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Democracy is widespread today - but what do we actually mean by the word? Participative democracy existed in ancient ...

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...The Plague Was the Worst Epidemic Ever?

Air Date: 2025-06-18

The Black Death was a catastrophe for Europe killing half of the population of the continent in the Middle Ages. But ...

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...We Used to Work More?

Air Date: 2025-06-18

Do we work more today than in the distant past? Hunter-gatherers often got by with little effort, and it was only wit...

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...We Always Believed in God?

Air Date: 2025-07-09

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For as long as we can remember, human beings have expressed belief in higher deities in art, rituals, and rules of be...

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...The Library of Alexandria Burned Down?

Air Date: 2025-07-16

The Library of Alexandria was considered a treasure trove of knowledge - and its loss shows how fragile knowledge can...

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...Vibrators Were Invented for Female Pleasure?

Air Date: 2025-07-23

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According to a widely believed story, the vibrator was the brainchild of male doctors who wanted to treat hysteria wi...

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...We Used to Die Younger in the Past?

Air Date: 2025-07-27

Advances in agriculture, hygiene and medicine have steadily increased average life expectancy throughout history. But...

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...Hitler Invented the Autobahn?

Air Date: 2025-07-30

Many believe that Hitler invented the Autobahn, boosting the German economy and solving unemployment in the process. ...

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...The Steam Engine Started the Industrial Revolution?

Air Date: 2025-08-13

The steam engine marked the beginning of the fossil fuel era. But was it really this invention that triggered the Ind...

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...Bartering Was the First Form of Money?

Air Date: 2025-08-20

A world without money? It is hard to imagine - but it did exist. But was bartering really the first form of exchange,...

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...Men Have Always Worn Trousers?

Air Date: 2025-08-27

What does what we wear reveal about our society? Who determines what is considered masculine or feminine? From Antiqu...

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...Beauty Standards Have Always Been the Same?

Air Date: 2025-09-03

Beauty has shaped our thoughts and feelings from ancient times to the present day. Who do we find attractive? And why...

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...Julius Caesar Was Born by C-Section?

Air Date: 2025-09-10

A caesarean has become a common way to give birth, but until the 19th century, it was a highly dangerous last resort....

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...We All Believed the World Was Flat?

Air Date: 2025-09-17

Did everyone think that the Earth was a flat disc until Christopher Columbus boldly attempted to prove otherwise ? Ho...

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...There Was No Hygiene in the Middle Ages?

Air Date: 2025-09-24

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With chivalrous Knights, great castles and high adventure, the Middle Ages have always fascinated us. While fans of h...

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...Decadence Caused the Fall of Rome?

Air Date: 2025-10-01

Military victories, efficient administration, flourishing trade, innovative technologies: the Roman Empire is the ar...

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Education Serves the Common Good?

Air Date: 2025-10-08

Education is seen today as one of the pillars of a modern, democratic society. Yet its historical roots are more ofte...

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Pirates Were Always Bad?

Air Date: 2025-10-15

They sailed under the flag of the skull and crossbones - as the self-proclaimed enemies of all mankind. Pirates are s...

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... Collective Ownership is Doomed to Fail?

Air Date: 2025-10-22

The Tragedy of the Commons theory posits that a valuable and finite resource, freely available to everyone, will be o...

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...Pasta Was Made in Italy?

Air Date: 2025-10-29

Who doesn't love pasta? It's conquered the world, but Italians love it most. But did they really invent it? We explor...

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Men and Women Have Never Been Equal?

Air Date: 2025-11-05

From Iceland’s women’s strike in 1975 right back to strong Viking women and the very first human settlements, was the...

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...We have always gone on strike?

Air Date: 2025-11-12

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...Secret agents have no qualms of conscience?

Air Date: 2025-11-19

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...We all used to speak the same language?

Air Date: 2025-11-26

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...We used to live in harmony with nature?

Air Date: 2025-12-03

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...Borders Have Always Existed?

Air Date: 2025-12-10

250,000 kilometres of borders stretch across the world todaya nd even on the oldest maps they are everywhere. But hav...

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...Migrations were not as numerous in the past?

Air Date: 2025-12-17

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...Childhood Is A Modern Invention?

Air Date: 2025-12-24

In the past, childhood did not exist: Children had to go out into the fields and work alongside adults from a very yo...

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...We Have Always Eaten Meat?

Air Date: 2025-12-31