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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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Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Phil Weir joins us to talk all about his new book: Dunkirk and the Little Ships.
Saturday Nov 21, 2020
Saturday Nov 21, 2020
Join Alex and Napoleonic Historian Marcus Cribb with cast members Jason Salkey, Michael Cochrane, Neil Dudgeon, Paul Bigley, Paul Trussell, Assumpta Serna, Scott Cleverdon and Gavan O'Herlihy as they recall life on set and filming the iconic series.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Brace yourselves. The regulars in the Mary Rose convene with guest judge Eleanor Janega to find history's funniest Sexcapade. In which there is actually some serious conversation, along with the normal lunacy.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
LA-based Food Historian Katherine Spiers joins us to talk all about the history of dessert.
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Helen Doe joins us to talk all about smuggling in the West Country and the legacy it has left behind.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Alex's dreams come true and we discuss 300 years of Romanov rulers in Russia with the man who literally wrote the book on them all.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
But Linda Porter joins us to swing the focus onto the women Charles II loved instead of arguably Britain's randiest King himself.
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Andrew Lownie joins us to talk about the Mountbattens; Dickie and Edwina, including their lives, their war service and their contribution to the modern Royal Family.