Podcasts

On the Battlefield of Hastings with Marc Morris

Marc Morris shows me around the Battlefield of Hastings.

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Queer History

Sacha Coward joined me on the podcast to discuss queer history. We talked about Luisa Casati, Queen Anne, the Gay Liberation Front, and other...

History's Greatest Speeches with Simon Sebag Montefiore

Simon Sebag Montefiore joined me on the podcast to talk about history's greatest speeches. From Martin Luther King Jr. to John Boyega, from...

Crassus and the Battle of Carrhae: The Defeat of Rome

Gareth Sampson, author of Defeat of Rome in the East: Crassus, the Parthians, and the Disastrous Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC came on the podcast...

Underland with Robert Macfarlane

Robert Macfarlane joined me on the podcast to talk about his new book, Underland. We talked about cave communities in Cappadocia, underground...

Imphal and Kohima

The Battles of Imphal and Kohima were the decisive clash of the Burma Campaign during World War Two, a crucial turning point in the attempted...

How and Why History: King David

One of the Old Testament’s most compelling figures, King David was anointed as king of a united Israel, conquering Jerusalem and bringing the...

In Conversation with Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough is an English veteran broadcaster and naturalist. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in...

Septimius Severus in Scotland

Dan Snow talks to Simon Elliott about Septimius Severus, the first Hammer of the Scots, about his Northern Campaigns, and the true story of this...

Ireland's Great Famine: Counterpoint

Christine Kinealy joined me on this podcast to discuss the British government’s adverse policies during the Great Famine, and the effects these...

The Lancaster Bomber: A Veteran’s View

An Avro Lancaster Bomber was one of the most dangerous places to be during the Second World War. The planes had a 46% combat attrition rate, and yet...

WW2 Tank Commander with Captain David Render

Captain David Render was a nineteen-year-old second lieutenant fresh from Sandhurst when he was sent to France to join a veteran armoured unit that...