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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The History of Unbelief
18 September 2020Dan delves into the history of unbelief - or rather, past people who didn't believe in God(s). He talks to Professor Tim Whitmarsh about Greek...
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What Really Happened on D-Day?
18 September 2020Giles Milton has been researching D-Day from a new perspective - that of the youngsters who were involved in the first wave of the offensive. For...
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Arnhem, Satire, Bartending and Drums
17 September 2020Comedian, historian, broadcaster Al Murray joins me on the podcast to discuss Arnhem. The British-Polish allied defeat at Arnhem took place in autumn...
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Jason and the Golden Fleece
17 September 2020This week's episode from the History Hit archive features the brilliant Tom Holland telling the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, an epic story of...
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How and Why History: The United Nations at 75
16 September 2020In the aftermath of the Second World War, 850 delegates from 50 nations gathered in San Fransisco, determined to establish an organisation which...
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Battle of Britain: A British Veteran's View
15 September 2020In this episode, Dan speaks to the late Wing Commander Thomas Neil, who fought in the Battle of Britain. Thomas joined the RAF Volunteer...
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Battle of Britain: Why the RAF Won
15 September 202080 years ago, in 15 September 1940, the Luftwaffe made a gigantic aerial assault on London in the belief that the Royal Air Force was down to its...
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Mayflower 400
14 September 2020I am joined on the podcast by a series of historians, writers and storytellers, to talk about the 400th anniversary of the journey of the...
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
13 September 2020In this short episode, Dan visits Sarajevo on the trail of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, his wife and his assassin, Gavrilo Princip. It was their fatal...
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A Medieval Education
13 September 2020Eleanor Janega joined me on the pod to discuss the educational institutions of the medieval period. We talk about student riots in Paris, the role...
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Alexander the Great: Through Persian Eyes
13 September 2020Conqueror. Destroyer. Convert. Legendary king. It's fair to say that Alexander the Great's relationship with ancient Persia was complicated....
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Frontline Nursing in WW1
12 September 2020In amongst the ranks of the heroic female wartime nurses Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell is a lesserknown Danish woman, Valborg Hjorth. When Dr...
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The Sikh Empire
12 September 2020Priya Atwal joined me on the pod to discuss the Sikh Empire, which stretched throughout northwestern India into Afghanistan and Tibet. We discuss...
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The Forgotten Ally: Canada
11 September 2020Tim Cook joined me on the pod to discuss how Canadian contributions are frequently overlooked or diminished in discussions of the War. Most major...
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The Secret History of the Blitz
11 September 2020In this episode, Joshua Levine provides us with an in depth account of the German offensive against Britain's moral. The actor, barrister and...
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The Roman Forum
11 September 2020Another one from the History Hit archive! The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (Italian: Foro Romano), is a rectangular...
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Castillo de San Marcos
10 September 2020Allen Arnold joined me on the pod to discuss the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States. Located on the...
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African Americans in WWII: Patriotism and Oppression
9 September 2020In this episode, Dr. Shama Ams places the Black Lives Matter movement and the killing of George Floyd into the historical context of the treatment of...
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When Fidel came to Harlem
9 September 2020Simon Hall joined me on the pod to talk about Fidel Castro’s trip to New York in September 1960. Based at Harlem’s Theresa Hotel, Castro met...
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Spitfire
8 September 2020For this podcast Dan spoke to John Nichol, former Royal Air Force navigator and author of the bestseller 'Spitfire: A Very British Love Story'. They...
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How and Why History: Genghis Khan
8 September 2020Genghis Khan was one of the most feared and most famous warrior kings in history. But how did he rise to power to become the Emperor of the Mongol...
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