Great leaders? Industrial change? Revolutions? If you thought these were the things that shaped history, think again. Back by popular demand, Lewis Dartnell returns to the show. He explains how modern political and economic patterns correlate with events which happened not decades or centuries ago, but hundreds of millions of years before human civilisations existed. Perhaps more relevant than ever in these uncertain times, it’s never been more compelling to understand Earth’s impact on the shape of human civilisations.
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Nuclear Armageddon with Julie McDowall
Dan sat down with Julie McDowall to talk about Britain's plans in case of nuclear Armageddon during the Cold War. They also discuss the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl and its infamous legacy.
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Race Science with Angela Saini
Dan sat down with Angela Saini to talk about the history behind race and the history of interactions between civilisations.
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The Anglo-Zulu War
Saul David - historian, broadcaster and author of several critically-acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction - comes on the show to discuss the most brutal and controversial British imperial conflict of the 19th century: the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.
