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This explosive episode is all about the effects of Icelandic volcanoes on us all. Dan speaks to Páll Einarsson about the history of Iceland's volcanoes and how their presence continues to be felt both in Iceland and around the world.
The creation of the Suez Canal was the culmination of a dream stretching back to the pharaohs of connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, but why is it so important? Dan is joined by Zachary Karabel & Kate Jamieson to discuss the history of the...
200 years ago the banner was raised which marked the beginning of the Greek War of Independence that would lead to their freedom from the Ottoman Empire.
In this episode from the back catalogue, Dr Bettany Hughes joins Dan to talk about her history of Istanbul which sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
Every family has a history and delving into the history of one ordinary French family over three centuries provides a remarkable picture of deep social and economic changes.
Today's podcast is about French Resistance spies! Dan is joined by the author Roland Phillips who has uncovered the story of Mathilde Carré who was codenamed agent Victoire, nicknamed La Chatte & who spied for both the French Resistance & ...
In this episode, Dan goes to Napoleon's house on St Helena, meets the remarkable man who has restored it and finds out about the last painful years of the Emperor's life.
Here in the UK, it's census time! Today, I'm joined on the podcast by one of the nations favourite family historians Dr Michala Hulme who certainly knows her way around a historical census.
In this episode taken from our archive, I talk to Dr Bill Frankland (19 March 1912 – 2 April 2020), a veteran of World War Two who lived through a Japanese prisoner of war camp and who also made important contributions to our understanding of allergies.
Today, I am joined by Professor David Runciman to talk about his History of Ideas podcast. The series looks at some of the most important political thinkers of all time and tells us about their lives, their theories and why their thinking still matters.