History Extra podcast, Author at Real MonEy Studio

John Martin charts the mission to save Britain from starvation during the Second World War

Eleanor Parker speaks about young people whose lives were fundamentally altered by the Norman Conquest of 1066

Simon Parkin discusses a WW2 internment camp on the Isle of Man that housed a dazzling array of artists, academics and musicians

Alison Futrell answers listeners’ questions on ancient Rome’s arena fighters

Shelley Puhak explores the story of Fredegund and Brunhild, two medieval queens known for their bitter rivalry

Adam Rutherford discusses the dark – and often surprising – history of the eugenics movement

Clare Hickman explores how gardens were used as places of scientific experimentation in the 18th and 19th centuries

Mary Fissell talks about women’s reproductive health in early modern Europe and America, from menstruation to childbirth

Nan Sloane discusses the women activists involved in radical and reform movements between 1789 and 1832

Christian Cooijmans answers listener questions about the medieval world of the Franks