Gone Medieval
Dan is joined by the wonderful Cat Jarman who, along with Matt Lewis, will be presenting History Hit's brand new podcast Gone Medieval. They discuss the medieval period, the new podcast, Dan and Cat's...
18 Maj 202122min
The Western Front
The Western Front in the First World War is a story of aristocratic generals sending ordinary men over the top to their deaths in futile frontal attacks against entrenched positions. Or is it? In this...
17 Maj 202129min
Israel and Palestine: A Palestinian View with Yara Hawari
History is essential to understanding the world around us and this couldn't be more true than in the case of the Israel-Palestine conflict. The recent flare-up of violence in Israel-Palestine has show...
16 Maj 202134min
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell has sold millions of books and more recently become a podcasting titan and he joins Dan to talk about his most recent project The Bomber Mafia. The Bomber Mafia is about a group of mi...
15 Maj 202118min
War Crimes and Innocence in Iraq
Following the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003 British troops in Basra were confronted with a chaotic situation as looting and rioting took hold of the city and society collapsed. As the Br...
14 Maj 202130min
Ian Fleming & The Birth of Bond
A suave secret agent and fictional character turned household name and multi-billion dollar franchise: we all know James Bond. But what about the man behind him? In this episode, from. our sibling pod...
13 Maj 202129min
Motherhood, Working and Pandemics
Being a working mother is now an entirely normal part of life but this was certainly not always the case and was often seen as a social ill in the past. Helen McCarthy, author of Double Lives: A Histo...
12 Maj 202121min
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on Hemmingway
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick are two of the most talented and inspiring history filmmakers on earth. Their works include the seminal The Civil War, Baseball and The Vietnam War all of which have been rig...
11 Maj 202133min
