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When Greeks Flew KitesEpisodes

  1. Beyond Reason

    Sarah Dunant looks through history to understand apparently irrational behaviour.

  2. Consider the Walrus: what can history tell us about the climate crisis?

    Sarah Dunant looks to the past to help us think about the pressing climate change crisis.

  3. Fake History

    Sarah explores the history of fake history, and its use to justify actions and ideology.

  4. Into the World

    Sarah Dunant on the history of travel, how it has enchanted and alarmed us for centuries.

  5. The Shame Game

    Sarah Dunant delves into the history of shame, this most potent but raw of emotions.

  6. Deadlock

    Sarah Dunant on historical deadlocks and the ways they were resolved.

  7. Sleep: A Third of Human History

    Sarah Dunant examines sleep as a source of preoccupation and worry throughout history.

  8. Poison: The Invisible Assassin

    Sarah Dunant looks at moments in history when poison has sown fear, doubt and intrigue.

  9. Promises, Promises

    Sarah Dunant explores the fractious history of promises made between rulers and the ruled.

  10. The Dating Game

    Sarah Dunant delves into the past for stories of courtship to help us date better.

  11. Beyond Your Command

    Sarah Dunant uncovers stories from history when children have challenged adult authority.

  12. The Deal

    Sarah Dunant delves into the past for alternative stories to help frame today's anxieties.

  13. Resist

    Sarah Dunant considers a post-antibiotic world with lessons from the past.

  14. This Old Year

    Sarah Dunant delves into the past for alternative stories to help frame 2017.

  15. Speaking Out

    Sarah Dunant looks at the history of women speaking out about inappropriate male behaviour

  16. Episode 4

    Can history unlock the secret to a better old age?

  17. IOU

    Sarah Dunant's look at events from a historical perspective plunges into personal debt.

  18. Take it to the Brink

    Sarah Dunant's monthly look at events from a historical perspective takes her to the brink

  19. Generational Breakdown

    Sarah Dunant delves into the past for alternative stories to help frame today's anxieties.

  20. Welcome to When Greeks Flew Kites

    Welcome to this new BBC podcast. The first episode will be published within seven days.

  21. Resist

    Sarah Dunant considers a post-antibiotic world with lessons from the past.