In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was... more
What's the recipe for making a historically world-class apex predator? In the case of Alexander the Great, it might be... more
Pagan Viking Sea Kings spend the 10th and 11th centuries morphing into Christian monarchs. But with rulers like Harald Bluetooth... more
This show picks up where Dan's Thor's Angels show left off. In the early Middle Ages Pagan Germanic-language speakers like... more
The Atlantic Slave Trade mixes centuries of human bondage with violence, economics, commerce, geo-political competition, liberty, morality, injustice, revolution, tragedy... more
When do spirit, tenacity, resilience and bravery cross into madness? When cities are incinerated? When suicide attacks become the norm?... more
Can suicidal bravery and fanatical determination make up for material, industrial and numerical insufficiency? As the Asia-Pacific conflict turns against... more
Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal are three of the most famous battles of the Second World War. Together they will... more
Japan's rising sun goes supernova and engulfs a huge area of Asia and the Pacific. A war without mercy begins... more
Deep themes run through this show, with allegations of Japanese war crimes and atrocities in China at the start leading... more
The Asia-Pacific War of 1937-1945 has deep roots. It also involves a Japanese society that's been called one of the... more