11th century – A young English man travels to Persia to learn the medical arts from one of history’s greatest scholars.
Category: History podcast
W015: Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
In 11th century Japan, two noble children are kidnapped and sold into slavery. Sansho the Bailiff is a dark, slice-of-life tale of these two children hoping to reconnect with their [ … ]
#14b Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) [BONUS EPISODE]
I very briefly discuss Monty Python’s comedy classic and why in the world it’s set in the year 932 CE. I also address a listener question about the age of [ … ]
W014: Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
689 CE – Mysterious forces are conspiring to prevent China’s Empress Wu from formally taking the throne. Detective Dee is recruit to solve the case.
W013: The Message (1976)
In 610 CE, God speaks to Muhammad who will change the world with his new faith – Islam.