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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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Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
The regulars convene in front of guest judge Simon London to debate the worst historical film ever made. Braveheart, Titanic, Shakespeare in Love, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Friday Night Lights, Alexander, Caligula, Night of the Templar, United Passions, Gods and Generals, Birth of a Nation, Pearl Harbour, The Other Boleyn Girl and Bridgerton are in in line for a beating, but which one will be crowned as the very worst?
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Join as for a cross pod with the Assassinations Podcast, in which we look at some of the ket assassinations in history.
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Charlotte White returns with another slice of Hollywood history: this time its the life and loves of two icons amidst tragic circumstances.
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Join Napoleonic boffins Marcus Cribb and Zack White as they dig deeper into the Napoleonic era, starting with a fascinating discussion on the origins of the Peninsular War.
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Colin Fisher returns with more insights into Spanish history. This time it is the harrowing events at Guernica in 1937.
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Christopher Davies joins us to talk all about his passion for one of Britain's archaeological gems - the biggest Roman residence north of the Alps.
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Archaeologist Richard Osgood joins us to talk all about the hunt for 1917 tanks buried on the battlefields of France.
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Tune in to hear : the first episode of Alina's new standalone monthly Auschwitz Podcast with Mirosław Obstarczyk, which will be broadcast in both English and Polish. Available on Apple, Spotify, Podbean and all your favourite podding apps.
Saturday Jan 09, 2021
Saturday Jan 09, 2021
Cast and crew of the 1992 film reunite to discuss an utterly unique British war film looking at the invasion of the Falkland Islands. Featuring Stuart Urban, Ian McNeice, Matthew Ashforde, Flip Webster, Trevor Cooper, Hugh Ross, Ian Embleton and Mike Grady. Conflict Archaeologist Tony Pollard also joins in to talk about the battlefield and the importance of the film today.
Friday Jan 08, 2021
Friday Jan 08, 2021
New year, new lockdown, and eventually after much high jinks a debate about the greatest sporting moment in history.