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History Hack: Glasgow Blitz
Episode 493
London was not the only city bombed in WW2, far from it. Marc Connaughan joins us to talk all about the effect of air raids on Scotland's second city…
4 years, 9 months ago
History Hack: Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone
Episode 516
The C-47 was the workhorse of the Second World War and a D-Day (and everywhere else) veteran is nearing completion of a lengthy restoration to flight…
4 years, 9 months ago
History Hack: Dissecting the Legend of King Arthur
Episode 490
Caleb Howells joins us to talk about his book, which attempts to weed the truth from the endless legend surrounding King Arthur.
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4 years, 10 months ago
History Hack: The History of Vampires
Episode 489
Violet Fenn joins us to talk all about the cultural history of the Vampire and all things connected to it. So that's a lot of blood, sex, and people …
4 years, 10 months ago
History Hack: The Wicked Earl
Episode 487
Ruth Derham discusses the life and times of an Edwardian rogue: the 2nd Earl Russell.
Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you g…
4 years, 10 months ago
History Hack: Disney's Hercules, Fact or Fiction?
Episode 499
Well they got his name wrong for a start. The fantastic Michael Scott rejoins us to talk all about the legend of Heracles and how it spread throughou…
4 years, 10 months ago
History Hack: Vichy France
Episode 488
Chris Millington joins us for an excellent dive into the structure and impact of Vichy France during WW2.
Patreon members get extra time: 15 more min…
4 years, 10 months ago
History Hack: Busting Open the Middle Ages
Episode 507
Eleanor Janega joins us to talk all about her new book, which tackles the Middle Ages in graphic form.
Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes…
4 years, 10 months ago
History Hack: The Suez Crisis
Episode 480
Adrian Smith joins us to talk all about what a real crisis looks like on the Suez Canal. The Ever Given was just a minor blip...
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4 years, 10 months ago
History Hack: The Gentleman Wears Prada
Episode 467
Matthew McCormack joins us to talk all about the history of 18th century shoes and what they can tell us about the people who wore them.
Patreon membe…
4 years, 10 months ago