Laurence Bergreen threads the needle for me. He tells Magellan's story in a way that is exciting and moves with... more

It is hard to describe Peter Henderson's adventures without lapsing into cliche. Hair raising, eye popping and so on. A... more

Thony Christie has a blog called the Renaissance Mathematicus. It covers the history of science and is one of the... more

David Rooney is the author of About Time: A History of Civilisation in Twelve Clocks. He talks about clocks (in... more

Freddie, Abe and I talk about movies. Three blokes talking about feminism in movies. Well of course. But much more... more

Julian Sancton is a wonderful guide to the Belgian expedition to Antartica in 1898.  The crew of the Belgica included... more

Kenji Tierney is a wonderfully engaging speaker. Starting with memories of being introduced by his grandmother to sumo by way... more

Robin Gaster's book Behemoth, Amazon Rising: Power and Seduction in the Age of Amazon is available to buy on, naturally,... more

Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney is a professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin. Here she recalls her life as a young... more

Roger Crowley tells the story of how Portugal built its empire in the Indian ocean from 1498. The Portuguese were... more