Hannibal: Crossing the Alps
In 218 BCE, Hannibal Barca's Carthaginian army, accompanied by horses and elephants, completed one of the most audacious military marches of ancient Mediterranean history. Setting off from southeast S...
21 Des 202029min
Soviet Spy in the Cotswolds with Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre joined me on the podcast to talk about Ursula Kuczynski, one of the greatest spies of the 20th Century.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history documentaries...
20 Des 202027min
History Hit Presents 'The Christmas Truce'
The Christmas Truce was one of the most miraculous episodes in the history of warfare, and History Hit have a major new podcast and film dropping next week. Watch this space… Subscribe to History Hit...
19 Des 20202min
Britain's Black Power Movement
Leila Hassan Howe and Amanda Kirton joined me on the podcast to talk about the history of the Black Power movement in Britain.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history docu...
19 Des 202024min
The Violence of the Suffragettes
Today we remember the suffragettes as a peaceful movement, but in the years before the First World War, the WSPU launched one of the most shocking terrorist campaigns the British mainland has ever see...
18 Des 202025min
Sicily '43
James Holland joined me on the podcast to discuss the allied invasion of Sicily on the 10th July 1943.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history documentaries, as well as ev...
17 Des 202023min
Ethiopia: All You Need to Know
Richard Reid joined me on the podcast to talk about the history of Ethiopia.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history documentaries, as well as every single episode of this...
16 Des 202023min
How Dogs Became Man's Best Friend
Mike Loades joined me on the podcast to talk about the history of dogs, and they are intertwined with human history.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history documentaries,...
14 Des 202016min
