The Boy Who Hid in the Woods: How I Survived the Holocaust
Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence.Maxwell Smart was just a boy when the Nazis came for him and his family. Within a few weeks, he would find himself alone, living in the woods o...
30 Jul 202459min
A History of Cheating at the Olympics
Dan is joined by the QI Elves James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski to talk about cheating in sports as the 2024 Olympics get underway. Why do we do it and how far back does it go? From the man who jumped ...
29 Jul 202438min
Harris vs Trump: How We Got Here
With the news that Kamala Harris is the assumed Democratic nominee for the November election, the presidential race looks very different than it did just over a week ago. Dan is joined by Ben Rhodes, ...
28 Jul 202426min
The Voyage That Changed the Way We Eat
3/4 In February 1882 the SS Dunedin departed New Zealand on a voyage that would revolutionise the way we eat and kickstart the world's food supply chain. Aboard were thousands of mutton, lamb and pig ...
23 Jul 202420min
Bidens Out: A History of What Could Happen Next
How unprecedented is Joe Biden's sudden withdrawal from the presidential race? He's given his endorsement to Kamala Harris to take his place, but not all Democrats have, including former president Bar...
22 Jul 202432min
Operation Valkyrie: The Attempted Assassination of Hitler
On the 80th anniversary of the 20th of July Plot, Dan explores the dramatic events when members of Germany's military and political elite attempted to kill the führer and launch Operation Valkyrie to ...
21 Jul 202439min
The Royal Marines
Members of this elite unit - formed in 1664 under Charles II - were present at the American Revolution, the Battle of Trafalgar, the Crimean War, both World Wars and even joined Shackleton on his expe...
17 Jul 202433min
US Presidents Who Were Almost Assassinated
Lincoln, FDR, Reagan, Clinton, Bush and now Trump. All have been targets of assassination attempts while in or running for office. Dan is joined by Professor of American History at Cambridge Universit...
16 Jul 202439min
