We look at the history and modern challenges of science and conservation at The British Museum

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The Favourite

A BECHDEL CAST Z LIST DEAD LIST MASHUP BONUS EPISODE! Iszi, Jamie and Caitlin analyze the film THE FAVOURITE for its historical and feminist credentials. Olivia Colman gets put through the microscope.

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Who is REAL in The Unstoppable Letty Pegg?

The Unstoppable Letty Pegg is full of characters - but do you know who is real and who is not?

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Roman Britain

Sam Moorhead and Iszi discuss why the Romans wanted the soggy islands of Britain, how it was central to the Roman Empire and what happened when they abandoned it.

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Laaaandaaan

London is a pussy boil - only according to History.

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Making Films Accurate

the cineasts who help us understand history and the history of cinema…

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High Flyers

The history of flight - from flapping monks to women in space!

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INCEST

Keeping it in the family has never been so revolting - yet politically astute

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A Very British Spiderman

No violence: all charm. This podcast isn't about Marvel, but it is of a man who marvels at the smallest and least understood creatures.

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Food

Tom Holland slurps a milkshake while I look at fasting pots.

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Troy Harder

In this additional episode devoted to the legend of Troy, Iszi speaks to exhibition curators Alexandra Villing and Victoria Donnellan to discover the truth behind the ancient myth..

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Back to the Future

When this baby reaches 88mph you’re going to see some serious Radio.

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A Tudor Christmas

sipping mulled wine with author Siobhan Clarke to talk feasting, revelry and merrymaking in Tudor times in this festive episode.

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Nationalism

Nationalism and fairytales… they are interconnected.

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The First Draft

Who writes History? Iszi and Tom find out how history was, is and was (and is) made.

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The Story of Troy

Alexandra Villing and Victoria Donnellan, curators of the upcoming major exhibition on Troy to discuss the origins of this epic tale.

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This Pig Is GUILTY

History is full of criminals, and some are not human. Here is a tale of animals of the past, some guilty, some innocent all judged by the LAW.

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Inspired by the east

s Julia Tugwell and Olivia Threlkeld, curators of Inspired by the east how the Islamic world influenced western art to discuss the Islamic world's influence on Western art.

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Rethinking Rembrandt

A biography of Rembrandt - what made him special and how did he achieve his prints, not just his paintings. A curious episode of the British Museum Membercast to show how Rembrandt excelled in the world of printmaking.

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