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Story Worthy
by History Hit Network
This is a combined feed which includes shows from across the History Hit Network. Including: Dan Snow's History Hit, Histories of the Unexpected, Art Detective, Chalke Valley History Hit. More shows coming soon. Follow us on Twitter/Facebook: @HistoryHit
Episodes
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#063 Tracy Chevalier, Girl with a Pearl Earing
Since Tracy Chevalier’s 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' was published in 1999, it has sold more than 5 million copies, has been translated into 39 languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. On the 20th anniversary of this enduring modern classic, Dr Janina Ramirez joined Tracy Chevalier and...
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Letters to Obama with Jeanne Marie Laskas
Every day, ten thousand Americans wrote to Obama. Jeanne Marie Laskas tells their story, and the profound impact that these letters had on Obama. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use...
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Friends of the Earth with Craig Bennett
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Craig Bennett, current CEO of Friends of the Earth in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, talks to Dan about the situation, the positives we can glean from climate change as it is right now, and the history of campaigning. For ad…
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Jerusalem on the Amstel with Lipika Pelham
Lipika Pelham talks to Dan about the Dutch Jewish community in Amsterdam, how the Sephardim Jews ended up there and what they endured during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and...
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Introducing: Hidden Histories with Helen Carr
In this episode, Helen Carr talks to Lindsey Fitzharris about Joseph Lister and the development of germ theory. The new show on the History Hit network, Hidden Histories, sees Helen Carr exploring some of the country's hidden treasures. She and some of our finest historians scramble through the...
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Gandhi with Ramachandra Guha
Gandhi is a complex and sometimes controversial figure, so Dan chats to Ramachandra Guha to find out what shaped Gandhi's worldview and how his early life informed his actions. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films,...
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Alexa Frost, Archivist at Blenheim Palace
Exclusive interview with Alexa Frost the Head Archivist at Blenheim Palace. Artwork discussed in this episode: Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough by Sir Godfrey Kneller (Unknown date, but author died in 1723) Tell all your friends, you can now support us on PATREON (we need you)! Presented…
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How Geology Shaped Human History with Lewis Dartnell
There are strips of rock in the United States that are accurate predictors of whether a county will turn Democrat, or Republican. Lewis Dartnell's latest project demonstrates how the earth has and continues to shape our politics and our history, and Dan chatted to him to discover more. For ad…
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Emergency Podcast: Kashmir with Shashank Joshi
Shashank Joshi explains the history of tension in the Kashmir province as conflict re-emerges between Pakistan and India. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout…
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Inventing Britain with Misha Glenny
Misha Glenny is the host of a radio show called The Invention of Britain and he discusses with Dan the development of Britain. Glenny explores the history of our relationships with Scotland, Wales and Ireland, as well as the no less tempestuous relationship with Europe. For ad free versions of…
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Jack the Ripper's Victims with Hallie Rubenhold
Why is the impression we have of Jack the Ripper's victims we have misleading? Hallie Rubenhold explains to Dan that the common conception of his victims as young sex-workers is mostly wrong, and discusses the actual sources we have about the lives of his victims. Discover more history interviews...
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Ophelia Field - The Favourite
WE'RE BAACK! Art Detective has landed with a brand new sparkling theme tune by award winning composer, Marc Canham and we're kicking off season 2 with an interview with Ophelia Field, author of The Favourite recorded at Blenheim Palace! Yes, we are spoiling you but we REALLY missed you! Tune in…
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The Life of a Navigator during World War Two with Arthur Spencer
Arthur Spencer was a navigator during World War Two, completing two tours of operations with 97 Squadron at RAF Woodhall Spa and RAF Bourn. He was awarded the Légion d’Honneur for providing air support for the Resistance in Italy. Dan met him in his house to discuss the life during the war, the...
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The Irish Border with Professor Marie Coleman
Dan and Professor Marie Coleman get into the details of the border between Ireland and North Ireland. How did it come to be, how has it changed and why has it proved such a sticking point in Brexit negotiations? Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt...
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The SAS Italian Job with Damien Lewis
Damien Lewis, expert on all things SAS, chats to Dan about one of the largest and yet mostly unknown SAS raids of the war. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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Vietnam with Max Hastings
Max Hasting's new bestseller on Vietnam is out, and Dan met him to discuss Domino theory, whether it was possible for the US to win the war and the effect the war had on those who fought in it. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio…
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A Prince in the Tower with Tina Pepler
Tina Pepler, writer of the A Prince in the Tower history drama, based on the missing princes and the challengers to the throne in the early Tudor period, chats to Dan about the writing process and the challenges of writing a historical drama. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at...
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Slavery with Professor Christer Petley
Dan chats to Christer Petley about slavery, focusing on one particularly virulent slave-owner called Simon Taylor, one of the most powerful men in Jamaica in the 18th century. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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Lesbian Women during World War One with Laura Doan
Valentine's Day Special! Laura Doan discusses love and lesbianism during the war, from the way women were treated to popular reaction to lesbians in the media and elsewhere. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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Sex and Socialism with Professor Kristen Ghodsee
Did people have better sex under socialism? The answer is probably yes, and Dan talks to Kristen Ghodsee to find out why, also discussing why young people are having less sex and the Soviet approach to gender equality. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV.…
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The Portsmouth Destroyers
Dan heads down to Portsmouth harbour to uncover lost wrecks buried in the mud with a team of marine specialists in history and archaeology. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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The Tombs of Egypt with Chris Naunton
What treasures lie in store in the shifting sands of the Valley of the Kings? Dan talks to Chris Naunton to discover where the tombs of Alexander the Great and Cleopatra might be. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio:...
