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Home Security

A gaggle of geese stands guard outside a whisky distillery in Scotland.

• 31 mins

Windows

A tax on windows leads to some interesting architectural solutions.

• 29 mins

Dinner Parties

At a feast in Norway, drunk Vikings engage in a rap battle.

• 30 mins

Pests

In Victorian London, a rat catcher turns his profession into street entertainment.

• 33 mins

Clocks

The most elaborate clock the world has ever seen is constructed in 11th-century China.

• 28 mins

Home Entertainment

On a windswept island in the Bristol Channel, radio is born…

• 30 mins

Heating

A king in dire financial straits institutes a controversial tax on fireplaces.

• 30 mins

Bread

Ryebread causes a devastating disease in medieval Germany.

• 31 mins

Neighbours

Villagers across Europe turn on each other with dangerous accusations of witchcraft.

• 32 mins

Bins

A whole city is built from waste in Neolithic Turkey.

• 29 mins

Laundry

The Ancient Romans use questionable substances to clean their clothes.

• 28 mins

Sheds

A boy scout assembles parts for the nuclear reactor he’s building in his mother’s shed.

• 27 mins