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Fun history podcast recommended by the BBC. Hosted by Alexandra Churchill and Alina Nowobilska.
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21/11/2023

New episodes 🎧 | John Brunton discusses his new book about the Mamluks of Egypt. While Michael Hollington introduces his novel The Time of Cherries, set in 19th-century Paris.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7iWpCkbjoIevtPp0juo1bN

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kSrYgDwWeL1MOmfj9ZQdp

17/11/2023

Stuck on which period drama to watch next, or want to hear more about the history behind them? Julie Taddeo and Katherine Byrne discuss class and gender in Downton Abbey, Poldark, and more 📺

CW: We discuss representations of sexual violence on TV.

open.spotify.com/episode/1dq5Nh…

16/11/2023

Mark Piesing joins us to talk about his book 'N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia'

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pgqK4OMTQanYNmQPHAUmf

16/11/2023

Prehistory people, this one's for you. Yvonne Masson joins us to discuss Britain in this period, including that most famous of monuments - Stonehenge.

Listen here 🎧 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2S4nIyEEYPZAzQ2VHmybEl

08/11/2023

We are joined by superstar WWII historian Damien Lewis to discuss the SAS in 1943, and the man/myth/legend that was Paddy Mayne

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TTANQdwI3FiOvvkmqnrfo

03/11/2023

Steven McKay joins us to talk about the first part of his new novel 'The Heathen Horde', an adventure thriller about Alfred the Great 🎙 👇

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1a7W5Z6wGs28zstpBY1IVH

30/10/2023

New episode! 🎬 | Charly is joined by author Roger Lewis to discuss the ever-fascinating romance of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. What can we learn about them as a couple from the films they made together?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ghpykAp9uzHN4EP5L2PB9

26/10/2023

New episodes 🎧 | Here's a rundown of some of our recent interviews 👇

Anthony Adolph joins us to talk about the classical world and his new book 'In Search of Aeneas: Classical Myth or Bronze Age Hero?'

https://open.spotify.com/episode/27vATOUNGTcNhhdQKSWXWU

Leonora Nattress joins us to talk about her historical fiction novel 'Scarlet Town' the third book in this series on 18th century politics and crime.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4v7erLsvqT2IEdsO96scnN

Stein Ringen joins us to talk about his new book 'The Story of Scandinavia'. There is much more to Scandinavia than just the Vikings as we found out.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pgXsG4DkhZ1F4W4FWmnKK

Bonus episode - a crossover! If you haven't checked it out yet, here's an introduction to Boney's podcast The Damcasters. Learn more about the RAF Operation Carthage raid in Denmark on 21 March 1945.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6DoQYVHujP0k3PaRSTH9Dy

23/10/2023

Charly is joined by Dr Benjamin Redding to discuss the role of The Gloucester in Cromwell's Western Design. Listen to our latest episode here 👇 🎧

https://open.spotify.com/episode/73kAVmShgDm3oA0mkSbNkR

19/10/2023

One not to be missed. Chad Williams joins us to talk about his new book 'The Wounded World: W.E.B. Du Bois and the First World War'. We talk about Civil Rights in the USA as well as what the fascinating Du Bois did during WW1 👇

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2MTWSunbWTmM4fXBHZBeC9

18/10/2023

New episode 🎙 | John McManus joins us to talk about his new book 'Love in a Lost Land', where foreign correspondent Richard Brady arrives in Africa to report on a nationalist insurgency and discovers more than violence

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2qk8NcYwTVpLelEAZPiSVw

16/10/2023

Emily Cockayne joins us to talk about her new book Penning Poison: A History of Anonymous Letters ✉ 🎙

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3qNnsUtpgt9RHjTl10Vkw9

13/10/2023

Joseph Quinn joins us to talk about the Their Finest Hour project. Find out how it works, and how you can join in 🎧 👇

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wMDuLs4yE73UwKGDkfM3N

09/10/2023

In our latest Pole Position episode, Dawid Gralik talks about Prince Poniatowski, what he got up to with Napoleon and his pl***oy days while running naked through the streets of Warsaw

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WsYG7HfbOQuM3mD68jrSI

09/10/2023

Malka Levine talks about her experience as a child survivor of the Holocaust. She wrote her memoirs down in her new book 'A Mother's Courage'

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YRzXAGg943JF5tgo9zdt5

09/10/2023

New episodes 🎉 | Mark Turnbull joins us to discuss Charles I's private life. Always overshadowed by his son's bedroom antics, what was Charles I really like behind closed doors?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1eTJvUwSJE6iAm3pqfIa2K

04/10/2023

Jonathan Clements is back to talk to us about an aspect of his new book about Taiwan. This time we are talking about shipwrecks around the island and what happened to them.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1huDneDxZAyxuSYLz9Yts9

02/10/2023

Anika Scott joins us to talk about her new novel Sinners of Starlight City, set around the Chicago World Fair in the 1930s

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VTzdsJacGfZjeOYqAtUTR

30/09/2023

The one and only Mary Beard joined us to discuss her wonderful new book Emperor of Rome ✨

(Cartoon complete with railcard by our Steve to nod to goings-on at the time of recording)

Brush up on your knowledge of Augustus and co here! 👇 https://open.spotify.com/episode/77WmRRsu6VVVp1e4lakWSo

