Histories

A history of… Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Even though she was born in 1852, a recording of the voice of the “real” Alice survives…

Oct 2 • Paul Lenz

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September 2026

Be on your guard, 1791

Or a history of… an old scam

Sep 25 • Andrew Chapman

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A history of… sandwiches

Would you eat one made with cheese that has been “coloured with the juice of sheep’s dung”?

Sep 18 • Paul Lenz

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The elephant in the room, 1826

Who would welcome the prick of a gimblet?

Sep 11 • Andrew Chapman

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A history of… air conditioning (Part 2)

Benjamin Franklin saw “...the possibility of freezing a man to death on a warm summer's day”

Sep 4 • Paul Lenz

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August 2026

Dirty eructations, 1793

You can trust a priest… right?

Aug 28 • Andrew Chapman

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A history of… air conditioning (Part 1)

Transporting ice thousands of miles by ship was a "slippery speculation"

Aug 21 • Paul Lenz

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Bloody, but unbowed, 1875

Will the real Long John Silver please stand up?

Aug 14 • Andrew Chapman

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A history of… the Wow! signal and the Fermi paradox

Where is everybody?

Aug 7 • Paul Lenz

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July 2026

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Jul 31 • Andrew Chapman and Paul Lenz

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Behind the scenes at Mole End, 1919

And how a US President helped. But who drove the magic carpet?

Jul 24 • Andrew Chapman

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A history of… association football (Part 2)

Some of the greatest teams in the world today started as offshoots of cricket clubs…

Jul 18 • Paul Lenz

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