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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
Jan 21, 2021
Jan 21, 2021
58 min
Darius von Guttner joins Alina in the first part of a look into the Past dynasty in Poland.
Jan 20, 2021
Jan 20, 2021
30 min
Mary Ann Lund joins us for a riveting discussion on mental health in the renaissance period - more specifically, "melancholy."
Jan 19, 2021
Jan 19, 2021
43 min
Howard Williams joins us to talk all about his archaeological speciality - which is the archaeology surrounding death.
Jan 18, 2021
Jan 18, 2021
55 min
Claire Aubin joins us to talk all about perpetrators of the Holocaust and how they got to the United States in the aftermath of the Second World War.
Jan 15, 2021
Jan 15, 2021
3hr 44 min
The regulars convene in front of guest judge Simon London to debate the worst historical film ever made. Braveheart, Titanic, Shakespeare in Love, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Friday Night Lights, Alexander, Caligula, Night of the Templar, United Passions, Gods and Generals, Birth of a Nation, Pearl Harbour, The Other Boleyn Girl and Bridgerton are in in line for a beating, but which one will be crowned as the very worst?
Jan 15, 2021
Jan 15, 2021
42 min
Join as for a cross pod with the Assassinations Podcast, in which we look at some of the ket assassinations in history.
Jan 14, 2021
Jan 14, 2021
39 min
Charlotte White returns with another slice of Hollywood history: this time its the life and loves of two icons amidst tragic circumstances.
Jan 14, 2021
Jan 14, 2021
1hr 10 min
Join Napoleonic boffins Marcus Cribb and Zack White as they dig deeper into the Napoleonic era, starting with a fascinating discussion on the origins of the Peninsular War.
Jan 13, 2021
Jan 13, 2021
56 min
Colin Fisher returns with more insights into Spanish history. This time it is the harrowing events at Guernica in 1937.
Jan 12, 2021
Jan 12, 2021
30 min
Christopher Davies joins us to talk all about his passion for one of Britain's archaeological gems - the biggest Roman residence north of the Alps.