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Hall of Fame: Capitalism and Slavery

August 16, 2026 · 5 min

Eric Williams was Trinidad and Tobago's first Prime Minister after independence. Pretty consequential stuff. But for us, and for this week's guest Alex Renton, Eric was so much more. Because in the 1940s, he became the first historian to…
My Family Owned Slaves

August 9, 2026 · 45 min

As we close out Season 7, Trapped History takes a long dark walk down one of the most uncomfortable roads in history, going deep into the story of one British family which owned and traded in slaves. We are joined by the journalist and…
Hall of Fame: The Man Who Designed Bond

August 2, 2026 · 6 min

After pulling the curtain away from James Bond, writer Mark O'Connell chose Bond's book designer for his Hall of Fame nominee. Richard Chopping was Ian Fleming's choice too, and he created the template for Bond which we are all familiar…
The Name's Bond. Queer Bond.

July 26, 2026 · 52 min

He's the man's man, the lady's man, the pinnacle of heterosexual hyper-masculinity. His name is Bond. But you know what? Maybe James Bond is not as straight as you think. Because the origin story of 007 is a very queer one. From Ian…
Jocelyn Bell: Music, Poetry and That Other Thing

July 19, 2026 · 4 min

This week, we've got a special Trapped History short for you. It felt wrong to ask Jocelyn to nominate someone for the Hall of Fame (Vera Rubin, anyone?) and so today we've got some choice gems which didn't make it into the main show…

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The Lost Nobel Women

July 12, 2026 · 53 min

In its 120 year history, nearly 1,000 people have won a Nobel Prize. And we're going to ask you a simple question: how many of those Nobel laureates are women? What, half of them maybe? Or perhaps more realistically, one in four? One in…
Hall of Fame: The Modernist Romantic

July 5, 2026 · 6 min

For this week's Hall of Fame, the author Joe Dunthorne presents the writer's writer: Heinrich von Kleist. A contemporary of Goethe, Byron and Shelley he was perhaps even more jaded, world-weary and downright depressed than a whole inkwell…
My Great-Grandfather Made Chemical Weapons for the Nazis

June 28, 2026 · 56 min

Wouldn't it be nice if the stories we're told were all true, were all heroic and inspiring? But that's not always the case. Because more often than not, family histories – all our family histories – are messy, complicated, disappointing…
Hall of Fame: The French Menu Cookbook

June 21, 2026 · 4 min

On this week's Hall of Fame, prepare to bask in the glorious Provençal sunshine, as you sit under grapevines, drinking Rosé and tucking into the most delicious goat's cheese salad. This is the world of Richard Olney, writer of perhaps the…
The Woman who Taught a Nation to Cook

June 14, 2026 · 53 min

Rationing. It's a word which sends shivers down the spine. A word which conjures up Spam and powdered eggs, potato peel pie and cabbage. Endless cabbage. But it wasn't all doom and gloom. And today we celebrate the woman who taught Britain…
Hall of Fame: Shooting for the Moon

June 7, 2026 · 9 min

In Charlene White's Hall of Fame, we're introduced to a mould-breaking community activist, Sybil Phoenix. She fostered children, founded a youth centre and set up a foundation for young homeless women. Wow. She's been honoured and…
How Windrush Made a Nation

May 31, 2026 · 59 min

Welcome back to Season 7 of Trapped History! And have we got a season for you, full to bursting with stories of unexpected heroes and uncharted histories which will inspire you, make you laugh and make you cry. We’re kicking off with the…

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Trapped History is a history reboot for the curious – sharing hidden stories of the unsung heroes we weren't taught about in school. An award-winning show with great guests from the worlds of entertainment, sport, politics, TV and radio, we tell inspiring tales of forgotten men and women who broke the mould with their courage and defiance. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and subscribe to Trapped History at our website for our newsletter, bonus episodes and more: www.facebook.com/trappedhistory www.instagram.com/trappedhistory www.trappedhistory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.