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Histories of the UnexpectedHalloween 2023: Rerelease 1 - CORPSESIn this RERELEASED episode for HALLOWEEN 2023, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis try to breathe new life into the unexpected history of CORPSES! Which is all about the eccentric Cornish landowner Sir James Tillie (1645-1713), who demanded that upon his death his body should be tied to a chair facing the River Tamar in a purpose-built mausoleum at Pentillie Castle (and he was to be fed every day!); Viking corpse doors and mortuary practices related to doors; and superstitions to do with bleeding corpses. It's also all about sixteenth- and seventeenth-century burial practices; exhumation, posthumous execution...
2023-10-3143 minHistories of the UnexpectedMOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL!In honour of mothers around the world, past and present, a rerelease of our episode on the Unexpected History of MOTHERS!THE UNEXPECTED HISTORY OF MOTHERS! A boy’s best friend is his mother’ (Norman Bates – Psycho, written and directed by Joseph Stefano and Alfred Hitchcock, 1960). Welcome to Histories of the Unexpected where you will discover the history of things you did not know even had a history, like the history of nonsense or the history of the itch. For this episode let us join the Abbott of historical action, Dr Sam Willis, and the Marconi of long dist...
2023-03-1934 minHistories of the UnexpectedVALENTINE'S DAY RERELEASE: LOVE!Happy Valentine's Day to our listeners! For this episode let us join the Cupid of history, Professor James Daybell and the Casanova of historical crime, Dr Sam Willis as they, with arrows notched and ready to fly, bring you from the back catalogue: the unexpected history of LOVE.Our two star crossed history hunters take the lead along love’s fickle twisting and turning path, from the modern phenomenon of attaching inscribed padlocks to public bridges in Paris to the votive offerings made through centuries past, from the tempestuous affair between Peter Abelard and Heloise d’Argenteuil in the...
2023-02-1446 minHistories of the UnexpectedTHE NUMBER 50!In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis take stock of half a century (in honour of the Daybell's milestone Birthday!) to unwrap the extraordinarily unexpected history of THE NUMBER 50! Which is all about models of how we interpret the past, the headlines on 3 December 1972, and the remarkable meanings and symbolisms of the number 50!! It's also about the fascinating history of the £50 bank note, and the notion of historical figures on the back of legal tender. Who knew! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-12-1634 minHistories of the UnexpectedHalloween 2022: Rerelease 1 - CORPSESIn this RERELEASED episode for HALLOWEEN 2022, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis try to breathe new life into the unexpected history of CORPSES! Which is all about the eccentric Cornish landowner Sir James Tillie (1645-1713), who demanded that upon his death his body should be tied to a chair facing the River Tamar in a purpose-built mausoleum at Pentillie Castle (and he was to be fed every day!); Viking corpse doors and mortuary practices related to doors; and superstitions to do with bleeding corpses. It's also all about sixteenth- and seventeenth-century burial practices; exhumation, posthumous execution...
2022-10-3143 minHistories of the UnexpectedREUNIONS!In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis wander down memory lane and bump into old friends in this reminiscence about the unexpected history of REUNIONS! Which is inspired by James's recent gaudy at his old college, and is in fact all about the history of fine dining, pomp and ceremony in twentieth-century Oxford University; it's black family reunions after the abolition of slavery in the United States of America, and the reunion of loved ones after the Second World War. It's also all about the Fujian Tulou (large earthen buildings that housed an...
2022-10-0736 minHistories of the UnexpectedRERELEASE: MOTHERS!RE-RELEASE: THE UNEXPECTED HISTORY OF MOTHERS! A boy’s best friend is his mother’ (Norman Bates – Psycho, written and directed by Joseph Stefano and Alfred Hitchcock, 1960). Welcome to Histories of the Unexpected where you will discover the history of things you did not know even had a history, like the history of nonsense or the history of the itch. For this episode let us join the Abbott of historical action, Dr Sam Willis, and the Marconi of long distance historical communication, Professor James Daybell, as they bring forth the unexpected history of mothers.Join the very well preserved and...
2022-03-2734 minHistories of the UnexpectedCORPSES!In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis try to breathe new life into the unexpected history of CORPSES! Which is all about the eccentric Cornish landowner Sir James Tillie (1645-1713), who demanded that upon his death his body should be tied to a chair facing the River Tamar in a purpose-built mausoleum at Pentillie Castle (and he was to be fed every day!); Viking corpse doors and mortuary practices related to doors; and superstitions to do with bleeding corpses. It's also all about sixteenth- and seventeenth-century burial practices; exhumation, posthumous execution and corpses...
