How travelling quacks and snobby doctors held back dentistry for centuries, while millions endured the agony of toothache and wondered... more

This week Angela drags John around the shops of Britain for about 200 years as we take a look at... more

How the IRA came very close to killing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the British Cabinet and triggered a massive... more

This week Angela tricks John into learning about the history of April Fool’s Day. Where did it originate? Why do... more

Centuries ahead of those “Brits Abroad” tabloid headlines that make us hang our heads in shame, the British were still... more

In 18th Century France the Ancien Regime comes up against the Enlightenment and Age of Reason and, spoiler alert, it... more

How one scruffy Irish popstar saw a terrible famine being reported on his television and decided to do a bit... more

Just in time for International Women’s Day on March 8, we dig into the surprising history of this worldwide celebration... more

John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes return for a new season of We Are History! In this first episode they explore... more

For the final episode in this series, the ever-so-honest John O’Farrell and Angela Barnes find out how and why smuggling... more