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665. Britain in the 70s: The Bailout from Hell (Part 4) Apr 29, 2026

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How did the new British Prime Minister, Jim Callaghan, intend to keep Britain from bankruptcy in 1976? What extreme new step might have seen riots in the streets? And, would labour survive the greatest financial scandal in British history?

Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the epic conclusion of their dramatic series on the most uproarious years of the 1970s in Britain, including the high point of the crisis, and the rise of punk.

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664. Britain in the 70s: Scandal in Downing Street (Part 3) Apr 26, 2026

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With Britain heading towards financial meltdown and paranoia in the air, could its exhausted Prime Minister, Harold Wilson survive? Why were bombs going off in London every few days in the winter of 1975? And, with inflation reaching unprecedented heights, would the government finally act?

Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss one of the greatest crisis points in modern British history.

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663. Britain in the 70s: The Brexit That Never Was (Part 2) Apr 22, 2026

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In the Spring of 1975, why was the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, so embattled? Why was the left so divided during this period? And, was Britain’s relationship with Europe already fracturing…?

Join Tom and Dominic, as they discuss the trials of Harold Wilson, as the melee of 1970s Britain rolled on.

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662. Britain in the 70s: The Rise of Thatcher (Part 1) Apr 19, 2026

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How did Margaret Thatcher rise to become leader of the Conservative Party in Britain? Why were British politics so tumultuous in the 1970s? And, who was Thatcher up against?

Join Dominic and Tom as they launch into the dramas, calamities, and triumphs of Thatcher’s rise to power, in 1970s Britain.

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661. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shōgun Triumphant (Part 4) Apr 15, 2026

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Who was the greatest female Samurai warrior of all time? What would unfold in the next phase of the terrible civil war between the Minamoto and the Taira dynasties? And, how did the Samurai finally become the masters of Japan?

Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the climactic conclusion of their journey into the rise of the Samurai.

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660. Dawn of the Samurai: Japan’s Greatest Warrior (Part 3) Apr 12, 2026

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Who was Yoshitsune, one of the greatest generals in all Japanese history? What part did he play in the ferocious Samurai civil war between the Minamoto clan and the Taira? And, who would win the most decisive victory in all of Samurai history?

Join Tom and Dominic as they delve deeper into the origin, rise, and triumph of the mighty Samurai, in 12th century Japan.

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659. Dawn of the Samurai: Bloodbath at the Bridge (Part 2) Apr 08, 2026

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What made the Samurai such elite warriors? How did the Minamoto clan seize control of vast swathes of Japan in the 12th century? And, which of their Samurai rivals would enact their bloody downfall…?

Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the growing power of the Samurai in medieval Japan.

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658. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1) Apr 05, 2026

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When did the Samurai come into being? How did they go from being provincial outsiders to masters of Japan, outstripping their aristocratic overlords? And, were they really the deadly, honour-driven warriors of myth?

Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the rise of history’s most formidable warriors; Japan’s lethal Samurai, and the proliferation of their legend.

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657. The Ku Klux Klan: American Fascists (Part 4) Apr 01, 2026

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After resurrecting in 1915, how did the Ku Klux Klan make its move on the next major American election? What was the role of women in the Klan? And, would this violent organisation finally meet its reckoning?

Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the tragic climax of their exploration into the rise and fall of the Ku Klux Klan.

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656. The Ku Klux Klan: Birth of a Nation (Part 3) Mar 29, 2026

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How did the second incarnation of the clan, born in Georgia in 1915, grow into a seemingly indomitable nation-wide fraternal organisation, numbering millions? Who were its new targets? And, with the Klan’s momentum seemingly unstoppable and an election on the horizon, would their appalling violence be publicly condemned?

Join Tom and Dominic as they chart the second rise of the violent, tyrannical, Ku Klux Klan….

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