Lockdown Learning: Russian Revolution
Helen Rappaport, a specialist in Russian history, joined me on the podcast for the third episode of our lockdown learning series to talk about the Russian Revolution. We run through some key moments i...
29 Jan 202131min
Pirates
Rebecca Simon joined me on the podcast to talk about the Golden Age of Piracy within the British-Atlantic world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 Jan 202127min
Survivors of Genocide
For Holocaust Memorial Day Dan talks to people who have experienced and survived genocide. Four guests from four different parts of the world. Sophie Masereka, Ruth Barnett, Kemal Pervanic, Sokphal Di...
27 Jan 202146min
How the Irish Shaped Britain with Fergal Keane
Fergal Keane joined me on the podcast to talk about the profound influence the Irish have had on Britain over many centuries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Jan 202125min
Liberalism with Ian Dunt
In this episode, I was joined by journalist Ian Dunt, a well known a commentator on politics and on Brexit. Ian is host of the 'Oh God What Now' podcast and editor of politics.co.uk. We discuss his re...
25 Jan 202132min
Cold War Submarine Warrior
Eric Thompson has had his finger literally on the nuclear button. He joined the Royal Navy submarine service in the early days of the Cold War. He served on WW2 era ships and submarine before ending h...
24 Jan 202121min
Lucy Worsley on Queen Victoria
BAFTA winning historian and Joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Lucy Worsley takes Dan on a tour of Kensington Palace, one of the principle royal residences since 1689, and the childhood hom...
23 Jan 202124min
Lockdown Learning: The Middle Ages
In this week's Lockdown Learning episode, I was delighted to be joined by medieval historian Marc Morris. We discuss broad themes relating to the Middle Ages - what were they and which periods did the...
22 Jan 202124min
