A discussion about scrambled eggs led to us having a think about the Luddites, whose name is now synonymous with anti-technology. But the Luddites were more complicated that, and this week we will explore the origins of the Luddites, how the government responded to them, and whether the Luddites maybe had a point that is relevant today.The following music was used in this podcast:"Anachronist" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Triumph of General Ludd by Chumbawumba Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I don't blame you for not knowing what the episode title means. This week Amelia is going to look at bad art at a few points in history, but the sort of things where it's so bad it's good. So we'll be looking at some bad artwork, some bad singing, and some truly awful translations.The following music was used for this podcast:"Anachronist" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Queen of the Night Aria performed by Florence Foster JenkinsThank you for the Music performed by Jeremy Hardy from BBC's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've finally reached the end of our journey with the story of Rasputin and his famous assassination, wherein we learn the truth about how he died and what happened to those who orchestrated his murderThe following music was used in this media project:"Anachronist" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue with our multi-part series on the death of Rasputin, where Barnaby will tell us all about the three conspirators behind Rasputin's murder, how they came to decide this was what was good for Russia, and what personally motivated each of them.The following was used in creation of this media project:"Anachronist" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may already have heard of Rasputin, or at least you'll have heard something about Rasputin, but in many ways the truth is stranger than fiction. In this episode Barnaby begins his multi-part journey talking about the life, and more importantly the death, of one of Russia's most mysterious figures.The following music was used for this project:"Anachronist" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Rasputin by Boney MIn the Dark of the Night from Anastasia owned by the Disney Corporation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may have heard of men who used to be deluded that they were Napoleon, but it turns out some women had a similar issue when it came to the Grand Duchess Anastasia of the Romanovs. This week Amelia tells us about Anna, a woman found in Germany covered in scars who may have secretly been the lost grand duchess, or maybe she was just another person who had a psychotic break and invented a whole new identity for herself.The following music was used in this media project:"Anachronist" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Thinking Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monty Python was nearly right about something sinking into a swamp, but it was a cathedral, not a castle. This week on That Time When we make a surprising number of pop culture references (mostly movies), so we'll be teaching you the previously unknown collection between the Saw franchise and Winchester Cathedral (there isn't one) as we find out why and how a cathedral can sink.The following music was used to create this podcast:"Anachronist" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Jerusalem peformed by Winchester Cathedral ChoirHello Zepp by Charlie Clouser Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Horace De Vere Cole was a pretty ordinary person for a wealthy man in the late 19th century, except for his obsession with pulling pranks. His obsession has meant that no one is really sure if he had a point to them or not: did he want to thumb his nose at authority figures and pretentious art? Or was he just in it for a good, if sometimes obscene, time?The following music was used for this project: "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Anachronist" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You've probably heard the name Nicolas Flamel, most likely from the first Harry Potter book, but he was a real man with an... interesting story about his work as an alchemist and creator of the Philosopher's Stone. Of course, there's more to it than that, and also a whole lot less to it. The following music was used for this media project:Music: Anachronist by Kevin MacLeodFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3363-anachronistMusic: Suonatore di Liuto by Kevin MacLeodFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4440-suonatore-di-liutoLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this Halloween episode we hope that you've got your corpse storage room ready, because we're going to talk about Vlad the Impaler... well, actually we're going to talk about Vlad's handsome brother, but you know Vlad is gonna get talked about too. Plus there's an episodette about an experiment to see if coffee needed to be banned in Sweden. The following music was used for this media project:Music: Anachronist by Kevin MacLeodFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3363-anachronistMusic: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Kevin MacLeodFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4533-toccata-and-fugue-in-d-minorLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.