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Singapore with Nicholas Walton
Dan talks to Nicholas Walton about the role of Sir Stamford Raffles in the emergence of Singapore as one of the world's largest ports, and about the history of the country more generally, from the earliest days of Javanese agriculture to Singapore's involuntary independence. For more exclusive...
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The Great Escape with Air Commodore Charles Clarke
What was is like in Stalag Luft 3? Dan talks to Air Commodore Charles Clarke, a prisoner-of-war during the Great Escape. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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Augustus with Lindsay Powell
Who was the greatest European ever? Dan talks to Lindsay Powell to find out. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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A Prince in the Tower with Iain Glen
In this episode, Dan presents an all-new kind of podcast, History Hit's first ever audio drama. Starring Iain Glen from Game of Thrones, and Geoffrey McGivern from Blackadder 3, it's a mystery full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing through theEpisodes 2, 3 & 4 are available on…
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Murder After World War I with Paul Stickler
Dan talks to Paul Stickler after a bizarre murder in the aftermath of the First World War. For more exclusive history interviews or documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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The Family
Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of the family. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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Antony Beevor on Arnhem
Dan talks to Antony Beevor about Arnhem and Operation Market Garden. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Felix Maynard, Peter Curry & Pete Dennis
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Napoleon with Adam Zamoyski
Dan talks to Adam Zamoyski, a historian who has recently written a new biography of Napoleon. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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The War in the East Part 2 with Dr Bill Frankland
Dan talks to Dr Bill Frankland, a 106 year old veteran of World War II who lived through a Japanese prisoner of war camp and who also made important contributions to our understanding of allergies. Second of two episodes. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV....
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The Indian Army in World War One with Dr Priya Atwal and George Morton-Jack
Dan chatted to George Morton-Jack and Dr Priya Atwal about the neglected role of the Indian Army during World War One, and how they are working to shed new light on the vital role that these servicemen played. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt...
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Privacy
Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of Privacy. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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The War in the East Part 1 with Dr Bill Frankland
Dan talks Dr Bill Frankland, a 106 year old veteran of World War II who lived through a Japanese prisoner of war camp and who also made important contributions to our understanding of allergies. First of two episodes. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer:...
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The Black Sea Shipwrecks with Helen Farr
Helen Farr is leading a team looking at prehistoric wrecks in the Black Sea. Dan chats to her about how the Black Sea's anaerobic waters have preserved ancient ships for many centuries, including a Greek ship very similar to one on an urn in the British Library. Discover more history interviews…
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The Bavarian Soviet Republic with Volker Weidermann
Dan chats to Volker Wiedermann, a German writer and literary critic, about the Bavarian Soviet Republic. The Republic, established in the aftermath of the First World War, was an unlikely formation and was quickly attacked from all sides, especially as it tried to propagate radical ideas about...
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Spitfire with John Nichol
John Nichol was a Gulf War pilot who was shot down and tortured, and he has been writing history books since his return. Dan talks to him on his new bestseller about the Spitfire, the plane that was critical to the RAF's efforts in the Battle of Britain and the Second World War, and they discuss...
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Hiroshima with Hirata San
Dan talks to Hirata San, a survivor of the Hiroshima attacks, and one of the few remaining survivors who speak English, about the Hiroshima bombing. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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The Bodies of the HS2
Dan talks to the Head of Heritage for HS2, Helen Wass, as well as Mike Henderson, about the bodies discovered along the route of this infrastructure project, and what they can tell us about the past. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley…
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Secrets
Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of Secrets. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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Peterloo with Jacqueline Riding
In 1819, a huge crowd gathered in St Peter's Fields, Manchester, to hear radical speakers demand democratic reform. Dozens were killed and many more were injured by the army and local militia in what became known as the Peterloo Massacre. Dan talks to Jacqueline Riding - historical adviser on the...
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The SAS in the Falklands Part 2 with Sir Cedric Delves & Danny West
Dan concludes fascinating talk with Sir Cedric Delves and Danny West about the involvement of the SAS in the Falklands War. For more explusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley
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The SAS in the Falklands Part 1 with Sir Cedric Delves & Danny West
Dan hears the incredible story of the SAS's involvement in the Falklands from the men who were actually there: Sir Cedric Delves and Danny West. For more exclusive history interviews & documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley
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Shakespeare's Shoreditch Theatre with Heather Knight
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 Archaeology. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe...
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The History of Iran Part 2 with Ali Ansari
Join Dan & Ali Ansari as they race through another thousand years of Persian and Iranian history. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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The History of Iran Part 1 with Ali Ansari
Dan talks to Ali Ansari about the history of Iran, and discover just how much of it there is! Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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Saturnalia with Kevin Butcher
Dan talks to Kevin Butcher about the Roman festival of Saturnalia, with its drinking, gift-giving, and sense of a world turned upside-down. For more history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Curry
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Christmas: Part 2
Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of Christmas in the first of this two part series. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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A Dickensian Dinner Party with Pen Vogler
Dan headed over to Pen Vogler's house for a spot of stinking bishop, a glass of punch, and a lovely mince pie to experience the festive season as Dickens might have. Merry Christmas from everyone at History Hit, and - for more Christmas cheer - do go and watch the film of Dan's Dickensian...
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Christmas: Part 1
Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of Christmas in the first of this two part series. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry
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This is a combined feed which includes shows from across the History Hit Network. Including: Dan Snow's History Hit, Histories of the Unexpected, Art Detective, Chalke Valley History Hit. More shows coming soon. Follow us on Twitter/Facebook: @HistoryHit
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