Shakespeare's Shoreditch Theatre with Heather Knight

The Last Nuremberg Prosecutor: Ben Ferencz at 102 years old is the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials & a direct witness to the horrors of the Nazi death camps. He shares his life experiences & how we all need to find ways to resolve our differences peacefully. by Dan Snow's History Hit

22 min listen

Will This Be the New Roaring 20s?: Our impressions of the Roaring 20s are a time of economic growth, social change and in some cases wild debauchery, but were the Roaring 20s really a thing and what were they really like? by Dan Snow's History Hit

23 min listen

The Xiongnu: History's First Nomadic Empire?: Between the 3rd century BC and the 1st century AD, the Xiongnu inhabited the area surrounding Mongolia. They influenced the later Hun Empire, and had connections with Ancient China and Persia, but what do we know about them? by Dan Snow's History Hit

36 min listen

The Truth About Easter: In one of the most popular episodes from our archive, Dan is joined by Francesca Stavrakopoulou to discuss the history and myths that surround Easter. by Dan Snow's History Hit

27 min listen

Hitler's Atlantic Wall: The Atlantic Wall is one of the biggest construction projects in history a line of formidable defences stretching from the Pyrenees to the Norwegian Arctic but how effective was it? Dan speaks to James Rogers Hitler's obsession with the Atlantic W... by Dan Snow's History Hit

21 min listen

Prisoners of Geography: Five years ago Tim Marshall wrote the international best selling book Prisoners of Geography which examined how our politics, demographics, our economies and societies are determined by geography. by Dan Snow's History Hit

20 min listen

The End of Sex Disqualification?: World War 1 saw unprecedented numbers of women enter the workplace & help pave the way for women to be given greater rights & responsibilities in their jobs, or did it? by Dan Snow's History Hit

20 min listen

300 years of British Prime Ministers: Part 1: We're heading back to the Eighteenth century as 300 years ago Sir Robert Walpole became the first prime minister. Dan is Joined by Dr Hannah Grieg for a whirlwind tour of the eighteenth century's many Prime Ministers. by Dan Snow's History Hit

50 min listen

What Britain Did to Nigeria: When we think of the British Empire we often think of India, Singapore or South Africa but an underrepresented part of the colonial picture is that of west Africa & specifically Nigeria. Max Siollun joins Dan to discuss Nigeria's colonial hist... by Dan Snow's History Hit

28 min listen

The Apollo Program with Kevin Fong: Getting to the moon was no easy feat, no matter how confident Kennedy may have sounded in his famous 1961 speech. NASA built a team from the ground up, and there were plenty of moments where it seemed as if they weren't going to make it. by Dan Snow's History Hit

30 min listen

30 Years since the Kurdish Uprising: In the aftermath of the First Gulf War, groups rose up against Saddam Hussein's regime in a bid to win independence with devastating consequences for the Kurds of Northern Iraq. Operation Haven was launched to save the Kurds. by Dan Snow's History Hit

28 min listen

Violence Against Women in Victorian London: In the 1880s and 1890s Whitechapel, in London, become notorious for its violence especially towards women but what lessons can be drawn from this period for today? In this episode, Dan is joined by Dr Julia Laite for a walk around Whitechapel. by Dan Snow's History Hit

33 min listen

Catherine the Great: Catherine the Great came from minor German nobility to rule become Empress of Russia and one of the most extraordinary women of the eighteenth century. Dan is joined today on the podcast by Hilda Hoogenboom to talk all things, Catherine. by Dan Snow's History Hit

34 min listen

Prince Philip: Abandoned by his parents, exiled from his home, a veteran of Second World War battles, an author, the founder of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), this is the story of Prince Philip as you have never heard it before. by Dan Snow's History Hit

32 min listen

JFK's Darkest Hour: The Cuban Missile Crisis: In October 1962 the world came very close to annihilation during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Serhii Plokhy joins Dan on the podcast to discuss his research which shows that we came even closer than previously thought to the Cold War going hot. by Dan Snow's History Hit

