The Curious History of Your HomeEpisodes Episode guide

Windows
A tax on windows leads to some interesting architectural solutions.
Washing Up
A summit between Henry VIII and his French counterpart leaves a mountain of dirty dishes.
Wallpaper
Join Ruth Goodman as she guides you through the surprising stories of everyday objects
Toilets
Pigs form an unlikely part of the sewage system in ancient China.
The Medicine Cabinet
A radical apothecary causes a stir during the English Civil War...
Sheds
A boy scout assembles parts for the nuclear reactor he’s building in his mother’s shed.
Pests
In Victorian London, a rat catcher turns his profession into street entertainment.
Ovens
In Mughal India, an emperor just can’t do without his favourite tandoori meals…
Neighbours
Villagers across Europe turn on each other with dangerous accusations of witchcraft.
Lights
In the hills of Northern Spain lamps help an anthropologist make an incredible discovery.
Lawnmowers
Landscape gardening leads to the downfall of a powerful politician in 17th century France.
Laundry
The Ancient Romans use questionable substances to clean their clothes.
Jewellery
In the Middle Ages, poison rings are used to covertly contaminate food and drink.
Introducing...Titanic: Ship of Dreams
Explore life and death on the most infamous ship in history.
Introducing... Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Listen to Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, narrated by Hugh Bonneville.
Home Security
A gaggle of geese stands guard outside a whisky distillery in Scotland.
Home Entertainment
On a windswept island in the Bristol Channel, radio is born…
Heating
A king in dire financial straits institutes a controversial tax on fireplaces.
Hats
Napoleon Bonaparte causes a stir, by rotating his bicorne 90 degrees…
Gardening
In medieval England, gardening brings an inquisitive monk closer to God.
Fridge
In Ancient Persia, ice houses refrigerate food in one of the hottest deserts on earth...
Forks
At a wedding in medieval Italy, a woman’s death is blamed on a two-pronged utensil...
Dinner Parties
At a feast in Norway, drunk Vikings engage in a rap battle.
Coffee
A goat herder in 9th century Ethiopia finds a stimulating plant.
Clocks
The most elaborate clock the world has ever seen is constructed in 11th-century China.
Cats
The world’s first cat lady is found living in Victorian London.
Carpets
A young girl’s innovation turns a small Georgia town into the carpet capital of the world.
Bread
Ryebread causes a devastating disease in medieval Germany.
Board Games
On the Isle of Lewis, a lost cow unearths the most famous chess pieces in history
Bins
A whole city is built from waste in Neolithic Turkey.

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