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Future Imperfect

What can the past tell us about what's going to happen next?


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  • 9. Can things we learn from the Middle Ages save the world?

    46:26||Season 2, Ep. 9
    In a world of limited resources, people in the Middle Ages knew how to exploit the natural world in a way that was sustainable. Jason talks to Annette Kehnel about sustainability in the Middle Ages.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis

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  • 10. Who were the Anglo-Saxons?

    42:13||Season 2, Ep. 10
    In this episode, Jason talks to Marc Morris about his new book, Anglo Saxons.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis
  • 9. How do you make a mediaeval book?

    40:48||Season 2, Ep. 9
    Sara Charles is a researched into books and manuscripts, who has learned all of the processes that went into making books in the Middle Ages. She joins Jason to talk about manuscripts books, and all thinks ink and vellum!Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis
  • 8. Was mediaeval armour for defence or for show?

    43:50||Season 2, Ep. 8
    Jason Kingsley, CBE, talks to armourer Toby Capwell about their time spent jousting against each other, how you know when to give up jousting and how armour worked in the Middle Ages.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis
  • 7. What was the best Old English word?

    39:42||Season 2, Ep. 7
    In this episode, Jason is joined by Dr Hana Videen, who has been collecting early mediaeval words and their meanings. She talks about what we can learn about the way people in the early mediaeval period dealt with animals from the way they wrote and talked about them.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis
  • 6. What's the oldest pub in England?

    57:01||Season 2, Ep. 6
    On this episode, Jason is joined by James Wright a buildings archaeologist who specialises in mediaeval myth-busting. He talks us through the legends about a lot of England's old buildings, and what the truth actually is.Producer: Natt TapleyAudio: Pete Dennis
  • 5. HIGHLIGHTS EPISODE

    44:18||Season 2, Ep. 5
    We've had a lot of new listeners over the summer - so we thought we'd look back at some of the highlights of some of our older episodes.Presenter: Jason Kingsley, CBEProducer: Natt Tapley