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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One Family, 600 Years of Farming in England's Lake District
12 November 2020James Rebanks joined me on the podcast to tell the history of his family farm in the Lake District hills. This was part of an ancient agricultural...
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Agrippa and Augustus: The Golden Age
12 November 2020The Romans, an ancient conquering civilisation with an empire that spread from Europe across the Balkans to the Middle East and North Africa. For...
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The Unknown Warrior
11 November 2020100 years ago today, the Unknown Warrior, a common soldier and an unidentified casualty of war, was buried in Westminster Abbey with all the pomp...
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WW1 & Terrorist Technologies
11 November 2020Professor Audrey Cronin is the world's leading expert in Terrorism and Technology. She has released a new book, Power to the People, and spoke...
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WW2's Special Ops Sisters
10 November 2020Jean and Patricia Owtram were teenagers when the Second World War broke out. They both served in secret roles, one on the coast intercepting...
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Dunkirk's Little Ships
9 November 2020In this episode, Dan meets veterans who were rescued from Dunkirk by the famous Little Ships. These were the 700 private boats that sailed from...
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Remembrance Sunday: In Search of My Father
8 November 2020John Watts never knew his father. He was conceived days before his father, Wing Commander Joseph Watts, was killed on a bombing mission over...
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The Other Alexander
8 November 2020Alexander, an Ancient Greek king and a victorious conqueror. No, not that one, not Alexander the Great. This time, we’re talking about his uncle,...
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The US Cabinet
7 November 2020Lindsay Chervinsky joined me on the podcast to discuss the history of the US Cabinet. We also discussed the electoral college system and the...
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The Forgotten Hero of Everest
6 November 2020Ed Caesar joined me on the podcast to tell the story of World War I veteran Maurice Wilson, Britain's most mysterious mountaineering...
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Air Power at Gallipoli
6 November 2020Dan chats to Mike Pavelec on the often-overlooked use of naval air power at Gallipoli during World War One. Mike is a Professor of Airpower Studies...
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Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
5 November 2020Alexander the Great. One of the most recognisable names in history. In his short lifetime he conquered the mighty Persian Empire and marched his...
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Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
5 November 2020Alexander the Great. One of the most recognisable names in history. In his short lifetime he conquered the mighty Persian Empire and marched his...
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Why We Remember
4 November 2020Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE is a former specialist military unit colonel in the British Armed Forces, world-championship athlete and award-winning...
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The Electoral College
4 November 2020Fabian Hilfrich joined me on the podcast to talk about the US electoral college.
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21:51
Trump, Putin, Bolsanaro: The Return of The Strongman
3 November 2020Ruth Ben-Ghiat joined me on the podcast to discuss what modern authoritarian leaders have in common and how they can be stopped. We discussed the...
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War, Pandemics & Elections
2 November 2020It's election time and for this episode James is joined by one of the most famous Historians in the world, Niall Ferguson. Niall delves into United...
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Hong Kong Flu
2 November 2020Professor George Dehner is a world environmental historian who examines the intersection of humans and disease in the modern era. We talked about...
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27:47
America's Contested Election
2 November 20201876 was a great pivot in US history. In the presidential election that year a record turn out and chaotic vote counts, particularly in Florida...
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WW2 Heroine Christian Lamb Turns 100
1 November 2020Christian Lamb has had a remarkable life. The daughter of an admiral, she served in the navy during the war and went on to become an expert in...
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Catullus: Rome's Most Erotic Poet
1 November 2020If you're looking for a raunchy Roman poet, look no further than Catullus. Born into one of the most exciting periods in Roman history, in the...
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