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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
Jul 16, 2021
Jul 16, 2021
2hr 56 sec
The regulars convene in The Mary Rose to debate the biggest scam in history.
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Jul 15, 2021
Jul 15, 2021
32 min
Kate Jamieson continues Boaty Week with the tale of Nelson and the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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Jul 14, 2021
Jul 14, 2021
1hr 18 sec
Boaty Week continues with Owen Rees. What was life like at sea in Ancient Greece? How were battles fought? And how were sailors regarded?
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Jul 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021
34 min
David Davies returns to tell us all about the London, past present and future. Why did she explode in 1665? How was she found? And why do we desperately need to save the Stuart answer to the Mary Rose?
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Jul 12, 2021
Jul 12, 2021
57 min
Chris Sams kicks off Boaty Week in style with thrilling tales from the German navy in WW1. He's got bucket list locations, chases, battles, skulduggery and a giant floating pig to keep you entertained.
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Jul 9, 2021
Jul 9, 2021
59 min
Cath Hanley joins us for a rollicking tale of the Middle Ages.
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Jul 8, 2021
Jul 8, 2021
1hr 15 min
Hedge Hopping heads East and West all at the same time as Matt is joined by the Pima Air and Space Museum's very own Scott Marchand to discuss the incredible story of the Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik, the Flying Tank of the Eastern Front, and we delve into the tale of how IL-2M 5612 went from a frozen outside St Petersburg and ended up in Tuscon, Arizona.
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Jul 7, 2021
Jul 7, 2021
40 min
Simon Hall returns to talk about his new book, which comprises Castro, Khruschev, New York and Malcolm X. It makes sense, we promise!
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Jul 6, 2021
Jul 6, 2021
57 min
The magnificent Jonathan Healey joins us to categorically explain why and how England got to the point where they felt the need to dethrone its King...
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Jul 5, 2021
Jul 5, 2021
1hr 28 min
Andrew Dorman, Robbie McNiven and Josh Provan all return to talk about a battle that shaped the history of Canada in 1759. The death of General Wolfe also features, and predictably they all get excited about the Last of the Mohicans.
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