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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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Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Ryan McNutt returns to put Mel Gibson in his place and tell the REAL Scottish story behind the events that inspired, well, a lot of nonsense really.
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Alina never needs an excuse to talk about the abundance of willies in Pompeii. Virginia Campbell joins us to take all about the cultural and social aspects of Prostitution in the Roman period.
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Matt Willis joins us to talk all about the Battle of Taranto, the first all-aircraft ship to ship battle in history, in 1940.
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sergey Plykin joins us for a comprehensive talk on how and why thousands of Russians ended up on the "wrong" front during WW1, how they fared, and where you can go to see evidence of them now.
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Nineteenth Century expert Bob Nicholson joins us to talk all about the Victorians and comedy. From witty comebacks and dad jokes, to pun competitions to naughty rhymes: Alina is basically a cackling mess.
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In a new mini-segment, Alina has decided that she and Alex need to pontificate about historical questions. This week it's "if I had a time-machine" with some perhaps unexpected results...
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Based on his book, Josh Provan of Historyland joins us to talk all about Japan opening itself to the world in the mid-nineteenth century
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
History Hack's resident science boffin Kit Chapman joins us to mark the 75th anniversary of the Trinity Test: the first time a nuclear bomb was detonated.
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
The lovely Claude Berube joins us to tell us all about the life of an early American hero: Captain Charles Stewart and the War of 1812.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
The legendary Michael Scott joins us to tell a comprehensive tale of Delphi, while Alina tries desperately not to fangirl... And fails!