{"podcast":{"title":"Gone Medieval","slug":"gone-medieval-3244458","podcast_index_feed_id":3244458,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/11c1773b-6d50-4dbb-b543-483046bdc241","website_url":"https://www.historyhit.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6215f7024b795a6746fd3b2f/1690558293279-dde5f0ed0c769495655bfde88abddebf.jpeg","author":"History Hit","episode_count":558,"summary":"From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hit’s podcast dedicated to the middle ages, in Europe and far beyond. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T10:18:28.902515+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458"},"episode":{"title":"Extinct Beasts of Medieval Britain","slug":"extinct-beasts-of-medieval-britain","published_at":"2026-08-25T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458/extinct-beasts-of-medieval-britain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458","url":"https://shows.acast.com/gone-medieval/episodes/extinct-beasts-of-medieval-britain","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/gone-medieval/e/6a8832fea89d26398ed57534/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=9rchPqDI9jYYHCpuyh0j-6x9odxlwNKF9ESwTWo5clU","summary":"Why have wolves often been the villains of British history? What happened to them and some of the other remarkable creatures that once roamed medieval Britain? Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Dr. Lee Raye to explore Britain's lost wildlife and how extinct species survived long after their disappearance through medieval literature, folklore, religion and myth. MORE Fantastic Beasts of the Middle Ages Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Monsters of the Medieval World Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Gone Medieval is presented by Dr Eleanor Janega. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Watch Eleanor's documentary Medieval Apocalypse when you sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week, PLUS early access ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Why have wolves often been the villains of British history? What happened to them and some of the other remarkable creatures that once roamed medieval Bri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3790,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gone-medieval-3244458/episodes/extinct-beasts-of-medieval-britain/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458/extinct-beasts-of-medieval-britain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}