Sue Cook presents the series that examines listeners' historical queries, exploring avenues of research and uncovering mysteries.
Series 10
Programme 2
Programme 2 - 26 October 2004
Listeners' queries
Veteran soldiers in the British Army against Napoleon
"Even though Dad's Army veterans tend to be associated with the Home Guard in the Second World War, doesn't the use of veterans stretch back for centuries?" Find out more about the veteran soldiers
Mary Robinson – the Prince Regent's first mistress
"Who was the mistress of the Prince Regent who successfully blackmailed him?" Find out more about Mary Robinson
Dr Dimock and the Wisbech Riots, 1913
"My ancestor, Dr Horace Dimock, a family doctor in Wisbech in 1913, was at the centre of a row which ended in his death, a libel case and the reading of the Riot Act in the town. What was it all about?" Find out more aboutÌýthe riots
The March to Kandahar, 1880
"My grandfather, who died in 1982 aged 102, left papers in which he gives an account of his early days working as a Salvation Army cadet. One of the men he attended and who turned back from drink was a former senior medical officer on the march to Kandahar. What was the march to Kandahar all about and is there any way of identifying this man who was nicknamed 'The Surgeon General'?" Find out more about the march
Keeping cool in the Crystal Palace
"The Crystal Palace - wasn't it like a greenhouse roasting the people inside?" Find out more about the Crystal Palace
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Gandhi in Britain in 1931
In response to last week's item about Gandhi and Charlie Chaplin, Making History received information about other sightings of Mahatma Gandhi while he was here in Britain. Find out more about Gandhi in Britain in 1931
Vanessa has presentedÌýscience and current affairs programmes for ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Discovery and has presented for ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4 & Five Live and a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday, Scotsman and Sunday Herald.Ìý
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Vanessa has presentedÌýscience and current affairs programmes for ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Discovery and has presented for ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4 & Five Live and a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday, Scotsman and Sunday Herald.Ìý