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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.
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Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
#141 History Hack: Mummies
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Bio-archaeologist Lawrence Owens joins us to talk all things Mummies from across the globe. You'll be amazed at how much you can tell about a person when you unwrap them!

Monday Jun 29, 2020
#140 History Hack: Fake Spitfires in Burma
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Fake history! Based on their book, sit back with Andy Brockman and Tracy Spaight and find out what happens when history goes wrong; with a cautionary tail about some aeroplanes that are not buried in Burma...

Sunday Jun 28, 2020
#139 History Hack: A History of Islam in 21 Women
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Based on his outstanding book, which set out to tell share the history of Islam through the eyes of 21 outstanding women, Hossain Kamaly joins us to share ten of his favourites, spanning nearly 1500 years of history and far more of the planet than you might assume.

Saturday Jun 27, 2020
#138 History Hack: The Neanderthals
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Matt Pope joins us for our first foray into pre-history! Brace yourselves for a whirlwind ride about the life and times of the Neanderthals, in which Alex's mind is completely blown!

Friday Jun 26, 2020
#137 History Hack: Down the Pub
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Join us in the Mary Rose for a debate on the stupidest crime in history. From convincing people to hack their legs off, to the man who wouldn't die, to the rocket scientist who couldn't stop playing with himself. Making fun of stupid is what we do best...

Friday Jun 26, 2020
#136 History Hack: Madrid Under Fire
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Colin Fisher joins us to talk all about Spain's capital during the Civil War. From military action, to key characters to evidence of the fighting that you can still see today, he's got it covered.

Thursday Jun 25, 2020
#135 History Hack: A History of Women in the RAF
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Lucianna Harrison and Sally McGlone join us and tag-team to bring you a rundown on the history of women in Britain's flying services from WW1 to just before lockdown! Strap your daughters down and make them listen to a really inspirational story of womankind not giving in till they got their own way!

Thursday Jun 25, 2020
#134 History Hack: The Great War Group
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Alina puts the questions to Alex and co-founder Beth Moore about this new WW1 organisation; what's what at this early stage and how you can get involved.

Thursday Jun 25, 2020
#133 History Hack: Pole Position
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Katarzyna Kosior joins Alina to talk royalty - Sixteenth Century Polish Queens specifically!

Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
#132 History Hack: Pirates AAAAAAR!
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Jamie Goodall joins us to talk about pirates, privateers and oysters in the Chesapeake Bay!