- 1 hour 7 minutesBonus - Astronomy and Empire at the Royal Observatory
I was kindly invited to interview the curators of Royal Observatory Greenwich to celebrate the 350th Anniversary of the first Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed, moving in. I got to explore the whole museum, and then sat down for a chat with two curators: Senior Curator Dr Louise Devoy, and Daisy Chamberlain, Curator of First Light.
The Royal Observatory is open to the public, and well worth a visit! https://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory
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23 July 2026, 7:05 am - 30 minutes 18 seconds04.15 - CSI: New England
John Sassamon is found dead, a suspected murder victim. Who killed him, why, and how did it lead to war?
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18 May 2026, 7:05 pm - 36 minutes 27 seconds04.14 - All's Fair in Love and Law
Rhode Island gets a Royal Charter, and the rest of New England is ordered to play nicely with the Indians. Philip becomes Sachem, and Weetamoo turns the English love of lawsuits against them.
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23 March 2026, 8:00 pm - 32 minutes 33 seconds04.13 - From Death and Darkness
How the Puritans converted the Indians, the origins of Harvard University Press, and the first bible in an American language.
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16 March 2026, 8:05 am - 34 minutes 50 seconds4-12 - Love Thy Neighbour
We get to grips with the history of King Philip's War, and set the stage for the conflict to come.
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23 February 2026, 10:00 pm - 56 minutes 11 secondsBonus - The Company in India with Professor Philip Stern
Philip J. Stern, Professor of History at Duke
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16 February 2026, 8:05 am - 23 minutes 42 seconds04.11 - New Starts in New England
New England faces smallpox, failed harvests, and religious dissenters.
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9 February 2026, 8:00 pm - 32 minutes 48 seconds04.10 - The Cabal
With the downfall of Clarendon, the CABAL takes centre stage in Restoration politics. But it's never so simple...
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26 January 2026, 11:32 pm - 34 minutes 56 seconds04.09 - The Raid on the Medway
Bankruptcy forces the Royal Navy into port. I'm sure it'll be safe.
- Nicholas Rodgers, The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, Volume 2, 1649–1815
- Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022.
- Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire, 2016.
- Frank Fox, The Four Days' Battle: The Greatest Sea Fight of the Age of Sail, 2009.
- David Onnekink & Gijs Rommelse, The Dutch in the Early Modern World.
- Steve Murdoch, The terror of the Seas: Scottish Maritime Warfare, 1513-1713, 2010.
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19 January 2026, 9:05 am - 44 minutes 27 seconds04.08 - The Four Days' Battle
The Royal Navy and the Dutch fleet square off. Michiel de Ruyter needs to clear the way for the merchant fleet to get home, or else the Dutch economy might collapse. George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, is outnumbered and outgunned, and Prince Rupert races to join him.
- Nicholas Rodgers, The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, Volume 2, 1649–1815
- Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022.
- Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire, 2016.
- Frank Fox, The Four Days' Battle: The Greatest Sea Fight of the Age of Sail, 2009.
- David Onnekink & Gijs Rommelse, The Dutch in the Early Modern World.
- Steve Murdoch, The terror of the Seas: Scottish Maritime Warfare, 1513-1713, 2010.
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12 January 2026, 8:05 am - 35 minutes 20 seconds04.07 - A City of Ash
After the Great Fire of London, the city needed to be rebuilt.
- Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire
- Jacob Field, London, Londoners and the Great Fire of 1666: Disaster and Recover.
- Clare Jackson, Charles II: The Star King
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