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We are a slightly mad, always fun podcast bringing you all the History you love and a lot that you didn‘t know you‘d love until you heard it here! Recommended by BBC Radio, and presented by acclaimed historian Alexandra Churchill, with Alina Nowobilska, Chris Sams and the rest of the awesome team.
Episodes
May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020
58 min
We are thrilled to bring you the second in what will have to be a series of interviews with the cast of the epic TV series, Band of Brothers. From a target of five participants, we ended up with more than twenty, so in this next instalment OF FOUR being brought to you all this week, you can hear all about filming, what happened when the replacements showed up on set, and which future superstars got hazed!
Be warned. Actors like to swear. A lot.
With thanks to:
Nick Aaron, Philip Barantini, George Calil, Ben Caplan, Michael Cudlitz, Dexter Fletcher, Rick Gomez, Scott Grimes, Nolan Hemmings, Robin Laing, Mark Lawrence, Matthew Leitch, Ross McCall, James Madio, Tim Matthews, Rene Moreno, Jason O'Mara, Peter O'Meara, Bart Ruspoli, Matt Settle, Richard Speight Jr, Rick Warden and Peter Youngblood-Hills.
May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
1hr 38 min
We are thrilled to bring you the first in what will have to be a series of interviews with the cast of the epic TV series, Band of Brothers. From a target of five participants, we ended up with more than twenty, so in this first instalment OF FOUR being brought to you all this week, you can hear all about casting, auditions and the hilarity/horror of bootcamp with Dale Dye.
Be warned. Actors like to swear. A lot. Especially when it comes to bootcamp.
With thanks to:
Nick Aaron, Philip Barantini, George Calil, Ben Caplan, Michael Cudlitz, Dexter Fletcher, Rick Gomez, Scott Grimes, Nolan Hemmings, Robin Laing, Mark Lawrence, Matthew Leitch, Ross McCall, James Madio, Tim Matthews, Rene Moreno, Jason O'Mara, Peter O'Meara, Bart Ruspoli, Matt Settle, Richard Speight Jr, Rick Warden and Peter Youngblood-Hills.
May 10, 2020
May 10, 2020
1hr 22 min
We're joined by relatives of Easy Company heroes Doc Roe, Smokey Gordon, Wild Bill Guarnere, Robert Burr Smith, Mike Ranney, George Luz and DonMalarkey to reminisce about how Band of Brothers impacted the lives of their fathers and grandfathers. From early reunions, to contributing to the book, to dealing with fame, we find out too what it means to be one of the "Easy Kids" twenty years on.
May 9, 2020
May 9, 2020
1hr 22 min
Kicking off our three day special dedicated to Band of Brothers, we are joined by historians Paul Woodage and James Holland and screenwriter John Orloff to discuss how the story of Easy Company was brought to film. We talk about the struggle for historical accuracy, incorporating artistic license; and in detail about how episode two, Day of Days and episode nine, Why We Fight, were written.
May 9, 2020
May 9, 2020
34 min
Richard Easton joins us for some tech history. He talks to us about his father's role in the early space race and the creation of GPS, and discusses his own book about the technology we take utterly for granted these days and how it was achieved.
May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020
1hr 54 min
We're joined by Emma Southon, Rebecca Rideal, Pete Brown, and enthusiasts Andrew Lay and James Ward-Gwilliam to debate Mankind's greatest achievement, as ever, overseen by judges Andrew Holmes and Jonny Dyer.
May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020
41 min
Annabel Venning, Roger Moorhouse, Peter Caddick-Adams and Luke Daly-Groves all join us to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. We talk about why it is ok to "celebrate" the Demise of Hitler and his kind, but also why 8th May 1945 was a very different experience across the globe.
May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020
42 min
Based on her new book Annabel Venning joins us to commemorate WW2 in microcosm, through the eyes of six siblings in her family whose contribution spanned the globe.
May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020
52 min
Historian and broadcaster James Rogers joins us to give a breakdown of the weapons that he believes are the most significant in the history of civilisation, spanning from ancient times to the modern day.
May 6, 2020
May 6, 2020
42 min
Head of Interpretation and Maritime Archeology for the Mary Rose Trust, Chris Dobbs returns by popular demand to discuss his forty years working alongside the Mary Rose. Discovery, excavation, salvage, conservation and presentation; just how did this forgotten ship become one of the most impressive maritime exhibit in the world?