Sean 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 Aish Memorial Museum's exhibition about children in the Holocaust.
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 story rocked the establishment.
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 expedition.
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 of her turbulent life. She took upon herself the mission to save France and bound ...
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 superiority over Britain. Now Dan Snow, whose lifelong dream has been to fly in this ...
Watch NowA tribute to the age of steam. Shot mainly around Carnforth, Lancashire, which was one of the last steam engine sheds. The reminiscences and tales of the men who worked the engines and their attitudes to the passing of steam ...
Watch NowA selection of silent films from the BFI National Archive that shows how the suffragette movement was portrayed on the cinema screen between 1899 and 1917.
Watch Now22nd September, 2018
Dan Snow talks to James Barr about a rivalry in the Middle East, but it's not the one you might expect... For more exclusive history documentaries and interviews visit HistoryHit....
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Dan talks to Macintyre about a double agent - a story clouded in deception and intrepidation. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, visit HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Felix ...
Listen Now20th September, 2018
Dan Snow wrangles with a Python! He talks to comedy legend Michael Palin about his new book, Erebus The Story of a Ship. The book tells the devastating true story ...
Listen Now19th September, 2018
Julian Humphrys phones Dan Snow to talk about the Battle of Bosworth, its significance and why we need to come together to prevent the site from being built on. For ...
Listen Now18th September, 2018
In this part of our #RAF100 season Dan learns from Ian Castle (who also spoke to us last week about Zeppelins) the conception of the RAF before moving onto a ...
Listen Now15th September, 2018
Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell bring you up to speed with what's been going on at Unexpected Towers. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries visit HistoryHit.TV! Producer: ...
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Dan speaks to economic historian Adam Tooze for the tenth anniversary of Lehman Brothers' collapse in this special podcast. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries visit HistoryHit.TV! Producer: Natt ...
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Dan talks to aviation historian Ian Castle about the First Blitz, an effort to kick Britain out of a world war... For more exclusive history documentaries and interviews visit HistoryHit....
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Dan takes his final flight in a Tornado with Flt Lt Rob Manisty, aka ‘Sea Cow’, at the Helm. Tornado Veteran John Nichol also talks to Dan about his experience ...
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Dan talks to Joanne Freeman about the history of polarisation in the USA, giving an extraordinary insight into the tone of American politics' early days. For more exclusive interviews and ...
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Dr. Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of chimneys... live! To see exclusive history documentaries and interviews sign up to HistoryHit.TV. Use code 'UH3' ...
Listen Now6th September, 2018
Dan talks to Martin Slater about the history of national debts, how they powered nations and the changing function and timeframe of debt in the modern world. For more exclusive ...
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