America’s changing dream
Professor Sarah Churchwell and fellow historian Adam IP Smith explore some of the ideas in her new book Behold, America, which traces the history of America First and the American Dream Hosted on Acas...
31 Touko 201844min
Challenging British heroes
Ahead of her new Channel 4 series, the author and broadcaster Afua Hirsch argues that we need to seriously revise our understanding of the likes of Nelson and Churchill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
29 Touko 201832min
Jane Seymour: Henry VIII’s favourite queen
Bestselling author and historian Alison Weir discusses the life and tragic death of the Tudor king’s third wife, who bore him his long-awaited male heir. Alison also reveals the challenges of recreati...
24 Touko 201830min
The remarkable history of the Netherlands
In advance of his new BBC Radio 4 series, the journalist and broadcaster Misha Glenny reflects on some of the key moments in the Netherlands’ story: from the Dutch Golden Age to World War Two Hosted o...
21 Touko 201826min
Beevor on Arnhem
Bestselling military historian Antony Beevor discusses his new book, which outlines why 1944’s Operation Market Garden was one of the biggest disasters of the Allied war effort Hosted on Acast. See ac...
17 Touko 20181h 2min
The Women Behind Lord Byron
Miranda Seymour discusses the extraordinary lives of Annabella Milbanke and Ada Lovelace, the wife and daughter of Lord Byron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more ab...
14 Touko 201834min
The Entebbe raid
As the film Entebbe is about to arrive in UK cinemas, historian and author Saul David reveals the extraordinary story of the Israeli operation to rescue dozens of hostages from an airport in Uganda in...
10 Touko 201848min
The failings of the French Revolution
Stephen Clarke, author of a new history of the French Revolution, argues that we need to look afresh at the events of 1789 and beyond Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn...
7 Touko 201831min