2022-02-1543 minHistories of the UnexpectedGENEROSITY!In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis get all festive ONE MORE TIME and inspired by the Christmas Story offer another Christmas special on the unexpected history of GENEROSITY! Which is all about the history of gift-giving and the change from Christmas being an adult affair, to one being centred on children and the family from the Victorian period onwards; Sam's favourite psychological experiment, the Ultimatum Games, King Henry VI of England, and Roman charity. It's also all about the saving of the lost literary treasures contained in The Honresfield library (which contains...
2021-12-2445 min
Histories of the UnexpectedGrandparents!In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis uncover the unexpected history of GRANDPARENTS! Which is all about oral history, WW2 and sociability during lockdown, as well as twentieth-century New Zealand, memory and identity, national grandparents day, Elizabeth Freke and the tragic death of a grandson! It's also all about monarch's grandfathers, Chinese relatives as well as James Daybell's great, great, great, great, great.......great, great, great.....grandparents and the Norman Conquest. Who knew! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-05-0544 min
Histories of the UnexpectedRabbits - Easter Special!In this episode the Histories of the Unexpected team of James Daybell and Sam Willis take on the topic of RABBITS - as an Easter Special! Now, of course, the UNEXPECTED history of loneliness is all about poaching and disputes over land; eighteenth-century England and Mary Toft who allegedly gave birth to rabbits (it was a hoax!); Aborigines and the Stolen Generation in Australia; mapping rabbit warrens in Devon; and bizarrely enough, dead cats soaked in aniseed. Intrigued? Well listen up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-1040 min
Histories of the UnexpectedLonelinessIn this episode the Histories of the Unexpected team of James Daybell and Sam Willis take on the topic of LONELINESS! Inspired by the events of a global lockdown, an UNEXPECTED history of loneliness is all about widowhood, eighteenth-century shopkeepers, Queen Victoria, prisons, the Beatles, chairs, teenagers, old photographs and nostalgia! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-0137 min
Histories of the UnexpectedTruth and LiesSam Willis and James Daybell take on the UNEXPECTED history of TRUTH and LIES! It's all about the FBI, printing in Renaissance Italy, fake news, surveillance technologies, and Hollywood actress Jean Seberg, ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-01-0945 min
Histories of the UnexpectedClothingSam Willis and James Daybell take on the UNEXPECTED history of CLOTHING! It's all about social control, death, recycling and mending, nationalism, Venice, knights and maidens, the Crown Jewels, ostriches, Thomas Wolsey, and the rediscovery of a long lost dress that once belonged to Queen Elizabeth I of England! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-12-0447 min
Histories of the UnexpectedPuppets!Sam Willis and James Daybell are inspired by the new film Judy and Punch to explore the fascinating history of puppets! They're all about noses, propaganda, domestic violence, totalitarian rule, mischief, squeaking, industrialisation and disease. Who knew?!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-11-1842 min
Histories of the UnexpectedFireInspired by Bonfire Night, Sam Willis and James Daybell explore the unexpected history of fire. It's all about communicating with fire, propaganda, speeches, hunting, exploring, Captain Cook, arrows, burning barrels, heresy, greed, Zoroastrianism, the rise of Islam, eternal flames, paisley, Dante's Inferno, treachery and Julius Caesar! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-11-1335 min
Dive Into The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Game-Changing!Histories of the Unexpected by Sam Willis, James DaybellPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/624657to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Histories of the Unexpected
Author: Sam Willis, James Daybell
Narrator: James Daybell, Sam Willis
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 15 minutes
Release date: November 1, 2019
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Did you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history of paperclips is all about the Stasi; and that the history of bubbles is all about the French Revolution? And who knew that Heinrich Himmler, Tutankhamun and the history of needlework are linked to napalm and Victorian orphans? In Histories of the Unexpected, Sam...
2019-11-0112h 15Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in History, WorldHistories of the Unexpected by Sam Willis, James DaybellPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/624657to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Histories of the Unexpected
Author: Sam Willis, James Daybell
Narrator: James Daybell, Sam Willis
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 15 minutes
Release date: November 1, 2019
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Did you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history of paperclips is all about the Stasi; and that the history of bubbles is all about the French Revolution? And who knew that Heinrich Himmler, Tutankhamun and the history of needlework are linked to napalm and Victorian orphans? In Histories of the Unexpected, Sam...
