Podcast, 3 mins
Trailer - 5 ½ Moments When Alcohol Shaped the World
Discover how alcohol shaped history from 80,000 BCE to today.
4 Jun 2025 10:00
Join Professor Phil Withington and Dr Nick Groat as they explore some of the 'moments' when alcohol shaped the world.
Across six episodes, Phil and Nick take you from 80,000 years BCE to the present day, examining how one of the world’s most popular intoxicants has exerted such a profound and powerful influence on human societies.
Full transcript available here.
Credits
- Writer and Presenter: Professor Phil Withington (Professor in Social and Cultural History at the University of Sheffield)
- Writer and Presenter: Dr Nick Groat (Research Associate at the University of Sheffield)
- Producer: Julia Letts (Freelance Consultant at Letts Talk)
