Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSpies, with Ben MacIntyre
Season 1 Episode 37
History is littered with stories of espionage and its capacity to change the course of events. But does spying truly matter and has the human operati…
5 years ago
Our Greatest Prime Minister
Season 1 Episode 36
In our last episode we debated the merits of British Prime Ministers through the centuries. But who was voted the best of all by the public and why? …
5 years ago
The Prime Ministers’ World Cup
Season 1 Episode 35
Who is the greatest British Prime Minister of them all? The bookmakers have Winston Churchill favourite to lift the crown, but William Gladstone and …
5 years ago
St Cuthbert’s Day
Season 1 Episode 34
March 20th marks the annual Feast day of the Northumbrian Saint Cuthbert. But why should we care about this largely forgotten figure from the 7th cen…
5 years ago
The Beautiful Game
Season 1 Episode 33
It has been described as the most universal cultural mode there has ever been, but is football a worthwhile object of study for historians?
Sports jou…
5 years ago
What if?
Season 1 Episode 32
Counterfactuals are the great what ifs of history.
Imagine the Nazis winning World War 2, or the Roman Empire never falling.
Is this a valid form of hi…
5 years ago
The Second Reich
Season 1 Episode 31
It emerged from the Prussian victory over France in 1870 and was destroyed by the First World War less than fifty years later. German historian Katja…
5 years ago
A Royal Row
Season 1 Episode 30
With the British monarchy under intense scrutiny following an interview with Harry and Meghan conducted by Oprah Winfrey, Tom Holland and Dominic San…
5 years, 1 month ago
Americanisation
Season 1 Episode 29
Has America taken over the world? Did the dollar and Hollywood enable the US to replace the British empire as the dominant international influencer? …
5 years, 1 month ago
The Kings of Comedy
Season 1 Episode 28
Comedian Al Murray joins Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook to discuss the history of comedy as well as the funny side of history.
Has comedy changed t…
5 years, 1 month ago