When the World's Armies Came to Salisbury Plain
During World War One, Britain and its empire mobilised soldiers on a hitherto unprecedented scale. That required a huge logistical effort to feed, equip, house and train them. No place reflects these ...
17 Nov 202134min
We Didn't Start the Fire: Dien Bien Phu
This episode of the podcast comes from a show called ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’ which is a modern history podcast inspired by the lyrics of the legend that is Billy Joel. In this episode, Dan chats wi...
16 Nov 202136min
Our Love Affair with History
From the great battles such as Dunkirk, historical titans such Alexander the Great and historical oddities such as Henry VIII's enemas Dan speaks to author and historian Dominic Sandbrook about what i...
15 Nov 202126min
Stories of War with Max Hastings
As the country remembers the sacrifice made by those men and women who have given their lives and health in serving the nation Dan is joined by Sir Max Hastings to examine the ever-changing face of wa...
14 Nov 202132min
How Catherine of Aragon Learnt to be Queen
The Spanish infanta Catalina of Aragon was raised to be a Queen, betrothed at the age of three to the heir apparent of the English throne, Arthur Prince of Wales. Eight years after Arthur's death, she...
12 Nov 202159min
WW1 and its Aftermath with Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks is a novelist who really needs no introduction, perhaps most famous for his novel Birdsong, he has written powerfully and poignantly about the impact of war on the human spirit. In th...
11 Nov 202124min
Did Immigration Really Cause the Fall of Rome?
Boris Johnson recently stated that the fall of Rome was caused by 'uncontrolled migration' and the image of a mighty empire bought to its knees by hordes of barbarians from the east is certainly a pow...
10 Nov 202139min
The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was an icon of the Cold War and a physical embodiment of the divide between East and West. Its rise and fall was a microcosm of the conflict and its fall marked the beginning of a new ...
9 Nov 202153min
