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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
Nov 23, 2020
Nov 23, 2020
56 min
Phil Weir joins us to talk all about his new book: Dunkirk and the Little Ships.
Nov 21, 2020
Nov 21, 2020
1hr 34 min
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.
Nov 20, 2020
Nov 20, 2020
2hr 33 min
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.
Nov 20, 2020
Nov 20, 2020
38 min
LA-based Food Historian Katherine Spiers joins us to talk all about the history of dessert.
Nov 19, 2020
Nov 19, 2020
28 min
Helen Doe joins us to talk all about smuggling in the West Country and the legacy it has left behind.
Nov 18, 2020
Nov 18, 2020
40 min
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.
Nov 17, 2020
Nov 16, 2020
Nov 16, 2020
53 min
But Linda Porter joins us to swing the focus onto the women Charles II loved instead of arguably Britain's randiest King himself.
Nov 13, 2020
Nov 13, 2020
Nov 13, 2020
44 min
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.