Intoxicating History

By TWS Creative, Antica & Telltale Studios

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Subscribers: 19
Reviews: 1
Episodes: 16


 Feb 13, 2025
Excellent and entertaining!

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From the rise and fall of empires to the birth of modern diplomacy, civilization's greatest moments have been shaped by an unlikely force: what filled our glasses. Join award-winning author Henry Jeffreys and renowned food writer Tom Parker-Bowles as they pour through history's most intoxicating stories. From Charles Dickens's beloved punch to the royal family's legendary drinks trolley, discover how alcohol has shaped civilizations, sparked wars, and sealed peace treaties.Each episode finds our convivial hosts uncorking a different chapter of human history through the unique lens of alcohol. Whether they're recreating Dickens's beloved punch recipes, infiltrating the closely-guarded royal wine cellars, proving that the English invented champagne or discovering how Portuguese port sparked an international alliance, Henry and Tom blend scholarly insight with irreverent wit and a shared passion for historical peculiarities.Authoritative yet wonderfully entertaining, Intoxicating History serves up serious history with a generous measure of irreverent humour. Through revolutions and peace treaties, cultural upheavals and technological breakthroughs, your hosts reveal how the contents of the glass have steered the course of history – usually while sampling the evidence, (purely for research purposes, of course!)Whether you're a history buff, food and drink enthusiast, or simply love a well-told tale, raise a glass with us as we explore civilization's most intoxicating moments.Pour yourself something suitable and join us for a journey through time, one drink at a time.New episodes served weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Date
From Bibles to Capone: Prohibition in the USA
Apr 03, 2025
Rome Part 2: The Empire Strikes Bacchus
Mar 27, 2025
Rome Part 1: What did the Romans Ever Do for Us?
Mar 20, 2025
The Martini Files: The history of the perfect cocktail
Mar 13, 2025
Chartreuse To ‘wreck-The-Hoose’ Juice: Monks And The Art Of Distillation
Mar 06, 2025
Johnnie Walker: The Spirit That Ruled The World
Feb 27, 2025
Wine and Wimples: How Blue Nun sparked a Global Wine Revolution
Feb 20, 2025
WW2 Part 2: From Vines to Victory
Feb 13, 2025
WW2 Part 1: Wine, War and the Battle for France’s Vineyards
Feb 06, 2025
The Admiral, The Navy, and the Wine That Won the Day
Jan 30, 2025
Shaken, Not Stirred: How James Bond’s Drinks Defined an Era
Jan 23, 2025
Monks, Mavericks, and Murder: The Untold History of Champagne
Dec 23, 2024
Pouring Power: Claret, cocktails and the Crown
Dec 19, 2024
Flips, Punches and Corpse Revivers: Charles Dickens’ Victorian World of Drinks
Dec 12, 2024
Drunk Crusaders and Daring Traders: the Rise and Rise of Port
Dec 05, 2024
Introducing Intoxicating History
Nov 27, 2024