Dan Snow meets a courageous and pioneering aviator of the Second World War - Mary Ellis. Mary served with the Air Transport Auxiliary, flying aircraft ...
Watch NowFeature-length documentary from the BFI archives, revealing how British newsreels of the 1930s underestimated the threat of fascism.
Watch NowSean Bean tells the story of one of history’s bloodiest battles, the Battle of Waterloo, through the eyes of the soldiers who fought it.
Watch NowJames Holland sets himself the challenge of discovering the truth about the Battles of Imphal and Kohima, that laid the foundations for victory in Burma.
Watch NowDan visits the Hasmonean High School in London, which took in refugee children escaping persecution. Join Dan Snow on an exclusive tour of the Amud ...
Watch NowIn 2009 a group of Kenyan war veterans sued the British government to reveal the truth about what really happened during the Mau Mau Emergency. Their ...
Watch NowDan Snow straps in to a state of the art simulator to discover what the RAF's latest acquisition, the F-35, is capable of.
Watch NowHelen Carr visits Captain Cook's birthplace on the anniversary of his setting out on the Endeavour, to find out more about the man and his ...
Watch NowJoan of Arc received her first mystical vision when she was still a child, an event which was to chart the course of the rest ...
Watch NowThe Spitfire is the most famous piston engine fighter plane. It played a vital part in the summer of 1940, keeping the Luftwaffe from gaining air ...
Watch Now20th October, 2018
Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell discuss the unexpected history of Trafalgar for the 218th anniversary of the battle. For more exclusive history interviews and ...
Listen Now19th October, 2018
Dan speaks to Danny Boyle about his new artwork, Pages of the Sea, which can be seen on beaches around the country on 11th November. ...
Listen Now18th October, 2018
Dan talks to David Andress about how the past is often misinterpreted to suit the needs of the powerful. For more exclusive documentaries and interviews ...
Listen Now17th October, 2018
Dan sits down with Charles Rangeley-Wilson, celebrated Author, Conservationist, Broadcaster, to talk about the five fish that made Britian. For more exclusive documentaries and interviews ...
Listen Now15th October, 2018
Dan talks to Helen Parr, whose new book Our Boys, traces the history of the Parachute Regiment and her own, personal, involvement with it. For ...
Listen Now12th October, 2018
In this special podcast, presented in association with 14-18 Now, Dan talks to Peter Jackson, the Oscar-winning director of Lord of the Rings, about the ...
Listen Now10th October, 2018
Dan takes a guided tour of the New York Historical Society whilst he was visiting the city. For more exclusive documentaries and interviews visit HistoryHit....
Listen Now9th October, 2018
Dan talks to Giles Milton about D-Day and what his research has uncovered about the untold stories of this landmark event. For more exclusive documentaries ...
Listen Now8th October, 2018
Dan heads to National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas city to see the collection and find out more about Meuse Argonne. For more exclusive ...
Listen Now7th October, 2018
Richard Van Emden catches up with Dan Snow to talk about the commemoration of the final year of World War One. For more interviews and ...
Listen Now6th October, 2018
Dan meets up with Cathy Newman to talk about her fantastic new book, Bloody Brilliant Women, and her career in the eye of the journalistic ...
Listen Now5th October, 2018
Dan talks to Tim Tate about the uncomfortable history of the Nazi secret service's operations in the UK. For more exclusive documentaries and interviews subscribe ...
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