How violent were the Middle Ages? What was life like before there were police? In this episode, Jason talks to Annie Whitehead about murder in the age of the Anglo-Saxons.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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Welcome to the third season of Future Imperfect! In this episodeJason talks to Alex Harvey about the sorts of Vikings we don't often mention nowadays.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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Jason Kingsley talks to Dr Rachel Schine about her new book, Black Knights.

Produced by: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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Jason talks to Emma Herbert-Davies about her research into the mediaeval warhorse.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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On this episode Jason talks to Eleanor Barraclough about her new book, Embers of the Hands, about the day-t-day lives and material culture of ordinary Vikings.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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In this episode, Jason talks about his new book, out now on Kickstarter with the host of Legends and Lectures, Michelle Franklin.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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We learn lots about of the facts of the Middle Ages, but what did the people themselves believe about the ways in which the world worked, and the intersections between religion and magic? Jason talks to Tabitha Stanmore about practical magic, cunning folk, and the ways in which magic was threaded through mediaeval life.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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In a world of limited resources, people in the Middle Ages knew how to exploit the natural world in a way that was sustainable. Jason talks to Annette Kehnel about sustainability in the Middle Ages.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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