Mike Leigh on Peterloo
The acclaimed writer and director talks about the creation of his major new historical epic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...
1 Nov 201819min
The Peterloo Massacre
Historian and author Jacqueline Riding discusses the tragic events of August 1819 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
29 Okt 201839min
Anglo-Saxon treasures
Claire Breay, lead curator of a major new Anglo-Saxons exhibition at the British Library, explores the cultural highlights of 600 years of English history Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
25 Okt 201838min
Thomas Cromwell reconsidered
Diarmaid MacCulloch discusses his new book on the Tudor statesman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22 Okt 201853min
A new life of Churchill
The historian and author Andrew Roberts discusses his new biography of Winston Churchill, revealing some of the insights arising from his research and tackling some of the biggest debates around Brita...
18 Okt 201837min
Peter Jackson on the First World War
We speak to the Lord of the Rings director about They Shall Not Grow Old, his ambitious new film that recreates the First World War in colour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
15 Okt 201848min
Adventures in Iceland
With the aid of his recently discovered diaries, Katherine Findlay tells the unusual story of Pike Ward – a Devon fish merchant who became an Icelandic knight in the early 20th century. Hosted on Acas...
11 Okt 201836min
Brexit and American independence
Historian Tom Cutterham compares the ongoing negotiations to take Britain out of the EU with those of the 1780s when the United States departed from the British empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
8 Okt 201831min
