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Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 2010-2016: David Cameron

David Cameron's premiership is linked with austerity and Brexit. This is a tale of three referendums. Was it third time lucky for David Cameron?

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 13. Reaching Roanoake

(13 of 18) John White headed a 1587 expedition to set up a new English colony in Virginia. He travelled to Roanoake expecting to find 15 men left behind on a previous voyage. What did John White find when he arrived? 

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 12. Sir Francis Drake Arrives

(12 of 18) This is a first-hand source of the earliest attempts by the English to settle Virginia. In this episode, Sir Francis Drake Arrives, offering help. What help does Drake give, and do these first English settlers in Virginia accept his offer?

Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1979-1990: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher is one of the most famous of the UK's prime ministers, and one of the most divisive. She is both celebrated and hated. What did she do that was so good, and so bad?

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 11. The Enterprise against the English

(11 of 18) During the earliest English attempt to settle North America, who were behind the local people’s battles against the English?

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 10. The English and the Weroances

(10 of 18) How did relations develop between the English and the local people of Virginia?

Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1809-1812: Spencer Perceval

Spencer Perceval was the only UK prime minister to be assassinated. Beyond that fact, what else is there to know about the country's seventeenth prime minister?

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 9. Dog’s Porridge and the Discovery of a Good Mine

(9 of 18) What were the settlers of Virgnia hoping to find that would justify the settlement of the area by the English?

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 8. The Confederacy and the Resolution

(8 of 18) How did the early English relations with the local people of Virginia evolve?

Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 2022: Liz Truss

One of our most recent prime ministers also turned out to have the shortest tenure in the job ever. How did Liz Truss become prime minister, and which historic event happened while she was in office?