The BackTracker History Show Podcast
1) Eric Harper: WW2 Life in the Royal Airforce
Eric Harper: WW2 Life in the Royal Airforce Season: 6 Episode: 28 At just eighteen, Eric Ronald Harper swapped the classroom for the cockpit. By May 1940 he was in uniform, training as an Air O...Show More
2) More Short Tales
More Short Tales Season: 6 Episode: 27 From an unusual change of mind to a woman with bizarre eating habits, here are just a few of the shorter tales in my archive. All interesting enough to sha...Show More
3) The Dickin Medal
The Dickin Medal Season: 6 Episode: 26 They call it the animals’ Victoria Cross—the PDSA Dickin Medal. Created in 1943, it honours the bravery of animals who served in war. Since then, more than...Show More
4) The Cheltenham Torso Mystery
The Cheltenham Torso Mystery Season: 6 Episode: 25 The Cheltenham torso mystery, a chilling enigma that gripped the nation, remains one of Gloucestershire's most infamous unsolved crimes.It made...Show More
5) Shorter Tales
Shorter Tales Season: 6 Episode: 24 This week’s show packs a punch with three bite-sized but gripping tales – a dash of heroism from a local legend, a stirring act of WW2 bravery, and the bitter...Show More
6) HMS Trincomalee
HMS Trincomalee Season: 6 Episode: 23 HMS Trincomalee is one of only two surviving British frigates from her era, alongside her near-sister ship, HMS Unicorn, now preserved as a museum in Dundee...Show More
7) The Legend of Lady Anne Clifford (Pt 2)
The Legend of Lady Anne Clifford (Pt 2) Season: 6 Episode: 22 The last member of one of England’s great medieval dynasties, Lady Anne Clifford became something of a legend in her own lifetime, a...Show More
8) The Legend of Lady Anne Clifford (Pt1)
The Legend of Lady Anne Clifford (Pt1) Season: 6 Episode: 21 The last member of one of England’s great medieval dynasties, Lady Anne Clifford became something of a legend in her own lifetime — a...Show More
9) Who Killed Young Betty?
Who Killed Young Betty? Season: 6 Episode: 20 On February 20, 1823, young Betty Trump, just 13 or 14 years old, left her home in Buckland St Mary, near Taunton. She was on her way to visit famil...Show More
10) Florence Simpson
Florence Simpson Season: 6 Episode: 19 Florence Simpson didn’t just break new ground—she laid the foundation for the future of women in the British military. From voluntary cook to military comm...Show More