Timeline Tapes: A World History Podcast
1) Unfit to lead: Why these military leaders failed
Today we’re travelling back in time to explore some of the most breath-takingly incompetent historic leaders, from the Crusades to Vietnam. In this episode we discover how lack of communication and mi...Show More
2) The Man Who Killed Richard III
This is a story of conspiracy and betrayal, of a lust for power and a lost allegiance; the story of the man who killed King Richard III.In this documentary we set out to prove that the Welshman Sir Rh...Show More
3) Into the Ancient Labyrinth
This is part two of a two part episode, make sure you catch up on last week's by checking back in our feed. The mysterious island of Crete has always loomed large in imagination, as the home of the Mi...Show More
4) The Secret History Of The Minotaur Legend
The mysterious island of Crete has always loomed large in imagination, as the home of the Minotaur -- that monstrous creature, half-man half-bull -- imprisoned in Daedalus' labyrinth. Before Crete col...Show More
5) Tornado Dowm
This is the second part of a two part episode. Check back in our feed to listen to part one 'The RAF Pilots Tortured During The Gulf War '. Operation Desert Storm was only a day old when Tornado ...Show More
6) The RAF Pilots Tortured During The Gulf War
Operation Desert Storm was only a day old when Tornado pilots John Peters and John Nichol were shot down in Iraqi territory and subsequently tortured and paraded on TV. Bruised and battered, the two m...Show More
7) Riddle Of The Plague Survivors
The Plague: How Did One Village Survive? This is The Riddle of the Plague Survivors. The original documentary was licensed by Nent to Little Dot Studios.Podcast edit production by Richard TannerYou ca...Show More
8) Hunting the KGB Killers
This is part two of the inside story of Alexander Litvinenko's murder in London and the subsequent international manhunt that led to the Kremlin, told in full for the first time, with exclusive access...Show More
9) The Russian Whistleblower Who Was Murdered By The KGB
The inside story of Alexander Litvinenko's murder in London and the subsequent international manhunt that led to the Kremlin, told in full for the first time, with exclusive access to key individuals....Show More
10) The Magic of Houdini
Alan Davies explores the extraordinary life of Harry Houdini, who against the odds was among the richest, most successful entertainers in the world, he was the ultimate showman and one of the first Am...Show More