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On today's episode Tom and Dominic are joined by Friend of the Show, Professor Andrew Preston, to ta
On today's episode Tom and Dominic are joined by Andrew Preston, a Cambridge University professor wh
Happy Valentine's Day! Have you ever wondered why we send each other cards and go out to Carluccio's
Today we're dropping an episode from our friends at Noiser. Their podcast brings us to Munich, Germa
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In this week's episode, Tom and Dominic take a look at the actions, influence and brutalisation of t
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Today Tom and Dominic are joined by historian Dan Jackson to talk about one of the greatest inventio
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2022 marks 100 years since one of the most important years in modern history. In part 1 Tom and Domi
