Podcast Episodes

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, 5 months ago

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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, 5 months ago

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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, 5 months ago

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Tutankhamun

Season 1 Episode 27

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook ask why Tutankhamun remains the best known of the Egyptian pharaohs. They examine the discovery of the tomb by Howa…

5 years, 5 months ago

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Witches

Season 1 Episode 26

Suzannah Lipscomb joins Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook to discuss the history of witches and witchcraft.

Why did society see witches as a threat an…

5 years, 6 months ago

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Empires

Season 1 Episode 25

Is the age of empires over? And are they always a bad thing?

Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explore empires through history, examining the modern a…

5 years, 6 months ago

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Sex in the City

Season 1 Episode 24

Everything you wanted to know about sex in the 18th and 19th Century but were afraid to ask. Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Covent Garden Ladies and…

5 years, 6 months ago

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The 90s

Season 1 Episode 23

Ecstasy, emails and economic stability. Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss the 1990s, a decade which brought us Oasis, Tony Blair, Monica Lewi…

5 years, 6 months ago

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Weird Wars

Season 1 Episode 22

The Rest is History brings you the top ten strangest conflicts of all time. Obscure, little-known, downright strange. Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holla…

5 years, 6 months ago

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The History of the Future

Season 1 Episode 21

What is history’s take on the future? Oracles, prophecies, apocalypse, scientific projection. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss them all.

Lea…

5 years, 6 months ago

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