Histories of the Unexpected
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Histories of the Unexpected
Histories of the Unexpected explores the past in ways that you never dreamt possible. Surely there’s nothing unexpected about the past? About History? Aha, well Histories of the Unexpected adopts a new approach to exploring our past. Gone is the traditional linear plotting of battles, monarchs and p...
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385 episódiosCountdown to Christmas 2023: 24: GENEROSITY!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 23: CHRISTMAS 2021!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 22: CHRISTMAS 2018 PART 2!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 21: CHRISTMAS 2018 Part 1
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 20: CHRISTMAS 2016!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 19: WISE MEN!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 18: SHEPHERDS!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 17: BABIES!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 16: REINDEER Part 2!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 15: REINDEER Part 1!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 14: ELVES!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 13: WINGS PART 2
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 12: WINGS PART !!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 11: DONKEYS!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 10: STARS!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 9: SNOW!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 8: CARROTS!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 7: OBSCENITY!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 6: RIOTS!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 5: SPITE!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 4: LUCKY FINDS!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 3: SHOES!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 2: Evil!
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Countdown to Christmas 2023: 1: Bad Luck
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BONFIRE NIGHT SPECIAL - RERELEASE of FIRE
Inspired by Bonfire Night, Sam Willis and James Daybell reexplore the unexpected history of fire. It's all about communicating with fire, propaganda,...
Halloween 2023: Rerelease 4 - FEAR - A HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
In this fourth and final RELEASE for HALLOWEEN 2023, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis discuss the unexpected history of F...
Halloween 2023: Rerelease 3 - MONSTERS
In this third RELEASE for HALLOWEEN 2023, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis discuss the unexpected history of MONSTERS!
Halloween 2023: Rerelease 2 - ZOMBIES
In this second RELEASE for HALLOWEEN 2023, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis discuss the unexpected history of ZOMBIES!
Halloween 2023: Rerelease 1 - CORPSES
In this RERELEASED episode for HALLOWEEN 2023, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis try to breathe new life into the unexpect...
PINK!
In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis uncover the UNEXPECTED history of PINK! Which is all about the...
SUNSHINE!
In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis don their shades of history, bag the sun beds by the pool of the...
HOMESICKNESS!
In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis get rather maudlin and nostalgic about the UNEXPECTED history of...
APOLOGIES!
In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis prostrate themselves upon the ground and humbly beg forgiveness...
RERELEASE: GLOVES!
RERELEASED for your listening pleasure, one of our favourite episodes from our back catalogue: the unexpected history of GLOVES!
The gloves are...
FRAILTY!
In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis clutch the walking stick of the past to uncover the UNEXPECTED h...
MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL!
In honour of mothers around the world, past and present, a rerelease of our episode on the Unexpected History of MOTHERS!
THE UNEXPECTED HISTORY...
WAITING!
In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis stretch their weary limbs, yawn and check their proverbial watch...
WALLS!
In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis scale the great heights of the UNEXPECTED history of WALLS! Whic...
STRIPES!
STRIPES!
In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis try on the city slicker pinstripe suits and specu...
VALENTINE'S DAY RERELEASE: LOVE!
Happy Valentine's Day to our listeners! For this episode let us join the Cupid of history, Professor James Daybell and the Casanova of historical crim...