Silphium: Ancient Aphrodisiac?

Today Mitch tells the amazing tale of how one Viking held back the entire English army... until a peasant had an idea.

CW: Talk about sex and abortions Today Rhiannon takes us on a winding path through the uses of an ancient herb known as Silphium and its popularity among ancient Mediterranean peoples. 

CW: Swearing When your brother gets captured by the French, how do you get out of paying the ransom?  That's a question for a couple of enterprising Scots!

Did Mallory and Irvine make it to the summit of Everest? In part 2 Rhiannon explores the evidence we have today. 

Today Rhiannon explores the ascent of Everest in 1924 by George Mallory and Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine. At some point on their climb the two men tragically died, but was it on the ascent or the descent?

So you thought Zombies were the only reanimated corpses you had to be afraid of?  NOPE. Say hello to your new nightmare fuel: Draugr. 

It should go without saying that you respect the dead, but you'd be surprised (and horrified) by what people have done with mummies...

Yes, it's not Caesar and the Pirates (due to technological issues) instead it's something even more exciting! When a cannon proof ship full of Americans meets a cannon proof ship full of Americans, it can only be the Civil War. Please note: We'll be switching to a fortnightly release after this week as life is full of surprises! Click follow to make sure you're getting updates on the latest episodes. 

CW: Swearing It's a big one this week! Mitch dives into the full story behind the almost mythical 'American and Australian train brawl'. As one war reporter said of the real story, it was "the worst battle I ever witnessed."

CW: Swearing In Today's episode, Rhiannon explores the event known as 'The Great Emu War' which seems to signify the Emu's also knew that this was a fight...