History Hack

Helen O'Hara joins us to talk all about her new book. It's a power clash of film nerdery with Charley in which Matt can only watch agape. Lols. 

Based on his new book, Simon Elliott joins us to tell the tale of Hispana IX and to try and get to the bottom of what happened to an entire formation which vanished from the historical record. 

On what would have been the historian's 75th birthday, friends including Cameron Macnish and Peter Caddick-Adams  recollect their time working with him and celebrate his work with Matt and Marcus. 

The regulars get together for a mammoth discussion on the worst family in history. 

Lucy Betteridge-Dyson joins us to myth-bust the horse in the Great War. Forget the film, the reality is way more impressive. 

Feisty, independent and a gay icon. Find out why Queen Christina of Sweden is a woman we should all pay more attention to as we sit down with Amy Saunders.

Anuradha Bhattacharjee joins us to talk all about Polish refugees in India in the Second World War. 

Based on his bestselling book, Ben Wilson whisks us back to the 1850s to tell us why the decade was a turning point in human history. 

To celebrate our first birthday, Eleanor Janega is in the house and she's ready to fix you all. She tells us why the Dark Ages weren't dark at all, just medieval. 

Guy Walters joins us to talk all about this iconic WW2 event.