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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Dan Snow's History Hit Quiz!
30 December 2022Fingers on buzzers for a very special History Hit end-of-year treat.
Tricky expert questions, history in the headlines, historical fact or...
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Downton Abbey
29 December 2022It’s December 1912 and we’re joining in with the festivities at Highclere Castle, in London England. The prime minister is Herbert H. Asquith...
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Spartacus
29 December 2022‘I’m Spartacus!’ In the field of epic film making, the 1960 historical drama ‘Spartacus’, is legendary. Directed by Stanley Kibrick,...
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A Happy Tudor New Year
29 December 2022This week we're sharing again a fascinating podcast first released at this time last Christmas.
For the Tudors, Christmas Day was not...
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Hunting Stolen Nazi Art
29 December 2022As the Nazi war machine rampaged across Europe it did not just take territory and resources from its conquests but also many thousands of pieces...
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Timekeeping
28 December 2022Today we’re bringing you an episode from Dan Snow’s History Hit. Normal Patented service will resume in the New Year.
Accurate...
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Richard III vs Henry VII
28 December 2022We all think we know the story of Richard III and Henry VII, or do we? Richard III is often portrayed as a child-murdering usurper whose reign was...
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Vikings: Surviving Winter
27 December 2022Vikings are often depicted as fearless warriors, but they were not immune to the harsh realities of northern weather. They not only survived in...
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Christmas Carols: A Musical History
27 December 2022Traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas holiday season, it is thought that carols existed to keep up people’s...
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Santaphilia: Sexual Attraction to Santa
23 December 2022How long have people been hoping for Santa to hurry down their chimneys for?
Whether it’s because he’s a bear, a dom or the ultimate...
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55:06
The CIA: Secret Drone Wars
23 December 2022Like most aspects of the organisation, the CIA drone programme is shrouded in secrecy. With covert bases located across the globe, all armed with...
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Christmas Feasts Through The Ages!
23 December 2022Porpoises, beaver tails, boar's head and puffins: are just some of the exquisite dishes on medieval tables during the festive season. In this...
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The First Americans
22 December 2022Modern humans thrived in the Americas for thousands of years before the first European colonists arrived, but how and when did they get...
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The Biggest Discoveries of 2022
22 December 2022Professor Suzannah Lipscomb presents her annual review of the year, recommending the finest history books she has discovered, the best television...
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The First Britons
22 December 202267 million people currently inhabit the United Kingdom - but what do we know about the original, first Britons? It's no secret when looking back...
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The Real 'Good King' Wenceslas
22 December 2022Click here to vote for Gone Medieval at the Signal Awards.
At this time of year, many of us will find ourselves singing about a royal...
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Christmas Crackers
21 December 2022Ho ho ho! Come with us on a Christmas tale of invention as we talk to the world’s only Christmas Cracker historian, Peter Kimpton of...
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The Battle of the Bulge
21 December 2022Lasting six brutal weeks, from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes region of Belgium was Adolf...
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The Real 'Good King Wenceslas'
20 December 2022At this time of year, many of us will find ourselves singing about a royal personage who braves the snow on the Feast of Stephen –...
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Sex Advice in the 20th Century
20 December 2022What is ‘good’ sex? Why might you need to get your protractor out in the bedroom? And when was foreplay ‘invented’?
In this episode,...
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Toilets, Underpants & Pillows: Everyday Things with Greg Jenner
20 December 2022Why do grandmas wear bloomers? How did romans clean themselves after using the toilet? Pillows were originally made of stone?! These are all...
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