25/09/2023

Dr Richard Sugg returns to chat more on his book exploring the history of disgust. In this episode, we discuss Oswald Mosley, the Blackshirts, and the Battle of Cable Street

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0wnxkG2wHtFAQEnub3dX2b

25/09/2023

Morning lovely people 👋 we've got a cracking new episode for you. James Holland returns to History Hack to discuss his fantastic new book The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943

🎙 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PgNOoBl7aZwmCFQQ8DkWA

14/09/2023

Lovely people, we've got a cracking new episode for you. In the latest of her MsUnderstood series, Charly chats to Francesca Peacock about the one and only Margaret Cavendish ✨

Check it out here 🎧 https://open.spotify.com/episode/796VUAzTiJDQH3m4hshg7q

30/08/2023

New episode 🎙| John Croucher joins us to discuss his new book IT Girls: Pioneer Women in Computing

https://open.spotify.com/episode/18KGnRj5Uo4ur5xVIFZvt4

24/08/2023

Our latest episode takes us to the Eurasian Steppes, as Kenneth Harl discusses his new book, Empires of the Steppes.

Listen here 🎙
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0dSffhzOVknKLD0eQjITDh

22/08/2023

It's only Kate Mosse back on the podcast! Yes, the author returns to give us the lowdown on her new novel, The Ghost Ship.

Listen here 🎙

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TeHRzlkEmEutnI1ePEtkm

16/08/2023

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the start of the First Crusade, in 1096. James Holloway explores the events in this archive episode 👇

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hYxwCpgJA8Ynkk9gN0IuG

11/08/2023

You won't want to miss this one! Roger Moorhouse joins us to discuss his new book The Forgers, which examines a remarkable humanitarian operation undertaken by Polish diplomats during the Holocaust.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5iR00lwGfvhEvAklnwGJ5Q

07/08/2023

A new week, more great history for you. Here Charly chats with Dominic Pearce about James Graham, First Marquess of Montrose, the King's Only Champion in Scotland during the 'English' Civil War

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3T9U6j9bWOBpaNOjnr7OSq

05/08/2023

Your weekend listening sorted - Ferdinand Mount joins us to talk about his new book 'Big Caesars and Little Caesars'. Featuring such figures as Caesar, Cromwell, Napoleon, Mussolini, Salazar, and De Gaulle

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Izb4NAeQjqV7KouoJWB9r

04/08/2023

Last week, we chatted to Francis Young about Godlings and religion in Anglo-Saxon Britain. Listen here 🎙

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2oLhrW7aXx17EYGAo9QSEA

02/08/2023

One for the historical fiction fans 📚

Jane Johnson joins us to talk about her new novel 'The Black Crescent' which tells the story of how Morocco fought for its independence in the 1950s, seen through the eyes of a young Berber policeman, Hamou Badi

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fIc9M###GWn4Q1vRsDVd4

01/08/2023

How about another episode from last week? Viki Holton joined us for a chat about her new book, 'A Woman's Will'

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5n8EiyhefX56m4dNp3ypP2

31/07/2023

Grant Harward joins us to talk about his book on Romania during the Second World War. What was the role of the Romanian army and why did they join the axis?

Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3A0yYoi3GpsTNt28G6n80d

28/07/2023

It's Friday, so we've got a little treat for you. Elizabeth Fremantle joins Charly for a chat about her new novel Disobedient, which explores the life of Artemisia Gentileschi 🖌

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xeLMJ3fqQxQO6GuFABrCd

21/07/2023

New episodes 🎧 | Andrew Heskith joins us to talk about his new book 'Escape to Gwrych Castle A Jewish Refugee story'; and Bill Lindsay discusses William Schaw Lindsay, and his unpublished diaries, a man who spent most of his life at sea

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1jkUrsBO74M4WyOEvuZc7j

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kRAI6RnqlINzctM96Xw6x

As always, if you enjoy the episodes, do consider checking out our fabulous online bookshop, or dropping us a tip

https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack

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17/07/2023

Need some downtime today? Check out our latest two episodes - 'Climbing the Seven Volcanoes: A Search for Strength' with Sophie Cairns; and 'Dolly Butler's Eight Day Week' with Annette Kane 👇

https://open.spotify.com/show/2edEKHy1KHeNSuR9mtT8xb

13/07/2023

Classicists, here's one for you. Our latest guest is Virginia Campbell, who joins us to chat Roman history, specifically the handbook of electioneering 👇

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fgj1LkomhGVMyfuUwUmWI

07/07/2023

Start your weekend off right by checking out our new episode! We're off to the USA, as Ryan McNutt chats about the myths surrounding Sherman's March

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4M3cp9AdSMNRFyG6DN2lL2

05/07/2023

Today's guest is David Joseph, who joins Alex and Alina to discuss his new book Burgenland: Village Secrets and the First Tremors of the Holocaust. Tune in to hear about this incredible story of Jewish history in Austria.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/70qG0PyD01mbdjU9ueYTom

03/07/2023

Ian Mortimer joins Alex and Charlie to talk about the escape of Roger Mortimer from the Tower of London in 1323

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PSvdb1Y4fd3XAZ7Lr8d1p?si=XrtKTozZTkOxPkBltD9pBg

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