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Mike Rapport discusses life in Paris at the turn of the 20th century – and reveals why it wasn't such a 'beautiful era' for everyone

Rosemary Ashton answers listener questions on the sewerage-induced stench that afflicted Victorian London in 1858

From the window tax and deadly gas irons to history's worst furnishing trends, Deborah Sugg Ryan delves into the history of British homes

Dr Patty Baker answers your questions about the gruesome – but surprisingly sophisticated – world of Roman medicine

Paul Collins answers listener questions on the ancient people who forged what was arguably the world's first true empire

Professor Robert Colls explores the history of mining in Britain, from its Roman beginnings to the miners' strike of the 1980s

Stephen R Platt unpacks the Opium Wars, the 19th-century conflicts waged by Britain on Qing China – not to claim land or assert political control, but to protect the lucrative opium trade

Saul David answers the most pressing questions on the uprising against British rule in India

Dr Ross Barnett explores the causes of extinctions throughout history, from the mammoth to the dodo

David Hendy answers listener questions on the history of television in Britain – from 1950s 'horror plays' to why early presenters were given electric shocks

Moudhy Al-Rashid answers listener questions on ancient Mesopotamia, which encompassed multiple remarkable civilisations and saw numerous revolutionary innovations

Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie answers your questions on a mysterious medieval federation that dominated trade in northern Europe

Were medieval towns filthy? How often did fires break out? And where could you get a slap-up meal? Carole Rawcliffe answers listener questions on urban life in the Middle Ages

Professor Matthew Gabriele answers all the big questions about the early medieval empire that stretched across much of Europe – and takes a closer look at its ruling dynasty

Ben Pink Dandelion answers listener questions on the history of the Quaker religious movement

Dr Serena Dyer briefs us on the history of underwear – from bras and knickers, to G-strings, bloomers and codpieces

Kerry McInerney answers your questions on the history of robots – from ancient Greece to the age of AI

Jerry Brotton guides us through the turbulent waters of Tudor exploration

Nicky Nielsen dives into the 3,000-year history of ancient Egyptian warfare – from the earliest skirmishes to the campaigns of Ramesses II

Rosalind Crone answers your questions on education in 19th-century Britain – from dame schools to the dunce's hat

Claire O'Callaghan explores the lives and work of the Brontë sisters

Dan Todman answers listener questions on the bombing raids that hit Britain during the Second World War

Seb Falk challenges the notion that the medieval period was a scientific 'dark age'

Owen Miller answers listener questions on a bloody Cold War conflict in Asia