History with Jackson

In this episode of our Southwark History Festival special series we speak to Michael Jones about the life of Edward, The Black Prince! We looked how he obtained the moniker, what he was like as a mili...

18 Jul 202511min

In this episode we sit down with Emily Feng to discuss her new book 'Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China' . In this episode we discussed people's experiences of pe...

12 Jul 202528min

In this final episode of the Stuart History Festival we speak to one of the Festival Directors Dr Erica Canela about the subject of her Sunday talk about the unexpected history of the Quakers, we spea...

5 Jul 202510min

In this episode we are joined by author and historian Jonathan Healey to discuss his brand new book 'The Blood in Winter: A Nation Descends, 1642'. In this episode we discuss Charles I's moves for pea...

4 Jul 202541min

In this episode we speak with Jonathan Sumption all about the challenges that are facing democracy both at home in the UK, and abroad! Jonathan also talked to us about some of the ways we can all work...

29 Jun 20257min

In this episode of our Gloucester History Festival Special Series we speak to Luke Pepera all about his book 'Motherland: 500,000 Years of African Culture and Identity'. Within this two episode Luke c...

27 Jun 202540min

In this episode we speak to Anne Sebba all about writing about the Holocaust, how that impacts her and a female orchestra which is the subject of her new book 'The Women’s Orchestra Of Auschwitz'.Grab...

27 Jun 202514min

In this episode we speak to Simon Mayall about the clash between Christendom and the Caliphate between the 7th Century and the 21st Century! We spoke about some the darkest moments in this combined hi...

26 Jun 202515min