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Soviet Snipers on the Eastern Front
30 September 2020In many countries, including Britain, women were banned from taking part in active combat operations during the Second World War. In the Soviet...
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History of China with Michael Wood
30 September 2020Michael Wood joined me on the podcast to talk about his new history of China. He takes a fresh look at Chinese history in the light of the current...
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Longships: The Dragon Of The Seas
30 September 2020Embark on a Viking ship, travel the seas, overcome huge waves and dodge lightning! Feel the fear in an untamed ocean. If you let yourself be...
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How and Why History: Rome and the Mediterranean
29 September 2020By the first century BC, the nuisance of piracy had become a plague in the Mediterranean. The Romans dispatched Pompey who freed the way for the...
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Chemical Weapons in WW1
29 September 2020Although the use of chemicals as weapons can be traced much further back in history, their use became widespread after the First World War, when the...
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Vikings: The Sons Of The Great North
29 September 2020Who are the Vikings? Share the way of life, customs and beliefs of these men of the North. Understand exactly what is going to urge them to leave...
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Joking About Stalin
28 September 2020Jonathan Waterlow joined me on the podcast to explore how ordinary people used political jokes to cope with and make sense of their lives under...
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Invasion of Poland in WW2 with Roger Moorhouse
27 September 2020Roger Moorhouse comprehensively discusses the Polish campaign of 1939, separating the myths from reality and outlining the abject horrors that the...
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The Polynesians: Ancient Mariners of the Pacific
27 September 2020The ancient Polynesians remain the greatest seafarers in history. Already by the time of the legendary founding of Rome on 21 April 753 BC,...
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The Simulmatics Corporation
27 September 2020Jill Lepore joined me on the podcast to discuss The Simulmatics Corporation. Founded in 1959, it mined data, targeted voters, accelerated news,...
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Greek Myths
26 September 2020Natalie Haynes joined me on the podcast to retell the stories of remarkable women at the heart of Greek myths, from Medusa, Penelope, and Pandora,...
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The Great Famine
25 September 2020Charles Read joined me on the podcast to discuss the economic and political causes of the Great Famine. We discuss the British government’s...
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