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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 Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
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.
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
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.
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
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.
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
The regulars get together for a mammoth discussion on the worst family in history.
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Lucy Betteridge-Dyson joins us to myth-bust the horse in the Great War. Forget the film, the reality is way more impressive.
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
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.
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Anuradha Bhattacharjee joins us to talk all about Polish refugees in India in the Second World War.
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
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.
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
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.
Monday Mar 22, 2021