I've got a great podcast recommendation for you, as a history fan I reckon you'll love

Echoes of History, the podcast from Ubisoft, the people behind the famous video game series

Assassin's Creed. Through storytellers and historians, this podcast unravels epic mythologies

and relives the most important times of our history. To celebrate the launch of Assassin's

Creed Mirage, Ubisoft presents a new season of Echoes of History dedicated to the setting

of the new game, 9th century Baghdad. In season 2, figures of Baghdad, you'll discover

the stories of the extraordinary people who held influence over the Abbasid Caliphate.

Whether they were scientists, philosophers, merchants or artists, they all led rich lives in the

city of peace. So, if you're a fan of the game, or just want to be immersed in the history

of the Islamic Golden Age, I recommend you listen to Echoes of History now, wherever

you get your podcasts.

This is history is back for our third season, to tell you the story of England's most

diabolical ruler, Bad King John. Join me, Dan Jones, to find out what happens when

a king turns his back on morality, the law and even God. From Sony Music Entertainment,

this is history, a dynasty to die for. Listen and follow, wherever you get your podcasts.

Hello, and welcome to Gone Medieval, I'm Dr. Kat Jarman, and today we're going to be

hearing about a very new discovery that I'm really quite excited about. Now, when new

discoveries are reported in the media, journalists usually describe archaeologists either

as surprised or baffled. And most of the time, we're neither of those. We're most likely

just nord and say, of course, that confirms our suspicions. But very recently, a discovery

was reported that genuinely did baffle and surprise, and awful lot of us. I'm talking,

of course, about the scientific dating of the Sirn Abbas giant, a 55-metre-hide nude

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