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Carols, carouses, and ceasefires: Christmas special

In this final episode of the series, Eleanor and the Time Travelling team head to the pub - via...

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Music and food: a match made in heaven

What links Henry VIII and ice cream vans? Which opera diva got her own (just) desserts? Which...

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Four glorious eccentrics

Green nail varnish? Tick. Cycling knickerbockers? Tick. Pet giraffe? Tick. Dancing and playing...

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Lost at sea

Don your Sou'wester and join Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough as she sets sail to discover salty...

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Folk music and musical folk

Blow the dust off your squeezebox and strap on your gaiters as we go searching across the British...

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Myths, legends and supernannies

From the Arthurian legends of Cornwall to a saintly Viking in Orkney via everyone's favourite...

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Slave songs, pit songs, songs in dark times

From the plantations of the new world to the pits of County Durham, join Eleanor Rosamund...

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A quartet of musical superwomen

They mightn't be sporting spandex suits, but these four musical women deserve superhero status....

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A whistle-stop tour of four intriguing instruments

From the humble penny whistle to the Mighty Wurlitzer, Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough explores the...

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Celeb-spotting stories: four tales of musical celebs from history

Sensational sopranos, comedy geniuses, and a very popular organist... Eleanor Rosamund...

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Five objects that tell the story of the River Thames

Get your boots on and head down to the River Thames with mudlark Lara Maiklem, as she discovers...

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Feasts, festivals and Fat Tuesdays

Cream buns, holiday parks, alcoholic dragons: who doesn't love a festival? Get your marker pen...

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Keeping up appearances

It's time to get ready to face the world: apply your make-up, trim those whiskers and don those...

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Smoke and mirrors

People, and elephants, are not always what they seem: Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough has a gallery...

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Objects of desire

Take a look at some of history's finest collectors' pieces: some desirable, some throwaway, and...

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Very superstitious

Need a little help making a wish, casting a curse or vanquishing an etheric vampire? Well, then,...

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Historical brainteasers

Can you solve these five bite-sized brainteasers from history - or guess the theme that unites them?

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Whatever the weather

Our time-travelling correspondents brave the elements to bring you tales of battles on ice,...

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A Time Traveller's dictionary

Travel through time and enhance your vocabulary with some of our favourite old words. Agnoiology,...

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Sporting endeavours

Here are some tips from the past for the optimum sporting performance: warm up properly, try not...

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