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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 Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Carolyn Harris joins us to asses portrayals of 18th century royals such as George III and Catherine the Great in popular culture.
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Christian Jennings joins us to talk all about the German experience of code-breaking during the Second World War.
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Vanda Wilcox joins us to talk all about the experience of the Italian Army in 1915-18.
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Josh Levine joins us to talk about the year that he spent in Northern Ireland on a mission to write Beauty and Atrocity, an objective history of the troubles.
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Move over Tudors, the Stuarts are taking over. Trustee of the Cromwellian Association, Miranda Malins, joins us to tell us all about bringing Oliver Cromwell's daughter back to life in The Puritan Princess.
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Christy Constantakopoulou joins us for a discussion about the mythical birthplace of Apollo.
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Camilla Damlund joins us to talk about the archaeology behind the Atlantic Wall.
Saturday Apr 17, 2021
Saturday Apr 17, 2021
The regulars convene in the Mary Rose to raise a glass to HRH, the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on the day of his funeral. They discuss his early life, his WW2 service, his marriage and role as the Queen's consort, his charity work, relationship with the media, and of course have a chuckle about his silliest gaffs.
Saturday Apr 17, 2021
Saturday Apr 17, 2021
Author Chris Goss joins Matt to discuss the complexities of research the Luftwaffe