Podcast Episodes

Book Club - The History Gossip

Season 3 Episode 48

In this, the final episode of the Summer / Autumn History Book Club, Charlie Higson welcome a talented young historian who is really making waves in the social media world.

Katie Kennedy, also known o…

Published on 2 months ago

Book Companion - William II

Season 3 Episode 48

In this second chance to hear episode, Charlie Higson continues his voyage through the rhyme of 'Willy Willy Harry Stee', stopping at the second Willy, King William the 2nd otherwise known as William…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Far Right History Hijack

Season 3 Episode 47

In the special episode of Willy Willy Harry Stee, Charlie Higson digs deep into the way history is being used, or mis-used.

His guest is Dr Rachel Moss, a medieval historian at the University of Nort…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Book Companion - William I

Season 3 Episode 46

With the publication of the book of the podcast, Willie Willie Harry Stee, (available now in ALL bookshops, both those made of bricks and those made of data), Charlie Higson thought it would be a goo…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

THE BOOK OF THE PODCAST!!

Season 3 Episode 45

Welcome to this very special episode, timed to coincide with the official launch of Charlie Higson's book of the podcast, Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee: An Epically Short History of Our Kings and Queen…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Book Club - WILLIE WILLE HARRY STEE

Season 3 Episode 44

And so it came to pass that Charlie Higson's epic podcast Willie Willie Harry Stee made its long awaited transformation from Podcast to Book!

Yes, on October 9th, Charlie's personal history of the mon…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Book Club - Ring Of Fire

Season 3 Episode 43

In this episode of his Willy Willy Harry Stee Book Club, Charlie Higson looks at a new book which uses eye-witness accounts to paint a stark picture of the start of World War 1.

As war broke out in t…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Summer Book Club - How to Kill a Witch

Season 3 Episode 42

In this edition of the Summer History Reading Book Club, Charlie Higson is on a witch hunt.

As a woman, if you lived in Scotland in the 1500s, there was a very good chance that you, or someone you kne…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Summer Book Club - The History of Art in One Sentence

Season 3 Episode 41

In this episode of the Summer Reading Book Club, Charlie Higson is looking at a book which explores art history in a unique way.

It's called the History of Art in One Sentence: 500 years of art - but …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Cross of St George

Season 3 Episode 40

In this special episode of Willy Willy Harry Stee, Charlie Higson takes a moment to look at the history of the English flag, the Union Jack and the Cross of St George.

Where did they come from? What …

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago