365 carefully selected historical events come together to produce a unique history of the world.
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REDEEM OFFERDan Snow joins a team of maritime archaeologists to explore First World War wrecks in Portsmouth Harbour. But will he make it across the treacherous ...
Watch NowProfessor Val Gibson, Dr Patricia Fara and Dr Sarah Williams - from the University of Cambridge - discuss the historical role of women in science ...
Watch NowIn this interview David Olusoga sits down with Dan Snow to talk about his new series 'Civilisations', the meaning of the word and why the ...
Watch NowFew cities in the world can rival the beauty of St Petersburg in Russia, 'the Venice in the North.' Discover the history of one ...
Watch NowFrom the daily challenges faced by his army on their journey across the Alps, to his own fierce personal, and ultimately destructive, rivalry with Scipio ...
Watch NowDan Jones discusses his book 'The Knights Templar' at the Temple in Central London, the physical embodiment of this medieval religious order that also trained ...
Watch NowAndrew Roberts shares a selection of items from his Winston Churchill collection, documenting the fascinating life of one of Britain's most iconic figures.
Watch NowDan Snow takes an emotional journey through the key battlefields of the Western Front, from the memorial parks at the Somme to the formidable defences ...
Watch NowHere's a Christmas treat to get your toes tapping. Sam Willis meets folk singer Jim Causley to discuss and perform a selection of festive tunes.
Watch Now15th February, 2019
Dan chats to Christer Petley about slavery, focusing on one particularly virulent slave-owner called Simon Taylor, one of the most powerful men in Jamaica in ...
Listen Now14th February, 2019
Valentine's Day Special! Laura Doan discusses love and lesbianism during the war, from the way women were treated to popular reaction to lesbians in the ...
Listen Now11th February, 2019
Was The Great Escape as great as its name suggests? Guy Walters thinks otherwise, and argues that the mass breakout from Stalag Luft III actually ...
Listen Now10th February, 2019
Did people have better sex under socialism? The answer is probably yes, and Dan talks to Kristen Ghodsee to find out why, also discussing why ...
Listen Now8th February, 2019
Dan heads down to Portsmouth harbour to uncover lost wrecks buried in the mud with a team of marine specialists in history and archaeology. Discover ...
Listen Now6th February, 2019
What treasures lie in store in the shifting sands of the Valley of the Kings? Dan talks to Chris Naunton to discover where the ...
Listen Now4th February, 2019
Dan talks to Nicholas Walton about the role of Sir Stamford Raffles in the emergence of Singapore as one of the world's largest ...
Listen Now1st February, 2019
What was it like in Stalag Luft 3? Dan talks to Air Commodore Charles Clarke, a prisoner-of-war during the Great Escape. For more exclusive history interviews ...
Listen Now31st January, 2019
Who was the greatest European ever? Dan talks to Lindsay Powell to find out. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit ...
Listen Now28th January, 2019
In this episode, Dan presents an all-new kind of podcast, History Hit's first ever audio drama. Starring Iain Glen from Game of Thrones, and Geoffrey ...
Listen Now27th January, 2019
Dan talks to Paul Stickler about a bizarre murder in the aftermath of the First World War. For more exclusive history interviews or documentaries, subscribe ...
Listen Now27th January, 2019
Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of the family. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, ...
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