Podcasts related to History

Rita Lobo is joined down the phone with Professor Jan Toporowski from SOAS, to talk about Black Monday, or what is also known as the stock market crash of 1987. Also joining Rita in the studio to discuss their memories of Black Monday are Share Radio's very own Ed Bowsher, Ed Mitchell and Gavin Oldham.

Nick Peters rediscovers the joys of steam engines by visiting Les Searle and finding out about their passion for the golden age of steam engines.

Oil expert Roland Head speaks to Sandra Kilhof and Mark Johnson about the current state of oil prices after OPEC released their latest market report yesterday.

Giles Peppiatt, Director of Bonhams auction house, talks to Sandra Kilhof and Mark Johnson about art investment.

Alex Stevanovic reports on the economical benefits of the Wimbledon Tennis Championship. He speaks to restaurant owners and hotel staff as well Helen Clark Bell of Love Wimbledon, Stephen Alambritis of Merton Council and Johnny Perkins, Head of Corporate Communications at The All England Club.

Nick Peters takes a visit to the Amberley Working Museum, to find out about the history of working methods. To help him find out more he talks to members of the team at Amberley, Clair Seymore, Edward Hart and John Spurgeon.

Billy Bambrough speaks to Julian Bray, an aviation analyst, about the Paris Air Show after Boeing took an order for 100 of their 737's.

This week Rita Lobo discusses the South Sea Company, how it came about and what eventually led it to ruin. Joining Rita in talking about this is Dr. Helen Paul, a lecturer in Economics and Economic History from the University of Southampton.

Rita Lobo is joined this week by David Wearing, from SOAS and Professor Michael Ross, from UCLA, to discuss one of our most precious commodities, oil.

This week Rita Lobo is joined by Dr. Kent Deng, Reader of Economics at LSE, to discuss Hong Kong and how it has developed into an economic powerhouse since its days as a British colony.