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    Whatever the weather

    Battles on ice, apocalyptic storms and a historical cloud craze.

  2. Welcome to Time Travellers

    Welcome to this new 大象传媒 Podcast. Subscribe now for quirky slices of cultural history.

  3. Viking hipsters and Tudor yoga

    Looking for the next big trend? Consult the history books.

  4. Very superstitious

    Etheric vampires, Roman curses, and powerful fertility symbols...

  5. Treading the boards

    Come and join us for a night at the theatre.

  6. There will now be a short intermission

    We're taking a short break - but we'll be back soon.

  7. The power of paint

    Five colourful moments in history, told through the power of pigment

  8. The magic of small things

    Because little things can have a big impact.

  9. Talking dogs and dog-headed men

    Picture the weirdest creature you can imagine. Now times by ten.

  10. Stand like a Tudor; smell like a Georgian

    How to blend in with the locals - in any era.

  11. Sporting endeavours

    Here are some tips from the past for the optimum sporting performance.

  12. Smoke and mirrors

    People, and elephants, are not always what they seem.

  13. Slave songs, pit songs, songs in dark times

    Four stories of the power of music in times of hardship.

  14. Retro technology

    This is how they did IT in the olden days.

  15. Past pastimes

    Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough peruses historical hobbies.

  16. Objects of desire

    Take a look at some of history's finest - and weirdest - collectors' pieces.

  17. Myths, legends and supernannies

    Four musical adventures featuring knights, viking saints and the world's greatest nanny.

  18. Music everywhere

    Marvel at the lengths folk will go to in order to make their music heard.

  19. Music and food: a match made in heaven

    Ice cream, honey and... uranium ore: four gourmet stories of music and food.

  20. Message in a bottle

    Five tales of unusual communications sent by creative means.

  21. Mavericks and pioneers

    Oddballs, risk-takers, ground-breakers. Do not try this at home.

  22. Lost at sea

    Four salty stories of seafaring music and musicians from around the British Isles.

  23. Keeping up appearances

    Get ready to face the world.

  24. History without borders

    Continent-crossing cowboys, lost polar bears and space-faring birds.

  25. Historical brainteasers

    Can you solve these five bite-sized brainteasers from history?

  26. Grandiose designs

    Admire some of history's most ambitious design projects.

  27. Four glorious eccentrics

    Eleanor discovers the bizarre lives of four pretty zany musicians.

  28. Folk music and musical folk

    Four folky tales of unsung heroes, bladder fiddles and communal kitchenware bashing.

  29. Five objects that tell the story of the River Thames

    Get your boots on and join mudlark Lara Maiklem as she discovers history in river mud.

  30. Feasts, festivals and Fat Tuesdays

    Cream buns, holiday parks, alcoholic dragons: who doesn't love a festival?

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