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Bloody, but unbowed, 1875
Will the real Long John Silver please stand up?
Aug 14
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Andrew Chapman
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A history of… the Wow! signal and the Fermi paradox
Where is everybody?
Aug 7
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Paul Lenz
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July 2026
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Did you miss these earlier highlights?
Jul 31
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Andrew Chapman
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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
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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
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Paul Lenz
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A history of… association football (Part 1)
If an opponent is wearing a knife, try not to run into it…
Jul 17
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Paul Lenz
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A history of… coffee (Part 3)
Mark Twain was very unimpressed by European coffee…
Jul 10
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Paul Lenz
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Gunfire at the bank, 1903
Mont has a bad day at the office.
Jul 3
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Andrew Chapman
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June 2026
A history of… coffee (Part 2)
It is great for drying up the running humours, such as the King's Evil...but is terrible for men's, err, "performance".
Jun 26
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Paul Lenz
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‘Travels at home’, 1769
A curious traveller – shaken out of bed?
Jun 19
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Andrew Chapman
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A history of… coffee (Part 1)
Despite rumours to the contrary, dancing goats had nothing to do with it…
Jun 12
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Paul Lenz
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Histories in the making
A quick trip down memory lane
Jun 5
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Andrew Chapman
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Paul Lenz
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