Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Nazis in Power: Hitler’s Road to War
Episode 406
“No one can doubt that this world will one day be the scene of dreadful struggles for existence on the part of mankind. In the end, the instinct of s…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Nazis in Power: The Nuremberg Rallies
Episode 405
“We did not lose the war because our artillery gave out, but because the weapons of our mind didn’t fire”
In September 1934, the Nazis held their sixt…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Nazis in Power: The Night of the Long Knives
Episode 404
“Hitler had entered Röhm’s bedroom alone with a whip in his hand. Behind him had stood two detectives holding pistols, with the safety catch removed,…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Mystery of the Pregnant Pope
Episode 403
A Pope of great renown once reigned during chaotic years for the medieval Church: she was an extraordinary figure, from a time when women were forbid…
2 years, 3 months ago
Christmas: Pagan or Christian?
Episode 402
“The Church was anxious to draw the attention of its members away from the old pagan feast days, and the December date did this very well, for it coi…
2 years, 3 months ago
Windrush: The Story of Black Britain
Episode 401
On the 8th of June 1948, the HMT Windrush sailed from Kingston with almost 500 migrants on board, destined for England. The ship docked at Tilbury on…
2 years, 3 months ago
Victorian Britain's Maddest Mystery
Episode 400
In 1854, the twenty-five year old aristocrat Roger Tichborne, heir to an impressive fortune, died in a shipwreck ....Or did he? His mother, certain …
2 years, 3 months ago
Introducing... The Rest Is Entertainment
In their new podcast TV maestro and hugely successful author Richard Osman, alongside The Guardian's razor-sharp columnist Marina Hyde unravel the my…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Savage Storm: World War II and The Battle for Italy
Episode 399
The Battle for Italy in 1943 proved to be one of the bloodiest and most brutal episodes of the Second World War. Following hot on the heels of their …
2 years, 3 months ago
JFK: The Mystery is Solved (Part 7)
Episode 398
In this landmark edition of The Rest is History, Dominic and Tom reveal the astonishing solution to the mystery that has fascinated so many people fo…
2 years, 3 months ago