2019-11-0112h 15
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in History, WorldHistories of the Unexpected by Sam Willis, James DaybellPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/624657 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Histories of the Unexpected Author: Sam Willis, James Daybell Narrator: James Daybell, Sam Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 1, 2019 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Did you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history of paperclips is all about the Stasi; and that the history of bubbles is all about the French Revolution? And who knew that Heinrich Himmler, Tutankhamun and the history of needlework are linked to napalm and Victorian orphans? In Histories of the Unexpected...
2019-11-0103 min
Histories of the UnexpectedPiratesIn this episode Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell talk about the unexpected history pirates, which is all about authors, cross-dressing, ferocious women, childhood memory, beards and empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-06-2838 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe TudorsSam Willis and James Daybell explore the unexpected history of the Tudors! Is it all about Henry VIII? Anne Boleyn? Hampton Court and the Mary Rose? Well yes, but it's also all about monsters, toilets, oranges, mirrors, the gift, windows, hats, the chair, bones, lists, fire, eyes, faces, bells, shrinking, accidents, fruit-eating, letter writing, cannibalism and rings! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-06-1434 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe FamilyDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of the family. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Peter Curry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-01-2729 min
Histories of the UnexpectedPrivacyDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of Privacy. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Peter Curry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-01-2028 min
Histories of the UnexpectedSecretsDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of Secrets. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Peter Curry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-01-0626 min
Histories of the UnexpectedChristmas Ep.4Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of Christmas in the second episode of this two part series. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Peter Curry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-12-2425 min
Histories of the UnexpectedChristmas Ep.3Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of Christmas in the first of this two part series. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Peter Curry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-12-2125 min
Histories of the UnexpectedEyesDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of eyes. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Peter Curry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-12-0930 min
Histories of the UnexpectedMaking of the Live ShowDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell discuss the making of their live show. To see forthcoming dates check out historiesoftheunexpected.com/live Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-12-0124 min
Histories of the UnexpectedColourDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell discuss the unexpected history of Colour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-11-2627 min
Histories of the UnexpectedFear: A Hallowe'en SpecialDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell discuss the unexpected history of Hallowe'en. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-11-0132 min
Histories of the UnexpectedTrafalgarDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell discuss the unexpected history of Trafalgar for the 218th anniversary of the battle. Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Felix Maynard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-10-2125 min
Histories of the UnexpectedEnd of Summer Catch UpDr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell bring you up to speed with what's been going on at Unexpected Towers.For more exclusive interviews and documentaries visit HistoryHit.TV!Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Felix Maynard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-09-1523 min
Histories of the UnexpectedChimneys LIVEDr. Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of chimneys... live!To see exclusive history documentaries and interviews sign up to HistoryHit.TV. Use code 'UH3' to get your first 3 months for £3/$3/€3!Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Felix Maynard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-09-0858 min
Histories of the UnexpectedShrinking Pt 2Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell continue to discuss the unexpected history of shrinking. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TVProducer: Natt TapleyAudio: Felix Maynard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-08-0633 min
Histories of the UnexpectedAccidentsDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of accidents. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-07-1628 min
Histories of the UnexpectedBrainstorm!Of what would you like to hear the unexpected history? Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore various histories of the things they could talk about in future podcasts. For more exclusive history interviews & documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TVProducer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-07-0124 min
Histories of the UnexpectedBellsDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of bells. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-06-1734 minHistories of the UnexpectedMothersTHE UNEXPECTED HISTORY OF MOTHERS! A boy’s best friend is his mother’ (Norman Bates – Psycho, written and directed by Joseph Stefano and Alfred Hitchcock, 1960). Welcome to Histories of the Unexpected where you will discover the history of things you did not know even had a history, like the history of nonsense or the history of the itch. For this episode let us join the Abbott of historical action, Dr Sam Willis, and the Marconi of long distance historical communication, Professor James Daybell, as they bring forth the unexpected history of mothers.Join the very well preserved and embalmed...
