Welcome to Trapped History, where we tell the stories of the forgotten – of people who have been ignored by the history we’ve been taught in school.

It’s history for the curious, it’s grown-up history, complex difficult history. It’s history for you.

It’s been a busy few months for Trapped History. In October, we were recognised as the best British indie podcast at America’s prestigious Signal Awards.

And then in November we won again: this time at The Lovies, Europe’s sister awards to the ‘Oscars of the internet’, the Webbies. We were named silver medallists in the history podcast category. And here’s the killer: we were beaten into second place by the world-conquering juggernaut that is The Rest Is History. Second to The Rest Is . . . I’ll take that!

And now, in December, as we hit our 3rd birthday, we’re dropping Season 6.

There are friends old and new. Sathnam Sanghera joins us for a fascinating exploration of that most difficult of Indian independence leaders, Subhas Chandra Bose. While Michaela Strachan pulls on her walking boots and shows us the magical world of Ethel Haythornthwaite, the woman who fought for nature.

There are stories of cities we thought we knew. The courtesans and brewers of 18th century Dublin, in the company of historian Christina Wade, and the sailors and laundresses of 19th century London’s Chinatown, with novelist Fiona Keating.

And there is art and wonder wherever we look. British artist Habib Hajallie takes us on a tour of Halls of Fame while Vietnamese national treasure Madame Phuong strips away our preconceptions of her country’s fights for independence.

So join us from 15th December as we take you towards springtime and hopefully learn a few things along the way . . .