History Hit Podcasts

Roller Coasters

The world’s first Loop-the-Loop roller coaster gave so many people whiplash that they kept a medical team on the payroll.

Find out where...

Kings and Queens: Villains, Heroes and Rulers

Dan teams up with his parents and esteemed journalists Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan to explore the lives, loves, triumphs and disasters of a...

Hanseatic League

Growing from a few North German towns in the late 12th century, the Hanseatic League — a powerful network of...

Mussolini's Favourite Daughter

What do we know about the people who shared the surname Mussolini with the Italian fascist dictator?

Edda Mussolini may have been Benito’s...

Central Park: What Lies Beneath

Central Park is an oasis of nature in New York City, amidst the countless skyscrapers and gridded streets of Manhattan. Over 800 acres of sweeping...

Ronald Reagan: The Peacemaker

When Ronald Reagan became President in 1981, he was initially written off by many as a reckless B movie cowboy who would lead the US to nuclear...

Inside the JFK White House

November 22nd marks 59 years since the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. One of the most famous assassinations in history, JFK's...

Football and the Tudors

Already in 2022 we have celebrated England’s Lionesses winning the Women’s European Championships, and this month you may well be waiting with...

Rogue Heroes: Veteran of the SAS

Mike Sadler is the last surviving original member of the SAS and is featured in the new television series SAS Rogue Heroes as a dashing young man...

Frozen Food

The Frozen Food industry was invented by the Birdseye company. And that company was started by a living breathing Birdseye; Clarence...

Rise of the Etruscans

Situated in the North of Italy, the Etruscan's were once a powerful civilisation, dominating the Italian peninsular. Predecessors to Ancient Rome,...

The Rise of Christianity

In the fourth century AD, the Christian faith exploded out of Palestine, overwhelming the paganism of Rome, converting the Emperor Constantine in...

Conscientious Objection in WW2

Accounts of the Second World War usually involve tales of exceptional bravery in battle, as the allied nations stood together against fascism. But...

Tattoos

George V, Otzi the Iceman, possibly Winston Churchill and … Kate Lister. What do all these people have in common?

They have tattoos. As do...

Medieval Pubs

For centuries, the pub has played a central role in our lives and communities. Throughout Britain, there are many pubs saying that they are the...

Who Really Invented the Light Bulb?

While Thomas Edison is widely credited as the inventor of the electric lightbulb in 1879, it had existed in one form or another since the the...

Valley of the Kings

On the west bank of the Nile, across from the ancient city of Thebes, lies the Valley of the Kings - the final resting place of several Pharaohs...

Henry VIII’s Lost Brother, Prince Arthur

During the early part of the sixteenth century England should have been ruled by King Arthur Tudor with his wife Catherine of Aragon as Queen. Had...

The Budget: Britain's Financial Crisis Explained

Rising interest, cost of living crisis, energy prices at an all-time high- is Britain's precarious financial situation the fault of policymakers...

Warhammer

***Real life inventor alert*** We speak to Rick Priestley the co-creator of the weird world of Warhammer where valiant humans, noble elves, savage...

Band of Brothers: A New Discovery

In part 2 of this series on Easy Company and the American 101st Airborne Division, we are back in the village of Aldbourne, following in the steps...