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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
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Matt Breen, host of The Explorers Podcast, joins us to talk us through his top five explorers in history.
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Liz Gloyn joins us to talk to us all about monsters of the classical world and how they are represented in popular culture today.
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Just how did it get to the point where the Nazi's tried to enact the Final Solution? Holocaust historian Nicholas Terry joins us to talk all about 1941 and why it was a crucial point in a horrific tale.
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Owen Griffiths rejoins us with another quick tales from the annals of Welsh folklore. Every wondered why Wales loved the dragon enough to put it on their flag? Tune in to find out.
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Historyland's Josh Provan returns to talk all about the forward-thinking, modern former monarchy of Hawaii.
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Manx native Laurence Robinson joins us to talk all about the wars that rocked Finland in the wake of the First World War.
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Historian Craig Bruce Smith joins us to talk all about the men who forged a nation, but it's not quite as cut and dried as you might think!
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Osteoarchaeologist Katie Tucker joins us to talk about what bones can tell her, and in particular how she came to specialise in decapitation.
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Naval guru Phil Weir joins us to talk all about the Royal Navy's contribution to Britain's "Finest Hour."
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Melissa DeVelvis joins us to talk all about women during the American civil war, particularly nurses, and the shocking events that they both witnessed and participated in.