Podcast Episodes

Why We’re Obsessed With The Traitors: The History of Reality TV (Ep 1)

Episode 35

What was David's experience on Celebrity Traitors like? How can we trace the origins of this beloved show back to WWII? How has Reality TV shaped the modern world?

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Chur…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Cotton Will Bring The World To its Knees: The Craziest Gamble in History (Ep 3)

Episode 34

Why did the Confederate states think that stopping the global supply of cotton would force Britain to join their side in the American Civil War? What extraordinary humanitarian effort did the Union p…

Published on 1 month ago

Prince Albert’s Dying Wish: Stopping An American-British War (Ep 2)

Episode 33

Why did Britain and America nearly go to war over the capture of two Confederate officers from a British Ship? What did President Lincoln’s Emergency War Cabinet respond to Britain’s threatening ulti…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

From Lincoln to Obama: A History of the Special Relationship (Ep 1)

Episode 32

David has just come off stage with Barack Obama - what does the 44th President think about the ‘Special Relationship’ between the UK and the US? What is the history of this relationship? What about d…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Martin Luther King: I Have A Dream (Ep 2)

Episode 31

Harry Belafonte, Josephine Baker, Bob Dylan, and which other celebrities joined the 250,000 marching on Washington in August 1963? How were the American Nazi Party planning to incite violence? How di…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The March That Changed America (Ep 1)

Episode 30

How were figures like Martin Luther King organising to fight for Civil Rights in the Jim Crow era? Why were tensions so exceptionally high in America in 1963? What caused hundreds of thousands of peo…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Downfall of Billy the Kid: Gun Fights and Prison Breaks (Ep 2)

Episode 29

How many times did Billy the Kid escape from prison? Who was Pat Garrett, the man who murdered Billy? Why does the story of Billy the Kid remain one of the most retold in history? 

Join Sarah Church…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Billy The Kid: The Outlaw Who Became A Legend (Ep 1)

Episode 28

Who was the notorious Western icon, Billy the Kid? How did he get caught up in the murder which made him famous? And, who was really in charge in the lawless Wild West? 

Join David Olusoga and Sarah…

Published on 2 months ago

The Trial That Made Hitler Famous (Ep 2)

Episode 27

How did Hitler get caught after leading the failed Beer Hall Putsch, which killed 20 people? Why was he allowed to turn his 24 day trial into a piece of internationally received political theatre? Ho…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Failed Nazi Coup (Ep 1)

Episode 26

The Nazis were voted into power in 1933, but how close did they come to seizing power 10 years before? What catastrophic economic conditions fuelled them? And where did Hitler take his inspiration fr…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago