An army of lovers seems like something from ancient myth but the story of the Sacred Band of Thebes is based on reality. This elite fighting force of the Theban army played a crucial role in ending Spartan hegemony in the 4th century BC. To find out more Dr Fern Riddell speaks to Professor of...

Olaudah Equiano's autobiography The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was one of the very first slave narratives that spawned a popular literary genre. However, while relatively famous in the 18th century, his legacy was largely forgotten in the UK until the 1960s when there...

While Dr Fern Riddell takes a week off before we bring the final two episodes of the series, we have a special teaser for the next episode. The BBC's Calypsonian-in-Residence Alexander D Great regularly works with organisations like the Windrush Foundation and the Equiano Society and has written...