385 Episodes

  1. Accidents

    Published: 16/07/2018

  2. Brainstorm!

    Published: 01/07/2018

  3. Bells

    Published: 17/06/2018

  4. Mothers

    Published: 03/06/2018

  5. Relics

    Published: 20/05/2018

  6. Shrinking

    Published: 13/05/2018

  7. The Lean

    Published: 08/05/2018

  8. An Unexpected Challenge

    Published: 29/04/2018

  9. Childhood

    Published: 15/04/2018

  10. Pockets

    Published: 07/04/2018

  11. Eggs - Easter Special

    Published: 31/03/2018

  12. Nonsense

    Published: 18/03/2018

  13. Hats

    Published: 04/03/2018

  14. Chairs

    Published: 25/02/2018

  15. Love

    Published: 14/02/2018

  16. Recipes

    Published: 11/02/2018

  17. Invasion! & TV History

    Published: 03/02/2018

  18. Histories of the Unexpected: The Book!

    Published: 27/01/2018

  19. Paper

    Published: 19/01/2018

  20. Lists

    Published: 11/01/2018

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Histories of the Unexpected explores the past in ways that you never dreamt possible. Surely there’s nothing unexpected about the past? About History? Aha, well Histories of the Unexpected adopts a new approach to exploring our past. Gone is the traditional linear plotting of battles, monarchs and political movements. Histories of the Unexpected argues that everything has a history, even the most unexpected of subjects. Like SLIME. Or COURAGE. or APPLAUSE.... Presented by Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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