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 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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John F. Kennedy
7 September 2020Fredrik Logevall joined me on the pod to discuss the life and legacy of John F. Kennedy. By the time of his assassination in 1963, John F. Kennedy...
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Shellshock
6 September 2020Over a century after the end of the First World War, there is still so much that is unknown about so called 'shellshock'. In this episode, Suzie...
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The Fens
6 September 2020James Boyce joins me on the pod to discuss the indigenous population of the Fens of eastern England. Between the English Civil Wars and the...
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The Vestal Virgins
6 September 2020Priestesses of Vesta, Goddess of hearth, home and family, the College of Vestal Virgins were Rome’s only full-time priesthood. They numbered...
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The White Ship
5 September 2020Charles Spencer joined me on the pod to discuss the sinking of the White Ship on the 25th November 1120. It is one of the greatest disasters that...
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Selma Van De Perre
4 September 2020Selma Van De Perre joined me on the pod to talk about her life as a Dutch Jewish Resistance fighter during the Second World War. She joined...
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Pax Romana
4 September 2020Time for a delve into the History Hit ancient history archives! In this podcast Dan Snow sits down with the brilliant Adrian Goldsworthy to ask...
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The Real Great Escape with Commander Steve Foster
3 September 2020Commander Steve Foster relates the extraordinary story of one of the most audacious escape attempts of the Second World War.
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Hitler's Titanic
3 September 2020In this episode, Roger Moorhouse brings to light arguably the worst maritime disaster in history, the sinking of the German armed military transport...
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A People's History of Tennis
2 September 2020David Berry joined me on the pod to discuss a people’s history of tennis. From the birth of modern tennis in Victorian Britain to the present...
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The Gunpowder Plot
1 September 2020On 5 November 1605, a planned assassination attempt on King James I was thwarted. While a group of English Catholics planned to blow up the House...
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Arnhem: Greatest Allied Failure?
1 September 2020After winning back France and Belgium, the Allied forces met unexpected resistance in the Netherlands in September 1944. Following nine days of...
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The Restaurant
31 August 2020William Sitwell joined me on the pod to discuss the history of the restaurant. Tracing its earliest incarnations in the city of Pompeii, we...
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Pilots of the Caribbean
30 August 2020On the outbreak of World War Two, young men from across the Empire volunteered to risk their lives in the fight against Nazi Germany. For this...
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