French Resistance Heroine Heading to the Oscars?
Joining me on the podcast today are Alice Doyard and Anthony Giacchino to discuss their film Colette: The french resistance fighter confronting fascism which has been shortlisted for the Oscars 2021 i...
2 Mar 202122min
Queens of Jerusalem
In today's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Katherine Pangonis a historian specialising in the medieval world of the Mediterranean and Middle East. She has recently written a fantastic book abou...
1 Mar 202123min
The Gulf War: 30 Years On
On this day thirty years ago a ceasefire was declared bringing ground operations in the first Gulf War to an end. An overwhelmingly powerful coalition force had stormed across the desert driving Sadda...
28 Feb 202138min
Lockdown Learning: The 19th Century Medical Revolution
The 19th century saw the world in the grip of the industrial revolution, a firepower revolution on the battlefield and a communications revolution with the telegram. But there was another revolution h...
26 Feb 202131min
The Doolittle Raid
Today, we're talking about one of the great stories of American military history; The Doolittle Raid. In 1942 after the humiliation assault on Pearl Harbour and determined to show that America still h...
25 Feb 202125min
Anti-government Violence in America
Leah Sottile joins me today to talk all about domestic terrorism and anti-government groups in the USA. In particular, we talk about the armed standoff between law enforcement and a group of ranchers ...
24 Feb 202121min
Remembering the Alamo with W. F. Strong
In this episode taken from our archive, I headed out to Texas in 2016 to discuss the Battle of the Alamo and what its legacy means for modern Texas. I met with W. F. Strong, a famed historian of Texas...
23 Feb 202146min
John of Gaunt: THE Royal Ancestor
Helen Carr joins me today to discuss John of Gaunt: son of Edward III, younger brother to the Black Prince, uncle of Richard II and father of Henry IV. Not only was he the key intersecting ancestor ar...
22 Feb 202132min
