Here for the History

Supporting Content

• Watch the visualised podcast on BBC iPlayer

  Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson reveal the historical roots of everyday life.

  

• Why do Brits go to Benidorm?

  How a teetotaller, entrepreneur and a military dictator helped create a summer getaway?

  

• Why Don’t Women’s Clothes Have Pockets?

  Here For The History podcast track the tumultuous and muddy history of women’s pockets.

  

• Why do British people love tea?

  The Portuguese princess, corporate espionage and waging war for tea.

  

• Why does British food have such a bad reputation?

  Is British cooking a crime against food? Or is this a foreign plot to do down Britain?

  

• Why are Brits so obsessed with football?

  Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson explore the origins of football.

  

• Here For The History Trailer (short)

  Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson reveal the historical roots of everyday life.

  Duration: 0:20

• Here For The History Trailer (Short)

  Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson reveal the surprising moments in history

  Duration: 0:27