History Hit Podcasts
History Hit has a wide variety of podcasts including Dan Snow’s History Hit, The Ancients, Gone Medieval, Not Just The Tudors, Betwixt The Sheets, American History Hit, After Dark, and Echoes of History.
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LSD in New York: Research, Recreation and Radicalism
10 July 2023Why should we associate LSD and its psychedelic effects with New York as much as we associate it with San Francisco? What use did the CIA think...
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Francis Drake's Discovery of West Coast America
10 July 2023In the summer of 1579, Francis Drake had to land in a ‘fair and good bay’ on the western coast of the New World when his ship - The Golden...
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War Time Origins of the NHS
10 July 20232023 marks 75 years of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. Often heralded as one of the greatest post-war institutions, providing free...
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Operation Mincemeat
9 July 2023The most audacious deception operation of WWII. On the 30th of April, 1943, the corpse of a 'Major Martin' washed up near the Spanish city of...
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Black Boxes: Recording Airplanes' Final Moments
9 July 2023They can survive in lava for half an hour and accelerations of 3,400 Gs. Their beacons can be detected 20,000 feet beneath the waves. Most...
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37:44
Chandragupta Maurya: Hero of India
9 July 2023Evolving from an obscure ancient ruler to a contemporary national icon, Chandragupta Maurya's story is finally being told. However, despite tales...
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32:01
Medieval Eastern Europe
7 July 2023From the Baltics to the Balkans, from Prague to Kiev, Eastern Europe is more than the sum total of its annexations, invasions and independence...
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49:34
History of Breastfeeding
7 July 2023How has our relationship with breast milk changed through history? Why are there associations of shame with this most natural act, of us consuming...
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41:01
Suicide Drones: A History
7 July 2023Drone warfare has undoubtedly become a crucial component of contemporary military operations - with drone strikes in the Russia-Ukraine war often...
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19:53
The Crossfire of Gettysburg
6 July 2023Gettysburg is synonymous with the bloodiest battle in the history of the United States. But before it was the location of a battle and Lincoln's...
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44:38
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
6 July 2023The last monument to be added to the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Lighthouse of Alexandria (also known as the Pharos), was...
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56:56
Thomas More on Film: The Historians' Verdict
6 July 2023What do you get when you bring together five top historians to debate depictions of Thomas More on film and TV? History with the gloves off - our...
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47:48
The Battle of Kursk
5 July 2023Dan explains Operation Citadel. In July and August of 1943, it was the last major attempt by the Nazis to turn the tide of the war in the East....
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29:51
Rise and Fall of Cinema
5 July 2023What was the first cinema? When were the heydays of cinema-going and where are we now? How has the experience of going to the cinema...
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30:45
The Creation of the NHS
4 July 202375 years ago this week, the National Health Service was born. Launched by Aneurin Bevan on the 5th of July, 1948, it revolutionised healthcare in...
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Garter Knights & Kings' Graves: St George's Chapel, Windsor
4 July 2023There are few places more fascinating and evocative for Medieval enthusiasts than Saint George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
In this episode...
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42:07
April Ashley: Paris Showgirl, Vogue Model & Trans Trailblazer
4 July 2023As the UK’s second person to go through gender reassignment surgery, April Ashley was a trans trailblazer, breaking new ground fearlessly and...
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39:26
California Gold Rush
3 July 2023From the rings on our fingers to coins in our pockets and, for a select few, the medals hanging around our necks. Gold is one of the most coveted...
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37:44
The Battle of Gettysburg
3 July 2023The first three days of July 1863 saw the bloodiest single battle of the American Civil War. This clash between the Unionist and Confederate...
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48:18
Elizabeth I's Musician: William Byrd
3 July 2023The most admired and influential composer during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, William Byrd died exactly 400 years ago on 4...
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Alan Turing & Bletchley Park
3 July 2023Alan Turing: pioneering mathematician, computer scientist, codebreaker. He played a crucial role in decrypting Nazi messages during the Second...
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