The Ancients

The Ancients

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Iron Age Britain

Iron Age Britain

May 24, 2026

What if Iron Age Britain was never a land of barbarians at all, but a world of skilled farmers, powerful women, trade, ritual, and spectacle? Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Tom Moore to reveal ...

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Prehistoric Greenland

Prehistoric Greenland

May 21, 2026

What can a frozen island reveal about the people who thrived there for thousands of years? Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. Asta Mønsted to explore prehistoric Greenland through astonishing archaeology...

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The Other Humans: Why We Survived?

The Other Humans: Why We Survived?

May 17, 2026

For most of human history, we were not alone. Human evolution was shaped by multiple human species living side by side, from Neanderthals in Europe to Denisovans in Asia, before all but one disappeare...

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What If Alexander Fought Rome?

What If Alexander Fought Rome?

May 14, 2026

Rome vs Alexander. It's a counterfactual of suitably epic proportions, fit for movie theatres and sprawling strategy video games. What would've happen had the great Macedonian general not perished in ...

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The Real Armageddon

The Real Armageddon

May 10, 2026

Armageddon is more than just a biblical prophecy hailing the end of days. It is a real place: Megiddo, an ancient city that for thousands of years stood at the crossroads of empires, trade routes and ...

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Ancient China: The Warring States

Ancient China: The Warring States

May 07, 2026

How did ancient China plunge into 261 years of chaos, and how did that turmoil forge an empire? Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Andrew Seth Meyer to explore the Warring States period, from colla...

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The Prehistoric Plague

The Prehistoric Plague

May 03, 2026

The first ever outbreak of 'plague' - Yersinia Pestis, the most feared disease in human history - was long thought to be the Plague of Justinian in 541 AD. But new studies of ancient DNA have revealed...

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The Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf

Apr 30, 2026

Near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital commercial chokepoints, lies an ancient trade route that powered civilisation 4,000 years ago: the Persian Gulf - where goods and ideas flowed ...

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The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

Apr 26, 2026

In 79 AD, life in Pompeii unfolded beneath the shadow of a tremoring Mount Vesuvius. Streets bustled, businesses thrived, and merchants built fortunes, unaware disaster was hours away. But what happen...

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The First Tools

The First Tools

Apr 23, 2026

What if the first technology was just a stone? Tristan Hughes and Dr. Emma Finestone, - Curator and the Robert J. and Linnet E. Fritz Endowed Chair of Humans Origins at Cleveland Museum of Natural His...

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