The Forum Podcast
The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.
Episodes to download
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The rise of fans and fandom
Sat 28 Dec 2024
Iszi Lawrence and guests discuss the history and inexorable rise of fandom
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The enduring allure of jewellery
Sat 23 Nov 2024
How precious ornaments have held us spellbound for centuries
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The diary: A life page by page
Sat 24 Aug 2024
The centuries-old practice of keeping a personal journal
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The only way is up: A history of mountaineering
Sat 27 Jul 2024
Tracing our fascination with the high peaks
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The story of throwaway living
Sat 23 Dec 2023
How disposable and single-use items conquered the world
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What makes a good boss?
Sat 28 Oct 2023
An exploration of how we can get the best out of people in the workplace.
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The joy and sorrow of roads
Sat 23 Sep 2023
Dirt tracks to expressways: how roadbuilding changed the world
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A deep dive into deepfakes
Sat 27 May 2023
Misinformation spread by faked images is almost as old as film itself
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How the mobile phone changed everything
Sat 22 Apr 2023
Charting the seismic transformation of our lives caused by mobile communications
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Alexander the Great or not so great?
Thu 16 Mar 2023
One of the world鈥檚 most astonishing military leaders, but was he brilliant or brutal?
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Rituals: Our anchors in a changing world
Thu 9 Mar 2023
Why rituals and ceremonies enthral us and endure through the ages
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Tropic谩lia: the movement that defied Brazil鈥檚 dictatorship
Thu 2 Mar 2023
The story of Brazil鈥檚 counter-cultural push of the late 1960s
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How the shipping container changed the world
Thu 23 Feb 2023
How standardising the humble shipping container revolutionised world trade
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Neanderthals: Meet the relatives
Thu 16 Feb 2023
Recent scientific breakthroughs have overturned received wisdom about our ancient cousins
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Cavalry and code-breaking: The Polish-Soviet war
Thu 9 Feb 2023
Little-known conflict that shaped Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the First World War
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