Podcast Episodes

Willy Willy Shorts - East & West

Season 1 Episode 74

Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesti…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Willy Willy Shorts - Surnames

Season 1 Episode 73

Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesti…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Willy Willy Shorts - The Illegitimates

Season 1 Episode 72

Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesti…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

BONUS EPISODE - The Rise of Henry Tudor

Season 1 Episode 71

In this special Bonus episode, Charlie Higson welcomes back a guest from earlier in the series, Nathen Amin, a proud Welshman and self-proclaimed Henry VII super-fan.

Charlie chats with Nathen about …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

BONUS EPISODE - Fake History

Season 1 Episode 70

Historical facts are just that.....facts.....aren't they? Well some are and some are not and lucky for us, Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse, who is also known as The Fake History Hunter has devoted much of her l…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

BONUS EPISODE - A Guide To Mediaeval England

Season 1 Episode 69

In this bonus episode, Charlie Higson welcomes back one his previous guests, Matt Lewis, who originally joined Charlie back on Episode 22 to make the case for 'Dick The Bad', unsurprising as Matt is …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

BONUS EPISODE - World War II Explained

Season 1 Episode 68

In this bonus episode, Charlie Higson takes a more detailed look at the greatest challenge in King George VI's reign, The Second World War.

To help Charlie understand some of the key points is a man w…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

BONUS EPISODE - Chalke History Festival 2024

Season 1 Episode 67

In this special episode, recorded live at the Chalke History Festival in Wiltshire, Charlie Higson invites 3 special guests to discuss whether we can trust history and how it is presented in films an…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

An Overview of the Royal story so far.....

Season 1 Episode 66

After 42 monarchs and 66 episodes, Charlie Higson reached the end of the rhyme that he learned in school and in this special overview episode, Charlie discusses the winners, the losers, whether it's …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Charles III

Season 1 Episode 65

Willy Willy Harry Stee, Harry Dick John Harry Three, One Two Three Neds, Richard Two, Henry's Four Five Six.........then who? Edward Four Five...Dick The Bad, Harry's Twain and Ned The Lad, Mary, Bes…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago