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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

Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
#385 History Hack:The British Spy That Never Was
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Marc Goldberg joins us to talk about Teddy Kollek, the five times Mayor of Jerusalem and the British spy that never was.

Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
#384 History Hack: Women in Medieval Ireland
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Dr Gillian Kenny joins us to talk all about the life of women in early medieval Ireland.

Monday Mar 08, 2021
#383 History Hack: D-Day Through German Eyes
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Jon Trigg joins us to talk all about the German perspective of the Day of Days.

Saturday Mar 06, 2021
#382 History Hack: Sharpe's Sword
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Alex, Matt, Marcus and Zack are joined by the cast of Sharpe's Sword: Jason Salkey, James Purefoy, Michael Cochrane, Hugh Ross, and John Kavanagh for a riotous look back at filming the episode.

Friday Mar 05, 2021
#381 History Hack: Down the Pub
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
After the grim subject matter last week, the regulars have decided to debate the best year in history this time. And let someone chipper and non-cynical (Beth) judge.

Friday Mar 05, 2021
#380 History Hack: Manuela Saenz
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Josh Provan joins us fresh from HistoryLand to talk all about the spectacular life of South American revolutionary Manuela Saenz.

Thursday Mar 04, 2021
#379 History Hack: 20th Century China
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Rana Mitter joins us to talk all about recent Chinese history.

Thursday Mar 04, 2021
#378 History Hack: Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Matt is joined by Jon Bernstein to talk all things Jugs. We promise there is only one stupid joke about the name...

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
#377 History Hack: Victorian Learning Difficulties
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Louise Creechan returns to discuss dyslexia, autism and other learning difficulties and how they were perceived in Victorian Britain.

Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
#376 History Hack: The Mali Empire
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Sirio Canos Donnay joins us to talk all things Mali and its Empire.