2018-06-0334 min
Histories of the UnexpectedRelicsDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the links in their minds as they discover the unexpected history of relics. For more unexpected documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TVProducer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-05-2029 min
Histories of the UnexpectedShrinkingDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell discuss the unexpected history of shrinking. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TVProducer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-05-1325 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe LeanDr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of the lean. For more exclusive history interviews & documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-05-0830 min
Histories of the UnexpectedAn Unexpected ChallengeDr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell discuss the unexpected history of Sam's new book "The Struggle for Sea Power" by talking about none of the things in Sam's new book "The Struggle for Sea Power". For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-04-2927 min
Histories of the UnexpectedChildhoodDr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of childhood. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries subscribe to HistoryHIt.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-04-1535 min
Histories of the UnexpectedPocketsDr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell whisk you through the mysterious crannies in the unexpected history of pockets! For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV - a new kind of history channel.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete DennisTheme tune: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-04-0828 min
Histories of the UnexpectedEggs - Easter SpecialDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of eggs! For more exclusive interviews & documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete DennisTheme: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-03-3129 min
Histories of the UnexpectedNonsenseDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell discover the unexpected history of nonsense! For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-03-1837 min
Histories of the UnexpectedHatsDr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell expore the unexpected history of hats, titfers, chapeaux, and other head-coverings. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TVProducer: Nathaniel Tapley for Hit NetworkAudio: Pete DennisTheme: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-03-0432 min
Histories of the UnexpectedChairsDr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of chairs. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete DennisTheme: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-02-2542 min
Histories of the UnexpectedLoveOn Valentine's Day, Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell discuss the unexpected history of Love. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete DennisTheme tune: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-02-1446 min
Histories of the UnexpectedRecipesDr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of recipes! For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete DennisTheme: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-02-1141 min
Histories of the UnexpectedInvasion! & TV HistoryDr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of Invasion! and TV history more generally. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries join HistoryHit.TV today for free!Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-02-0335 min
Histories of the UnexpectedHistories of the Unexpected: The Book!Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell discuss the unexpected history of the Histories of the Unexpected bookFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer: Natt TapleyHistories of the Unexpected Theme - Dan MorelleEdit & Mix: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-01-2724 min
Histories of the UnexpectedPaperSam Willis and James Daybell take us through the unexpected history of... paperProducer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete DennisTheme: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-01-1936 min
Histories of the UnexpectedListsSam Willis & James Daybell take you the the fascinating, and entirely unexpected, history of lists... For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, sign up to HIstoryHit.TV. To subscribe, click here.Producer: Nathaniel TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-01-1135 min
Histories of the UnexpectedSnowSam Willis & James Daybell reveal the unexpected history of snow... For more exclusive interviews and documentaries subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Join us at historyh.it/unexpectepodProducers: Natt Tapley & Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-01-0532 min
Histories of the UnexpectedDustIn a special live episode, Sam Willis & James Daybell explore the Unexpected History of Dust.For more exclusive history documentaries and interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV here.Producer: Dan MorelleAudio: Pete DennisTheme Tune: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-12-1735 min
Histories of the UnexpectedOur Books!Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - Twitter Facebook Producer & Histories of the Unexpected Theme - Dan Morelle Edit & Mix: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-12-1234 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe BookDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-11-1426 min
Histories of the UnexpectedCodes Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-11-0732 min
Histories of the UnexpectedHandwriting Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-10-3136 min
Histories of the UnexpectedHow to be a historian - Episode 5 Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-10-2422 min
Histories of the UnexpectedClocks: A New DiscoveryDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-10-1731 min
Histories of the UnexpectedHow to be a historian - Episode 4 Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-10-1030 min
Histories of the UnexpectedGloves: A New DiscoveryDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-10-0423 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe History of Our PodcastDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-09-2631 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe Scar: A New DiscoveryDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-09-2126 min
Histories of the UnexpectedHow to be a historian - Episode 3Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-09-0621 min
Histories of the UnexpectedHow to be a historian - Episode 2Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-08-2938 min
Histories of the UnexpectedSignature: A New Discovery Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-08-2237 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe Material World of Powderham: a castle, a horn, a bookcase and a chairRecorded live at Powderham castle in May 2017.Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan MorelleDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-08-151h 03
