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The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

Women make up half of the world's population, and yet history books often consign them to the sidelines. They are dismissed as merely the wives of powerful men; babymakers and nothing more.

Podcast · By James Boulton · English · Official site

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Sep 6, 2026
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Jul 19, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 6, 2026

    6.29 The Spymaster, the Commander and the Cat (opens the original)

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    We kick off a two-part anthology following legendary women who operated at the absolute extremes of the Second World War, from Baker Street’s chain-smoking chief of staff, Vera Atkins and cosmetics-toting guerrilla commander, Pearl Witherington, to the traitor Mathilde Carré, who traded eighty comrades for a fur coat. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Episode · Aug 9, 2026

    6.28 Virginia Hall (5) The Madonna of the Mountains (opens the original)

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    Virginia heads south into the Haute Loire, where she will deal with some titanic egos, drive trains into gorges and liberate an entire department without any Allied back-up - before facing the far scarier prospect of peacetime. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Episode · Jul 19, 2026

    6.27 Virginia Hall (4) Chin up, and tail over the dashboard (opens the original)

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    After escaping Spain and returning to Occupied France as an OSS operative, Virginia orchestrates a high-stakes campaign of sabotage and guerrilla warfare to pave the way for D-Day. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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