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Take it to the Brink

Sarah Dunant's monthly look at events from a historical perspective takes her to the brink

• 30 mins

IOU

Sarah Dunant's look at events from a historical perspective plunges into personal debt.

• 30 mins

Episode 4

Can history unlock the secret to a better old age?

• 30 mins

Speaking Out

Sarah Dunant looks at the history of women speaking out about inappropriate male behaviour

• 30 mins

This Old Year

Sarah Dunant delves into the past for alternative stories to help frame 2017.

• 30 mins

Resist

Sarah Dunant considers a post-antibiotic world with lessons from the past.

• 30 mins

The Deal

Sarah Dunant delves into the past for alternative stories to help frame today's anxieties.

• 30 mins

Beyond Your Command

Sarah Dunant uncovers stories from history when children have challenged adult authority.

• 30 mins

The Dating Game

Sarah Dunant delves into the past for stories of courtship to help us date better.

• 28 mins

Promises, Promises

Sarah Dunant explores the fractious history of promises made between rulers and the ruled.

• 28 mins

Poison: The Invisible Assassin

Sarah Dunant looks at moments in history when poison has sown fear, doubt and intrigue.

• 28 mins

Sleep: A Third of Human History

Sarah Dunant examines sleep as a source of preoccupation and worry throughout history.

• 28 mins

Deadlock

Sarah Dunant on historical deadlocks and the ways they were resolved.

• 28 mins

The Shame Game

Sarah Dunant delves into the history of shame, this most potent but raw of emotions.

• 28 mins

Into the World

Sarah Dunant on the history of travel, how it has enchanted and alarmed us for centuries.

• 28 mins

Fake History

Sarah explores the history of fake history, and its use to justify actions and ideology.

• 28 mins

Consider the Walrus: what can history tell us about the climate crisis?

Sarah Dunant looks to the past to help us think about the pressing climate change crisis.

• 28 mins

Beyond Reason

Sarah Dunant looks through history to understand apparently irrational behaviour.

• 28 mins