Myths & Monsters
Death is a frightening, unsettling prospect for us all. Myths and legends help explore those anxieties but they tell us about more than mortal fear alone.
Death is a frightening, unsettling prospect for us all. Myths and legends help explore those anxieties but they tell us about more than mortal fear alone.
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The violent story of Romulus and Remus, the brutal Vikings and the Valkyries, the Trojan War and exploring the influence of Homer's Iliad on Alexander the Great.
The wild is a rich setting for myths and legends, with countless tales about the wilderness and the fearsome monsters within it.
Stories of heroes and the villains encountered on their adventures are among the most thrilling in all mythology - but they come with controversial theories.
Death is a frightening, unsettling prospect for us all. Myths and legends help explore those anxieties but they tell us about more than mortal fear alone.
How do communities form, survive and adapt? Explore how myths and legends shape societal rules and the punishments for those who break them.
Love is a universal and powerful emotion but it can also be destructive, lust can destroy and betrayal can wound.
The violent story of Romulus and Remus, the brutal Vikings and the Valkyries, the Trojan War and exploring the influence of Homer's Iliad on Alexander the Great.
The wild is a rich setting for myths and legends, with countless tales about the wilderness and the fearsome monsters within it.
Tony traces the Norman conquest of this part of Wales, which still feels more English than the rest of the country, nearly 1000 years later.
Tony sets out on a walk across the Cairngorms to Balmoral, in the footsteps of Victoria and Albert, who promoted the Scottish Highlands.
Tony heads out on a walk that reveals the story of the remarkable Bronte family, exploring how the moors inspired their most famous novels.
Tony takes in the wonderful seascapes of the North Norfolk coast, determined to uncover how it remained so unchanged through the Victorian age of industry.
Tony sets out on the trail of St Cuthbert across the ancient kingdom of Northumbria stretching across its 7th-century extent from Edinburgh to York.
Tony arrives at the most rebellious corner of England as he looks back at the Duke of Monmouth's attempt to overthrow the British monarchy.
On the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, Tony unravels the history from the myths surrounding King John and Robin Hood.
Tony sets out on the trail of St Cuthbert across the ancient kingdom of Northumbria stretching across its 7th-century extent from Edinburgh to York.
Tony arrives at the most rebellious corner of England as he looks back at the Duke of Monmouth's attempt to overthrow the British monarchy.
On the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, Tony unravels the history from the myths surrounding King John and Robin Hood.
For five years, the Channel Islands were occupied by Nazi Germany. Here, Tony traces the still-visible story of the occupation.
Tony traces the Norman conquest of this part of Wales, which still feels more English than the rest of the country, nearly 1000 years later.
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