Dan Snow's History Hit
1,860 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3.5K ratingsHistory! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful kings, warrior queens, nomads, empires and expeditions. Historian Dan Snow and his expert guests bring all these stories to life and more in a daily dose of history. Join Dan as he digs into the past to make sense of the headlines and get up close to the biggest discoveries being made around the world today, as they happen.
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Episodes
Anita Anand on the Man Who Set Out to Avenge the Amritsar Massacre
April 07, 2019 02:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MBUdham Singh, legendary in India but barely known in the western world, was present when the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar was perpetrated. Legend has it he picked a clump of bloody soil and swore to avenge the massacre. Twenty-one years later, he walked into Caxton Hall in order to shoot Michael O'Dwyer, who was one of two men behind the murders. Dan talks to Anita Anand, who tells this compelling story in full. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hou...
Reinventing Economics with Rutger Bregman
April 05, 2019 16:30 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBRutger Bregman, the Dutch historian who has been making waves at Davos, as well as irking the likes of Tucker Carlson in the states, chats to Dan about the economic ideas that he hopes will change the way we think about work. Rutger discusses universal basic income, shorter working weeks, and free borders, suggesting what the future of the world economy might look like were we to implement ideas that have been utilised in the past. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hund...
The People's War with Jonathan Fennell
April 03, 2019 16:00 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBJonathan Fennell has written a new book discussing the 'citizen armies' that made up the core of the British and Commonwealth armies, and Dan talks to him to find out more. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and o...
Melvyn Bragg on Héloïse and Abelard
March 31, 2019 02:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBMelvyn Bragg talks to Dan about a philosopher and a scholar in the 12th century. Abelard was one of the best known theologians of the medieval era, and his love affair with Héloïse, characterised famously by the letters that they sent to each other are legendary. Such was the passion of their affair, Héloïse once wrote to Abelard, “If the Emperor Augustus were to ask me to be his wife and help him control the greatest empire in the world, I would think it more honourable to be your whore, t...
Vincent Van Gogh with Martin Bailey
March 29, 2019 17:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBWith the release of At Eternity's Gate starring Willem Dafoe as Vincent Van Gogh, Dan set off to find someone who knows about Vincent Van Gogh. He found Martin Bailey, co-curator of the new Van Gogh museum at the Tate, which is devoted to Van Gogh's relationship with England. They chat about Van Gogh's works, his manias and his successes and failures. The film is in cinemas and on Curzon Home Cinema now and we are thrilled to be partnering with Curzon for this special episode of the podcast...
Europe Remembers WW2 with Rémi Praud
March 28, 2019 17:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBThe Liberation Route Europe team are working to ensure that the end of World War Two is celebrated and that those who fell are justly commemorated. Rémi Praud, a member of the team, talks to Dan about remembering and commemoration. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Au...
Shakespeare and Love with Dr Chris Laoutaris
March 26, 2019 17:30 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBDr Chris Laoutaris talked to Dan about Shakespeare and love at our History Hit Live event at the British academy. Their discussion doesn't just limit itself to love in the upstart crow's plays, but to his own personal affairs and sexual proclivities. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Produ...
Shakespeare and Love with Dr Chris Laoutaris
March 26, 2019 17:30 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBDr Chris Laoutaris talked to Dan about Shakespeare and love at our History Hit Live event at the British academy. Their discussion doesn't just limit itself to love in the upstart crow's plays, but to his own personal affairs and sexual proclivities. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Produ...
Akala on Imperialism
March 24, 2019 03:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBRapper and intellectual Akala talks to Dan about the way historical narratives are created, maintained and then broken down. He discusses slavery and abolitionism, the need for Britain to do more to acknowledge its imperial history, and how his own experiences growing up were shaped by these narratives. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'podTV' at checkout to get 20% off...
Cluster Bombs with James Rogers
March 22, 2019 18:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBIn 1943, Grimsby was hit by a new type of weapon: butterfly bombs, also know as cluster bombs. James Rogers tells Dan about the terrifying experience of being attacked by cluster bombs, and how they've been used around the world since. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'podTV' at checkout to get 20% off an annual subscription. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry ...
HMS Caroline with Melissa Morton and William Hughes
March 20, 2019 18:21 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBDan explores the HMS Caroline, the last ship that survived the Battle of Jutland and remains afloat. The team from the museum of the HMS Caroline and the man in charge of much of its restoration and maintenance take him around. For a related documentary, check out the Lost Wrecks of Jutland on History Hit TV. Use code 'podTV' at checkout to get 20% off an annual subscription. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Suzannah Lipscomb on Uncovering the Lost Stories of Women in the Past
March 18, 2019 19:21 - 21 minutes - 29 MBSuzannah Lipscomb's latest work unearths the lives of women in 16th and 17th century through a series of court sources that few have looked through. Dan talks to her about the ways in which these women were far more violent and aggressive than previously assumed, and the ways they fought for power in a patriarchal world. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checko...
The Afghanistan War in Helmand with Dr Mike Martin
March 17, 2019 10:45 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBDr Mike Martin famously critiqued the Ministry of Defence in 2014, who tried to prevent the publication of his book. The book was based on a series of conversations Martin had with the Afghan locals, as one of the few within the military who could speak pushtu. Dan talks to him about his problems with the way that the military is run, and how the conflict in Afghanistan may change in years to come. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documenta...
