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The Battle of Arnhem with Al Murray
Episode 1514
Al Murray, host of WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk joins Dan to tell the story of the most catastrophic 24-hours the British military fa…
1 year, 6 months ago
Operation Market Garden
Episode 1513
Operation Market Garden was an ambitious Allied airborne offensive to secure a quick victory in WWII. It failed disastrously.
The plan was to capture …
1 year, 6 months ago
Jesse Owens
Episode 1512
Jesse Owens' victories at the 1936 Berlin Olympics made him an international sports hero, and a symbol of the civil rights movement. His friendship w…
1 year, 6 months ago
How to Survive in Viking Britain
Episode 1510
Have you ever wondered what it would take to live in Viking Britain? When they arrived and settled in the British Isles, Viking settlers didn't just …
1 year, 6 months ago
Sir Walter Raleigh's Search for El Dorado
Episode 1509
Sir Walter Raleigh's life was a turbulent one, to say the least. The Elizabethan statesman and explorer climbed to the top rung of Queen Elizabeth's …
1 year, 6 months ago
The Heist of the Century: The Missing Irish Crown Jewels
Episode 1508
In the shadowy halls of Dublin Castle, 1907, a daring heist shook the British Empire. Four days before King Edward VII's royal visit, the priceless I…
1 year, 6 months ago
Machu Picchu: The Lost City
Episode 1507
Part 1/4. Dan takes the podcast to the Peruvian Andes as he follows in the footsteps of intrepid American explorer Hiram Bingham who revealed Machu P…
1 year, 6 months ago
Hitler's V1 & V2 Rockets
Episode 1506
As the world closed in on the Third Reich in the final chapter of World War Two, a desperate Adolf Hitler turned to his so-called 'Revenge Weapons' f…
1 year, 6 months ago
How WWII Started
Episode 1505
On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Two days later, France and the United Kingdom declared war on the Third Reich. This was the begi…
1 year, 6 months ago
Boudica, Britain's Warrior Queen
Episode 1503
In 61 CE, Boudica of the Iceni led a bloody revolt to end Roman rule in Britain. Roman historians tell us with great drama and flair that the grand f…
1 year, 6 months ago