Histories of the UnexpectedChalk and ValleysRecorded live at the the 2017 Chalke Valley History Festival.Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-08-081h 00
Histories of the UnexpectedBookcasesDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-08-0230 min
Histories of the UnexpectedChickensDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-07-2531 min
Histories of the UnexpectedCatsDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-07-1940 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe FartDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-07-1231 min
Histories of the UnexpectedHow to be a historian - Episode 1Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-07-0525 min
Histories of the UnexpectedBoxes: A New DiscoveryDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-06-3011 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe RingDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-06-2637 min
Histories of the UnexpectedNeedleworkDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-06-0139 min
Histories of the UnexpectedHandsDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-05-2632 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe StudyDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-05-1622 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe FollowerDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-05-0929 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe ItchJoin us for our first ever live show in Plymouth on May 4th - find out more and buy tickets here.Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-05-0226 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe MirrorDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-04-2529 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe PaperclipDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-04-1830 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe ScarDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-04-1125 min
Histories of the UnexpectedToiletsDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-04-1123 min
Histories of the UnexpectedDragons Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebook Producer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-04-0418 min
Histories of the UnexpectedMonsters Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - TwitterFacebook Producer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-03-2228 min
Histories of the UnexpectedTearsDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-03-1429 min
Histories of the UnexpectedPerfumeDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-03-0727 min
Histories of the UnexpectedSweatDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-02-2831 min
Histories of the UnexpectedBloodDr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-02-2128 min
Histories of the UnexpectedChristmas Ep.1“It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags!... Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! ...” (Dr Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 1956)It can only be the Unexpected History of Christmas!Let us once again join the Santa of Historical Skepticism, Professor James Daybell and the Charles Dickens of Christmas Past, Dr Sam Willis as they untangle the tinsel and unravel the lights to reveal the unexpected history of Christmas. Upon Santa’s sleigh, they will dash from medieval carousing to a Dickensian Christmas, and from rac...
2016-12-2435 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe PartyIt’s our 10th episode!So blow out the candles, cut the cake and make a wish! You are cordially invited to join the Cultivator of Chronicles, Dr Sam Willis, and the Tim Peake of Time, Professor James Daybell as these history DJs get the unexpected history of the party started. From garden parties to peripatetic English monarchs, from the vomiting ladies of the court of James I to the myth of the Roman Vomitorium, there’s much to celebrate as Sam and James make the links between Edvard Munch and wallflowers and bacchanalian exce...
2016-12-0124 min
Histories of the UnexpectedBoxesBoxes, coffins, letter, houses, locks and more. Sam and James audio-google their way through the unexpected history of boxes.Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillisProfessor James Daybell - @JamesDaybellFollow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPodHistoryHit Network - Twitter FacebookProducer - Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2016-11-2031 min
Histories of the UnexpectedThe LetterDoubt thou the stars are fire,Doubt that the sun doth move,Doubt truth to be a liar, ~Shakespeare, Hamlet’s letter to OpheliaBut never doubt the unexpected historical links as the lieutenant of lifetimes, Professor James Daybell, and the investigator of intrigue, Dr Sam Willis, take the old post road from London to Dover. With a stop-off on Dartmoor, it’s then across the sea to Jamaica as they chart the material history of the letter. From statecraft to warfare, from love to diplomacy, join James and Sam as they uncover the unexpected history of letters. Need...
2016-11-1134 min
Histories of the UnexpectedBubbles!Like a well-spring of historical facts, bubbling over with unexpected links, Dr Sam Willis, the maitre’d of museums, and Professor James Daybell, the inspector of eons, take you on another intoxicating ride through history. From Oliver Cromwell’s Navigation Act of 1651, the American Boys Handy Book and the culture of childhood, South American colonies, and early cancer cures, (and with a little help from Lady Luck) they’ll make the links for the history of the bubble.How did the need to halt deforestation in the early seventeenth-century spur new technological developments which allowed the Britis...
2016-11-0122 min
Histories of the UnexpectedHair“There’s many a man hath more hair than wit”But worry not for this is no Comedy of Errors and there’s certainly more to this unexpected history.Let us join our host with the Cranium full of Chronicles, Professor James Daybell, and the Authority of the Archives, Dr Sam Willis as they bob and weave their way through the unexpected history of hair. From the Duke of Wellington and theories of Great Men in history, tonsures and ritual practices, to the political implications of French provocation at sea.“Like quills upon the fretful porpentine”, they make th...
2016-10-2822 min
Histories of the UnexpectedLightningI call the Living I mourn the Dead I break the Lightning (inscribed on the Great Bell of the Minster of Schaffhausen) Join the Preacher of the Past, Dr Sam Willis and the Antidote to Antiquity, Professor James Daybell, as they steer their very own DeLorean through the unexpectedly charged history of lightning. It will be a high voltage flight from Nelson to Dickensian ghosts. Along the way, they will make the lightning flash links between American Independence, superstitious English sailors, Protestant winds and Nazi P.E kits. Take a seat...
2016-10-2419 min