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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 Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
The headlines are full of historical figures whose reputations are under fire in 2020. Based on her book, The Hemingses of Monticello, we sat down with Pulitzer winner Annette Gordon-Reed to discuss one of America's founding fathers. We discussed his slaves, her groundbreaking research into his extended relationship with one of them, Sally Hemings, and his consequent place in history.
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
In this episode we plan a historical house party with Nicolai Eberholst. Who's getting an invite? Who isn't? The phrase "murderous sausagefest" is used.
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Former Red Bull, Jordan and Cosworth man Mark Gallagher weaves a fascinating tale of 1930s motor racing and Nazi attempts to commandeer the sport. We talk Auto Union, Mercedes Benz, and how the legacy of such associations is still seen in the sport today and felt by current drivers.
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Breeze Barrington joins us to talk all about her research into prominent female artists in the 16th and 17th centuries
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Olivia Alford joins Alina to talk about this tragic, much requested piece of Polish history.
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Ryan McNutt returns to put Mel Gibson in his place and tell the REAL Scottish story behind the events that inspired, well, a lot of nonsense really.
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Alina never needs an excuse to talk about the abundance of willies in Pompeii. Virginia Campbell joins us to take all about the cultural and social aspects of Prostitution in the Roman period.
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Matt Willis joins us to talk all about the Battle of Taranto, the first all-aircraft ship to ship battle in history, in 1940.
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sergey Plykin joins us for a comprehensive talk on how and why thousands of Russians ended up on the "wrong" front during WW1, how they fared, and where you can go to see evidence of them now.
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Nineteenth Century expert Bob Nicholson joins us to talk all about the Victorians and comedy. From witty comebacks and dad jokes, to pun competitions to naughty rhymes: Alina is basically a cackling mess.