Sketches in History | Impossible Escape

Sketches in History | Impossible Escape

The 15-Minute History Podcast team brings you a new segment, just for kids, called Sketches in History, where history isn’t just a story—it’s an adventure. Join Lottie Archer as she dives into her extraordinary notebook where sketches from history come to life.

In this episode, she travels to a dark night in Germany during World War II. She can see men whispering in the corners of a fortress, planning to do something impossible. Your kids will learn about ingenuity and witness one of the greatest wartime prison escapes in history.

Listen and subscribe to the 15-Minute History podcast to hear Sketches in History every other Thursday. Got a favorite historical moment? Share it with us at 15minutehistory@gmail.com, and it might just make its way into the notebook!

Until then, remember that history is just a page away.

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