:20
Why was The Ashes 2005 - 'The Greatest Series'?
Apr 17 | 00:30:24
What was the Watergate Scandal?
Apr 14 | 00:21:42
What happened during the Peterloo Massacre?
Apr 07 | 00:53:56
Historical Oracle Meets...Royal Navy Veteran, Eric Gelder
Feb 24 | 00:13:05
Who was Alan Turing?
Feb 23 | 00:14:15
What were the 13 most remarkable moments in the history of the Oscars?
Feb 01 | 00:15:30
How did American Football and The Superbowl begin?
Dec 02 | 00:13:26
How did a tramp deceive the Nazis?
Aug 22 | 00:22:33
Britain And The EU - Part 2: Accession To Maastricht
Aug 11 | 00:35:40
Britain And The EU - Part 1: War to Accession
Jul 14 | 00:13:35
What were the five crimes that changed law enforcement in Britain?
May 29 | 00:33:10
What was 'The Golden Age' - Britain in the 50s?
May 04 | 00:14:02
What were the six trivial decisions that changed British History?
Apr 24 | 00:15:50
What were The Troubles? - Part 2
Apr 24 | 00:20:55
What wee The Troubles? — Part 1
Apr 23 | 00:17:50
How did The Firm rule London?
Apr 14 | 00:23:16
Torture And Death In The Tower Of London (Part 2)
Apr 12 | 00:14:16
Torture And Death In The Tower Of London (Part 1)
Apr 10 | 00:21:04
What have been Formula One's biggest controversies?
Apr 03 | 00:13:20
Britain's Historical Mysteries
Apr 02 | 00:11:00
What happened during The Falklands War?
Mar 28 | 00:07:50
Who was The Real Indiana Jones?
Mar 28 | 00:13:05
What were the Tour de France's Biggest Scandals?
Mar 14 | 00:12:53
A Brief History Of Stephen Hawking
Mar 08 | 00:12:24
Who was Margaret Thatcher?
Mar 07 | 00:17:27
What happened during the Space Race?
Mar 03 | 00:12:24
Who was Charles Darwin?
Nov 27 | 00:09:00
Who was Britain's Greatest Sportsman?
Nov 27 | 00:15:09
What was "The Greatest Raid Of All'?
Nov 22 | 00:09:20
What were London's Forgotten Coffeehouses?
Nov 22 | 00:14:49
Who broke the Four-Minute Mile?
Nov 21 | 00:14:12
Who were the Men Who Mapped The World?
Nov 20 | 00:15:11
How did the London Underground develop?
Nov 09 | 00:07:28
What was the Berlin Wall?
Nov 09 | 00:09:45
What happened during at Battle Of The Somme?
Nov 07 | 00:14:30
Where did British Pub Names come from?
Nov 07 | 00:17:20
Where were London's Execution Sites?
Nov 02 | 00:12:01
What happened during the Irish Civil War?
Oct 31 | 00:14:20
What was the Irish War Of Independence?
Oct 31 | 00:16:09
The Great Fire Of London - Day 3
Oct 29 | 00:10:48
The Great Fire Of London - Day 2
Oct 29 | 00:16:28
The Great Fire Of London - Day 1
Oct 29 | 00:07:27
Who was John F. Kennedy? Part 2
Oct 27 | 00:08:56
Who was John F. Kennedy? - Part 1
Oct 27 | 00:16:21
What happened during the Vietnam War, Part 7: 1969 - 1975
Oct 27 | 00:07:00
What happened during the Vietnam War, Part 6: The Anti-War Movement
Oct 27 | 00:10:03
What happened during the Vietnam War, Part 5: 1966 - 1968
Oct 26 | 00:14:52
What happened during the Vietnam War, Part 4: 1964 - 1966
Oct 26 | 00:09:39
What happened during the Vietnam War, Part 3: 1961 - 1963
Oct 26 | 00:12:20
What happened during the Vietnam War, Part 2: 1947 - 1960
Oct 25 | 00:08:53
What happened during The Vietnam War, Part 1: 1900 - 1954
Oct 20 | 00:09:12
How did the Labour Party create the Welfare State?
Oct 20 | 00:08:38
Who was Oliver Cromwell?
Oct 19 | 00:06:45
What happened at The Battle Of Agincourt?
Oct 19 | 00:09:43
What was The Charge Of The Light Brigade?
Oct 17 | 00:10:26
What happened at the Battle Of Trafalgar?
Oct 16 | 00:11:00
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Excellent bite-size history podcast
Apr 10, 2018 by Scuderia_Rob

As someone who likes history but finds the idea of sitting down and listening to hour long podcasts about it intimidating, this is brilliant as it's bite-size but doesn't hold back on the details.

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