26 min listen

300 years of British Prime Ministers: Part 2: Continuing our series looking at British Prime Ministers Dan and Robert Saunders tackle the period following the Battle of Waterloo all the way up to Winston Churchill. by Dan Snow's History Hit

57 min listen

British Seapower in the 1900s: During the changes and troubles of the 20th century, officials in Britain faced a huge question: how could they maintain imperial power? Dr Louis Halewood has been researching the troubles faced by British policymakers to maintain dominance. by Dan Snow's History Hit

41 min listen

War Crimes and Innocence in Iraq: In 2003 British troops in Basra were confronted with looting & rioting. As the British soldiers attempted to deal with this situation a young Iraqi man drowned. This is the story of the four soldiers who were accused of war crimes & found innoc... by Dan Snow's History Hit

31 min listen

Life and Death in Medieval England: We often hear about the kings & queens of medieval England, but what was life like for the ordinary person? From knights to peasants to barbers, Dan joins Dr Eleanor Janega to explore the lives & deaths you could expect to find in Medieval Engl... by Dan Snow's History Hit

32 min listen

Football, Money and the European Super League: The attempt to create a new European Super League might have been short-lived with the attempt to form a breakaway competition collapsing in the face of widespread protests and denunciations from fans, but what led to this point? by Dan Snow's History Hit

34 min listen

Lessons from the Antonine Plague: A plague which affects people from across society, mass exodus from city centres and numerous opinions on how best to stay well ... all familiar to people today, but also to the people of the 2nd century AD. by Dan Snow's History Hit

33 min listen

Shakespeare's Shoreditch Theatre with Heather Knight: In this archive episode, Dan visits the site of The Theatre, the 16th-century playhouse where some of Shakespeare's works were first performed, to investigate the archaeology with Heather Knight, Senior Archaeologist from the Museum of London Arch... by Dan Snow's History Hit

24 min listen

Captain Cook: The Aboriginal Perspective: Captain Cook has been celebrated, wrongly, as the first European to discover Australia but many now believe it is time to reappraise his legacy particularly in light of the devastating effect it had on the native Aboriginal people of Australia. by Dan Snow's History Hit

23 min listen

Yuri Gagarin: The First Human to Leave Our Planet: On April 12th 1961 the Soviet Union shocked the world by launching the first man into space; Yuri Gagarin. Dan is joined by Stephen Walker to tell the thrilling story of the first human in space. by Dan Snow's History Hit

29 min listen

The Battle of Okinawa: The last major confrontation of the Second World War and the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific theatre, the Battle of Okinawa ended in Allied victory but with massive casualties on both sides. Saul David takes James through the battle. by Dan Snow's History Hit

45 min listen

The Death of Hitler: Did Hitler shoot himself in the Führerbunker, or did he slip past the Soviets and escape to South America? There have been innumerable conspiracy theories but Luke Daly Groves has made it his mission to smash their arguments using the historical method. by Dan Snow's History Hit

21 min listen

Irish Independence: On 16th April 1949, the Republic of Ireland Act came into effect which saw Ireland become a republic and leave the Commonwealth. 2021 also marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Irish War of independence. by Dan Snow's History Hit

28 min listen

Cellini: Bad Boy of the Renaissance: Benvenuto Cellini was the bad boy of the Renaissance! His life was a story of murders, war, the sack of cities, sodomy, imprisonment, religious conversion, prodigious artistic talent & writing one of the greatest artistic autobiographies of all time. by Dan Snow's History Hit

28 min listen

Life at Bletchley Park with Betty Webb: Betty Webb was heavily involved with the work going on at Bletchley Park. While she was not part of the code-breaking team, her work was invaluable to the success of Bletchley, and Dan talks to her about her life and wartime experiences. by Dan Snow's History Hit

30 min listen

Roman Prisoners of War: We know all about the battles of the Roman Empire: the opposing sides, their weapons and incentives. But if history is written by the winners, what happened if you lost? In this episode, Dr Jo Ball helps to fill in this gap. by Dan Snow's History Hit

40 min listen

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