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Discover how alcohol has shaped society over the last 60 years.

Episode 6 - Half a Moment?

Discover how alcohol shaped industry, politics &amp; society.

Episode 5 - Big Business and Bio-States

Discover how alcohol shaped European history and global encounters.

Episode 4 - Spirits and Global Encounters

Discover how hops transformed beer, brewing and drinking in medieval Europe.

Episode 3 - Hops and the Origins of Western Capitalism

Discover how wine shaped Greek and Roman life.

Episode 2 - Wine and the Rise of Mediterranean World

Discover when and why humans first drank alcohol.

Episode 1 - Joining Up and Settling Down

Discover how alcohol shaped history from 80,000 BCE to today.

Trailer - 5 ½ Moments When Alcohol Shaped the World

As part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive (NFCA) at 30 Podcast series Anthony Harris discusses the NFCA collections and the importance of the showman community.

Interview with Anthony Harris

As part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive (NFCA) at 30 Podcast series showman Sheldon Chadwick discusses the NFCA collections and his PhD study on Showmen's mental health.

Interview with Sheldon Chadwick

As part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive (NFCA) at 30 Podcast series artist Joanna Whittle talks how the NFCA collections inspired her work during for the Ghosted Ground project.&nbsp;

Interview with Joanna Whittle

Growing Up Multilingual with Chinese Heritage

As part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive (NFCA) at 30 Podcast series circus enthusiast and historian Mark Twitchett talks about circus and the NFCA.

Interview with Mark Twitchett

As part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive (NFCA) at 30 Podcast series Professor Brendan Walker talks about how the collections of the NFCA have inspired his work as a 'Thrill Engineer'.

Interview with Professor Brendan Walker

As part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive (NFCA) at 30 Podcast series Professor Stephen Walker talks about how his study of architecture has been inspired by the unique NFCA collections

Interview with Professor Stephen Walker

Drama. One couple’s psychological battle in the war of nerves.

The Nervous State

As part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive (NFCA) at 30 Podcast series Graham Downie talks about his lifelong passion for fairgrounds and how he became involved in the creation of the NFCA.

Interview with Graham Downie

Moonlit Verses: Unveiling the Secrets of Waka Poetry

Middlewood of the Mind

This episode explores how race, origin, and gender shape migrant experiences in the UK. Guests include Professor Sundari Anitha and Angelina Abel, founder of Mulembas d'Africa.

Race and Migration

As part of the National and Circus Archive (NFCA) at 30 Podcast series Professor Vanessa Toulmin talks about the collections and people who inspired her and lead to the creation of the NFCA.&nbsp;

Interview with Professor Vanessa Toulmin

This episode explores art as a tool for social change and empowerment for migrant communities, featuring artist Lora Krasteva and researcher Aneta Piekut from the University of Sheffield.

Artivism for Social Transformation: Part II

This episode explores art as a tool for social change and empowerment for migrant communities, featuring artist Lora Krasteva.

Artivism for Social Transformation: Part I

Britain fought WWII with the support of millions of people from Africa, the Caribbean and India, but the voices of Black women are seldom heard.

The Promise

In this piece Eleanor and fellow-performer Alice Connolly take on the 1590s author Thomas Nashe and his angry, misogynistic, xenophobic, ableist and classist persona, Pierce Penniless.

History