Podcast Episodes

Statues: Parliament Square

Season 1 Episode 78

Statues: Parliament Square

In the final part of their epic trilogy, Tom and Dominic arrive at Parliament Square to explore the statues of world leader…

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Statues: Whitehall

Season 1 Episode 77

Tom and Dominic continue their tour of London’s statues, arriving in Whitehall. War leaders, useless royals and courtesans all feature.

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Statues: Trafalgar Square

Season 1 Episode 76

In the first of a three part series Tom and Dominic take a walking tour of central London to examine the statues of Trafalgar Square and explore the …

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The East India Company

Season 1 Episode 75

Tom and Dominic are joined by historian William Dalrymple to tell the fascinating and shocking story of the East India Company in the 18th century. H…

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Season 1 Episode 74

Henry VIII had the most notorious marital relations of any king in history. Tom and Dominic discuss the six women who became his queen. How did they …

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England v Italy

Season 1 Episode 73

No country has enjoyed a greater influence on the English than Italy. Ahead of the European Championship final, Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland exp…

4 years, 9 months ago

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The Vietnam War

Season 1 Episode 72

No war has divided public opinion more than the conflict in Vietnam. Andrew Preston, Cambridge University Professor of American History, joins Domini…

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England v Denmark

Season 1 Episode 71

Ahead of the two countries’ encounter at Wembley, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss Anglo-Danish history through the ages. Vikings, the destr…

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Children’s History

Season 1 Episode 70

Tom and Dominic discuss how to write history books for kids. What topics are they interested in? What will they find boring? How much detail is accep…

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England v Ukraine

Season 1 Episode 69

On the eve of a huge sporting encounter in Rome between the English and Ukrainian football teams, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook explore the histo…

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