Dr Edward Jenner isn’t a name known to most of us yet he can be credited with the title of having saved more people in history than any other person.
The hideous disease that is smallpox makes an unwelcome visitor to the podcast this episode and we learn of the man that created a new discipline in medicine.
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In the era before social media we didn’t have the concerns of violent or vacuous influences upon out children.
Well actually we did – and their viral influence continues through to this day. Welcome to the incredible phenomena that were the Penny Dreadfuls.
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This episode takes a look at some of the history behind tattooing in the United Kingdom and the cultural and social influences that defined this art during this era.
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This episode takes a look at the life of Robert Bald. Now regarded as the father of Scottish engineering he was not only technically brilliant but strove to improve the lives of the men women and children working in the terrible conditions in coal mines.
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This episode I take a look at something dear to many of our hearts – those furry or feathered friends that become part of our family!
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This episode I take a short look at the history of Policing in the 19th century United Kingdom. From a perceived military force, the Metropolitan Police became a civilian entity that sought to serve all the people of London and the Kingdom at large.
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This episode I look at the education systems in Victorian England. Sure they had the rich schools, but you’ll learn about a man who with determination and a sack of potatoes, changed the lives of tens of thousands of children
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This episode I take a look at the infamous Opium Dens of London. Also, I talk about tea and the world’s first monster corporation!
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This episode I have a look at the struggle of life as an Orphan in Victorian England (It wasn’t all song and dance and working for Fagin, trust me!).
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The first episode of 2023 takes a look at one of the most prominent landmarks in London. The beautiful Hyde Park!
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