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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Voodoo & Vodou
19 April 2022Warning: This episode includes strong language and some adult themes.
What comes to mind when you see the word voodoo? Most people tend to...
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28:51
The Northman: How to Put Vikings On Screen
19 April 2022The Northman now showing in UK cinemas is an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father's...
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42:56
Medieval Sex
19 April 2022*WARNING this episode includes explicit language and adult themes*
What were your medieval ancestors getting up to in the bedroom? Join sex...
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21:21
Josephine Baker: Entertainer and Spy
18 April 2022On November 30th, 2021, Josephine Baker, the French-American performer, second world war resistance hero, and activist became the first Black...
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47:04
How Tudor England Treated Outsiders
18 April 2022The recently released film Lapwing is set during the Tudor period, one year after the Egyptian Act of 1554 effectively criminalised Romani people...
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36:17
Hidden Treasures: Britain's Art in WW2
18 April 2022As Europe prepared for the Second World War, a challenge presented itself to the men and women of Britain’s museums, galleries and archives: how...
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26:50
A Short History of Pirates
17 April 2022Swashbuckling, murder and robbery on the high seas! We're bringing back the fan favourite episode on Dr Rebecca Simon's 'Pirate Queens: The Lives...
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29:51
The First Motion Picture: Conspiracy, Murder, and Movies
17 April 2022In 1890, the man who shot the first ever motion picture boarded a train in Paris — and was never seen again.
Shortly after his...
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39:26
Mary Magdalene
17 April 2022Who was Mary Magdalene? Jesus' confidant, a devout follower, or a sex worker?
In this Easter special, Tristan is joined by Professors Helen...
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16:47
Origins of Easter
16 April 2022Easter today is marked by chocolate eggs and two Bank Holidays - in the Medieval world it had a deeply spiritual significance.
But it...
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36:27
The Falklands War: A British Veteran's Perspective
15 April 2022The role of successful and strategic intelligence operations is a vital part of determining the outcomes of battles and wars. But with every...
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28:40
TITANIC: Survivors and Lost Souls
14 April 2022Part 3/3. News of Titanic's fate sent shockwaves around the world; stories and illustrations of that fateful night splashed across newspaper...
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42:35
Weapons of the Terracotta Army
14 April 2022When someone says the Terracotta Army, you’d be forgiven for instantly thinking of rows upon rows of life size warriors, arranged in three pits...
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41:41
The House of Dudley
14 April 2022The Dudleys were the most brilliant, bold and manipulative of power-hungry Tudor families. Every Tudor monarch made their name either with a...
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41:23
Eating & Drinking with Matt Tebbutt & Olly Smith
14 April 2022Saturday Kitchen's Matt Tebbutt and Olly Smith are On Jimmy's Farm today to talk food and drink trends over the last few...
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34:27
TITANIC: A Night to Remember
13 April 2022Depicted countless times in art, television and film, the night of the 14th of April 1912 has haunted and fascinated us for over a century. This...
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37:26
The Invention of Military Drones
13 April 2022Today, James is the guest on our NEW sister podcast Patented, hosted by Dallas Campbell. Together, they talk us through the century-long history...
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24:54
The Treadmill
13 April 2022Before they found their way into gyms, treadmills had a much darker history. In the 19th Century, they could most commonly be found in...
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34:32
TITANIC: The Unsinkable Ship
12 April 2022On April 10th, 1912, RMS Titanic cast off from Southampton, England, on her maiden voyage. The largest of its kind, full of grandeur and the most...
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24:53
Forgotten Women of the Crusades
12 April 2022Little has been known up until now about the involvement and power of women during the Crusader period. When Saladin's armies besieged Jerusalem...
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40:57
How to Party like an Ancient Greek
11 April 2022In Ancient Greece, the symposium was no ordinary after-dinner drinking party, but one in which the Hellenic men of society got together to wine,...
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