Where it charts
Today’s combined position on our country charts.
Ranking history
About the show
Latest episodes
-
Gudrid the Far Traveller: Part 2
October 5, 2026 · 40 minIn this episode, Gudrid sets out with her husband Karlsefni on an expedition to make a new Viking settlement in North America, the land they know as Vinland. Three ships, with 65 people, livestock and provisions, cross the North Atlantic…
-
Gudrid the Far Traveller: Part 1
September 29, 2026 · 32 minGudrid Thorbjarnardottir was the daughter of an Icelandic chieftain, who was very likely the most well-travelled human being of her time. In this first episode, Gudrid’s family settles in the new Viking colony on Greenland. The settlement…
-
Leif the Lucky
September 21, 2026 · 32 minRichard has the story of the epic voyage of Leif Erickson, son of Erik the Red, who sailed west out of Greenland and travelled across the North Atlantic all the way to North America. Known as Leif the Lucky, he became the first European to…
-
Erik the Red
September 15, 2026 · 42 minThis is the first in a series of episodes following the Viking explorers and settlers who sailed west into the unknown and formed settlements in the New World. We begin with Erik the Red, who was sent into exile from Iceland for his…
-
Thorgeir the Lawspeaker
September 8, 2026 · 44 minAt the turn of the first millennium, the Viking kingdoms of Scandinavia were abandoning the old Norse religion and officially adopting Christianity. Norway sent missionaries into Iceland and in the year 1000 AD, a meeting was held at…
-
Hallgerd Longlegs: Part 2
September 1, 2026 · 42 minThis is the second part of the story of Hallgerd Hoskuldsdottir, known as Hallgerd Longlegs. Hallgerd, already widowed twice, went to the annual assembly at Thingvellir, where she met the handsome and charismatic Gunnar of Hlidarendi, who…
-
Hallgerd Longlegs: Part 1
August 25, 2026 · 35 minThis is the first of two episodes on the life of Hallgerd Hoskuldsdottir: the most dangerous woman in tenth century Iceland. Hallgerd was a striking figure; she was tall, with hair so long it could cloak her whole body. She was married…
-
Hrafnkel the Priest of Frey
August 18, 2026 · 44 minThis episode tells the story of a Viking named Hrafnkel, a powerful chieftan who lived in an isolated part of Iceland. Hrafnkel was rich and arrogant. One day he killed a shepherd for mishandling his most prized horse, which he associated…