Our Love Affair with History

Our Love Affair with History

From the great battles such as Dunkirk, historical titans such Alexander the Great and historical oddities such as Henry VIII's enemas Dan speaks to author and historian Dominic Sandbrook about what it is that sparks a passion for history. They also discuss the challenges of writing and podcasting about history and Dominic's new series of books Adventures in Time which aim to bring the past alive for twenty-first century children, allowing them to discover the thrills and spills of history within a page-turning narrative.

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Band of Brothers: Yanks in Britain

Band of Brothers: Yanks in Britain

In the first of this 2-part series dedicated to the legacy of Easy Company and the American 101st Airborne Division, Dan visits the idyllic country village of Aldbourne in Wiltshire, where the 'Band o...

15 Nov 202227min

Sunken Swedish Warship Discovered!

Sunken Swedish Warship Discovered!

In December 2021, marine archaeologists working alongside the Swedish Navy came across the wreck of a 17th-century warship in the Stockholm archipelago. Its identity remained a mystery until earlier t...

14 Nov 202221min

Lost Recordings from the Front Line

Lost Recordings from the Front Line

Often faster than letters sent by ship, WWII soldiers stationed in South East Asia would send heartfelt and humorous video messages to their loved ones who'd gather in cinemas across Britain. Using th...

11 Nov 202228min

The Crown: A Short History of British Monarchy

The Crown: A Short History of British Monarchy

For at least 1,500 years, since the mists swirling around the Dark Ages began to clear, the British Isles have had monarchical rulers. For hundreds of years, they were the central figures of the natio...

10 Nov 202222min

Fall of the Berlin Wall

Fall of the Berlin Wall

On November 9th, 1989, 33 years ago to the day, the Berlin Wall that had symbolised the ideological and physical division of Europe came crumbling down. We remember this in the West as a triumph of De...

9 Nov 202242min

Origins of Modern Iran

Origins of Modern Iran

As protests continued across Iran, a number of Iranian-made kamikaze drones were fired by Russian forces at targets thousands of miles away in Kyiv, Ukraine.It marks the first time that these Iranian ...

8 Nov 202240min

The Birth of the CIA

The Birth of the CIA

American intelligence services like the CIA are commonly thought of as global behemoths of international surveillance and covert operations, responsible for carrying out everything from cyber espionag...

7 Nov 202221min

4. Tutankhamun: Inside the Tomb

4. Tutankhamun: Inside the Tomb

4/4. Dan descends the very same stone steps into Tutankhamun's tomb that Carter did, 100 years earlier. From within the chamber, Dan and Egyptologist Alia Ismail give a sense of the awe Carter and Car...

4 Nov 202234min

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