Episodes

In this episode, Daisy and Olivia eulogise some of the Us in the history of medicine: ugliness, urticaria and universal medicines. The Team: Olivia Howarth (Researcher/Presenter) is a volunteer with RCPE Heritage, a qualified archivist, heritage enthusiast and self-proclaimed lifetime nerd with an interest in medical history. (@oh_archives) Dr Charlotte Holmes (Researcher/Presenter) received her PhD in History from the University of Edinburgh in 2022 and she has been volunteering with the...

In this episode, Daisy and Olivia talk through some Ts in the history of medicine: tea, thyroids and tobacco.

In this episode, Daisy, Charlotte and Olivia discuss some Ss in the history of medicine: scurvy, sympathetic medicine and snuff.

In this episode, Daisy and Olivia rant about some Rs in the history of medicine: rabies, rosacea and radium girls.

In this episode, Daisy, Charlotte and Olivia talk about some Qs in the history of medicine: quinine, quarantine and quackery.

In this episode, Daisy, Laura and Olivia explore some Ps in the history of medicine: pregnancy, Pepys and phrenology.

In this episode, Daisy, Charlotte and Olivia discuss some Os in the history of medicine: oranges, obesity and osteoporosis.

In this episode, Daisy and Olivia explore some Ns in the history of medicine: nurses, nails and nymphomania.

In this episode, Daisy and Olivia explore some Ms in the history of medicine: milk, mercury and menopause.

In this episode, Daisy and Olivia explore some Ls in the history of medicine: lying-in, lobotomy and lead.

In this episode, Daisy, Olivia and Charlotte explore some Ks in the history of medicine: Keyser's pills, kelp and kidney stones.

In this episode, Daisy and Olivia tackle some of the Js in the history of medicine: juniper, jet lag, and jealousy.

In this episode, Daisy and Olivia discuss some Is in the history of medicine: insomnia, itch, and iron.

In this week’s episode, Daisy, Olivia and Laura hit the Hs: halitosis, hemlock and hysteria.

In this week’s episode, Daisy and Olivia tackle some Gs in the history of medicine: glass delusion, gangrene and Godfrey’s Cordial.

In this week’s episode, Daisy, Charlotte and Olivia chat about the Fs – forceps, food and flatulence.

In this episode, Daisy and Olivia evaluate the Es - electric eels, emetics, and eggs.

In this week’s episode, Daisy, Charlotte and Olivia chat about the Ds – dancing plague, digitalis and disability.

In this week’s episode, Daisy and Olivia chat about the Cs – condoms, cataracts and coffee.

In this week’s episode, Daisy and Olivia chat about the Bs – beavers, birthmarks and bathing.

In this week’s episode, Daisy, Charlotte, and Olivia chat about the As – anaesthesia, autopsies and antidotes.

Dr Marisa Haetzman discusses her bestselling writing as one half of the creative duo known as Ambrose Parry.

In this talk Prof. Erica Fudge discusses the interlinks between human and animal medicine in history.

In this talk Dr Claire Jones explores the writing of birth control advocate Marie Stopes before the Second World War.