The Forum Podcast
The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.
Episodes to download
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Nikola Tesla鈥檚 electric dreams
Sat 25 Nov 2017
A showman and a dreamer or an engineering genius well ahead of his time?
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Adam Smith: Father of Capitalism
Sat 18 Nov 2017
Exploring the work of the 18th century moral philosopher and economist Adam Smith
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Rain or shine? A short history of the weather forecast
Sat 4 Nov 2017
A century and a half of scientific meteorology
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The Reformation: A World Divided
Sat 28 Oct 2017
How Martin Luther started a revolution that would lead to the Protestant Reformation
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Detroit: Migration Motors & Music
Sat 21 Oct 2017
The changing fortunes of the American city of Detroit
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The Real Pirates of the Caribbean
Sat 14 Oct 2017
The story of the men and women who defined the 鈥楪olden Age鈥� of piracy.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
Sat 16 Sep 2017
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the origins and the legacy of Bram Stoker鈥檚 Dracula
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First Impressions: The Printing Press
Sat 2 Sep 2017
How a fifteenth century innovation changed our printed world
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Making Scents: The story of perfume
Sat 12 Aug 2017
How fine fragrance became liquid luxury in a bottle
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Carl Linnaeus: Naming nature
Sat 8 Jul 2017
The botanist who created a classification system to understand the natural world
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Silk Routes: Two Thousand Years of Trading
Sat 1 Jul 2017
Luxuries and everyday goods that travelled East and West
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Indian Princely States
Sat 24 Jun 2017
The lives of the Princes of India, their relationship with the British and legacy today
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Childhood: From Toddlers to Teenagers
Sat 10 Jun 2017
Through the ages and across the world, how have our ideas about childhood changed?
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Arthur Conan Doyle: The man behind Sherlock Holmes
Sat 3 Jun 2017
The life of doctor and literary star Arthur Conan Doyle.
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The bittersweet tale of cocoa
Sat 20 May 2017
The history of cacao in the Americas, from the Maya to the Aztecs
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Amelia Earhart: Trailblazer in the skies
Sat 6 May 2017
The inspirational life of the celebrated American aviator
