Ranked #1
Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Terry Pratchett's Discworld
How does one map onto our world a fantasy world that rides around on the back of a turtle, where there is no London or E... Read more
1 Oct 2017
•
42mins
Ranked #2
Squanto
Squanto
As an icon, Squanto is known, but he isn’t really known. What Santa is to Christmas and the Easter Bunny is to Easter, S... Read more
15 Aug 2018
•
57mins
Ranked #3
The Full English Breakfast
The Full English Breakfast
This week, our first culinary icon. The Full English. The fry-up. What does it mean for a national cuisine - one that fi... Read more
23 Apr 2017
•
42mins
Ranked #4
John Smith, Admiral of New England
John Smith, Admiral of New England
The story of how John Smith made New England, and how New England destroyed John Smith.
4 Jul 2018
•
55mins
Ranked #5
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral
In 1994, it became the highest grossing British film of all time. How Four Weddings and a Funeral changed Richard Curtis... Read more
22 Jan 2017
•
49mins
Ranked #6
Paddington
Paddington
An episode dedicated to Michael Bond, and his little bear from Darkest Peru.
23 Jul 2017
•
39mins
Ranked #7
The Witch Hunt
The Witch Hunt
Can a witch hunt narrative be effective if it includes actual witches? In part one of a two part series on Salem and its... Read more
21 Oct 2018
•
44mins
Ranked #8
Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart
This episode we consider the legacy of Richard the Lionheart - was he a disobedient son, a bad governor, a harbinger of ... Read more
11 Jun 2017
•
59mins
Ranked #9
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
It might surprise you how much Robin Hood has been transformed by the way we want to see history; and by how much the wa... Read more
21 May 2017
•
50mins
Ranked #10
King John and the Magna Carta
King John and the Magna Carta
To wrap up our three-part series on the turn of the 13th century, we take a look at King John - no longer a petulant pri... Read more
2 Jul 2017
•
37mins
Ranked #11
The Mayflower
The Mayflower
The Mayflower is a foundational icon of the United States, but it was a British ship carrying British subjects to a Brit... Read more
22 Dec 2018
•
57mins
Ranked #12
The Guy Fawkes Mask
The Guy Fawkes Mask
This is the story of Guy Fawkes, but it's also the story of the comic book that forever gave him rosy cheeks and a smile... Read more
16 Nov 2017
•
52mins
Ranked #13
Special Episode: Reaching Mars
Special Episode: Reaching Mars
Look up. This month, July 2018, Mars is as close as he'll get for another 17 years. On a recent trip to Houston and the ... Read more
18 Jul 2018
•
43mins
Ranked #14
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
What happens when an icon dies? It's not just people that pass away, or buildings that get demolished... ideas to can be... Read more
6 Jan 2017
•
40mins
Ranked #15
The Crucible of Modern Salem
The Crucible of Modern Salem
The Witchfinder General of Salem, Eric Dwinnells leads us on a Halloween journey to the heart of Salem, Massachusetts. F... Read more
30 Oct 2018
•
1hr 5mins