Kohima: Britain's Greatest Battle with Akiko MacDonald and Richard Greenwood
March 15, 2019 17:30 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBThe Battle of Kohima was a critical part of the war fought between Britain and Japan during World War II. It acted as a turning point on the eastern front more generally, and Dan talks to Akiko MacDonald, the daughter of a Japanese soldier who fought in the battle and Richard Greenwood, a former England rugby captain who has done lots of work into researching the battle. The National Army Museum recently polled the Battle of Kohima as Britain's greatest battle. For an accompanying document...
Kohima: Britain's Greatest Battle with Akiko MacDonald and Richard Greenwood
March 15, 2019 17:30 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBThe Battle of Kohima was a critical part of the war fought between Britain and Japan during World War II. It acted as a turning point on the eastern front more generally, and Dan talks to Akiko MacDonald, the daughter of a Japanese soldier who fought in the battle and Richard Greenwood, a former England rugby captain who has done lots of work into researching the battle. The National Army Museum recently polled the Battle of Kohima as Britain's greatest battle. For an accompanying document...
Shellshock with Suzie Grogan
March 13, 2019 18:15 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBSuzie Grogan talks about the 'hidden illness' of World War One, now better known as shellshock or PTSD. Dan chats with her about the initial reception to cases of shellshock and how diagnoses changed as we understood the problem better over time. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer:...
The Nuclear Test Veterans with Suzie Boniface
March 11, 2019 18:15 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBSuzie Boniface discusses those who were harmed by the nuclear tests conducted by the British atom bomb, as controversy surrounds the first British atomic test in 1952, and the subsequent testing program. Those who worked on the sites were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation and they have never been compensated by the British government. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use ...
Letters to Obama with Jeanne Marie Laskas
March 10, 2019 03:00 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MBEvery day, ten thousand Americans wrote to Obama. Jeanne Marie Laskas tells their story, and the profound impact that these letters had on the President. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Friends of the Earth with Craig Bennett
March 09, 2019 12:00 - 24 minutes - 34 MBClimate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Craig Bennett, current CEO of Friends of the Earth in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, talks to Dan about the situation, the positives we can glean from climate change right now, and the history of campaigning. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first ...
Jerusalem on the Amstel with Lipika Pelham
March 06, 2019 18:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBLipika Pelham talks to Dan about the Dutch Jewish community in Amsterdam, how the Sephardim Jews ended up there and what they endured during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for priva...
Introducing: Hidden Histories with Helen Carr
March 04, 2019 18:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBIn this episode, Helen Carr talks to Lindsey Fitzharris about Joseph Lister and the development of germ theory. The new show on the History Hit network, Hidden Histories, sees Helen Carr exploring some of the country's hidden treasures. She and some of our finest historians scramble through the actual spaces where history happened. Whether she's visiting the whorehouses of Covent Garden, or retracing the steps of the Peasants Revolt, Helen and her guests are a delightful guide to the hidden...
Introducing: Hidden Histories with Helen Carr
March 04, 2019 18:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBIn this episode, Helen Carr talks to Lindsey Fitzharris about Joseph Lister and the development of germ theory. The new show on the History Hit network, Hidden Histories, sees Helen Carr exploring some of the country's hidden treasures. She and some of our finest historians scramble through the actual spaces where history happened. Whether she's visiting the whorehouses of Covent Garden, or retracing the steps of the Peasants Revolt, Helen and her guests are a delightful guide to the hidden...
Gandhi with Ramachandra Guha
March 03, 2019 03:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBGandhi is a complex and sometimes controversial figure, so Dan chats to Ramachandra Guha to find out what shaped Gandhi's worldview and how his early life informed his actions. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy a...
How Geology Shaped Human History with Lewis Dartnell
March 01, 2019 18:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBThere are strips of rock in the United States that are accurate predictors of whether a county will turn Democrat, or Republican. Lewis Dartnell's latest project demonstrates how the earth has and continues to shape our politics and our history, and Dan chatted to him to discover more. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and yo...
Emergency Podcast: Kashmir with Shashank Joshi
February 28, 2019 03:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBShashank Joshi explains the history of tension in the Kashmir province as conflict re-emerges between Pakistan and India. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Inventing Britain with Misha Glenny
February 27, 2019 17:00 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBMisha Glenny is the host of a radio show called The Invention of Britain and he discusses with Dan the development of Britain. Glenny explores the history of our relationships with Scotland, Wales and Ireland, as well as the no less tempestuous relationship with Europe. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 month...
Jack the Ripper's Victims with Hallie Rubenhold
February 25, 2019 18:40 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBWhy is the impression we have of Jack the Ripper's victims misleading? Hallie Rubenhold explains to Dan that the common conception of his victims as young sex-workers is mostly wrong, and discusses the actual sources we have about the lives of his victims. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. ...
The Life of a Navigator during World War Two with Arthur Spencer
February 24, 2019 03:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBArthur Spencer was a navigator during World War Two, completing two tours of operations with 97 Squadron at RAF Woodhall Spa and RAF Bourn. He was awarded the Légion d’Honneur for providing air support for the Resistance in Italy. Dan met him in his house to discuss the life during the war, the hardship of losing friends and whether he feels guilt about the bombings. For a related documentary to this podcast, Lancaster Behind the Scenes: Les Rutherford is on History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' ...
The Irish Border with Professor Marie Coleman
February 22, 2019 17:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBDan and Professor Marie Coleman get into the details of the border between Ireland and North Ireland. How did it come to be, how has it changed and why has it proved such a sticking point in Brexit negotiations? For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry ...
The SAS Italian Job with Damien Lewis
February 20, 2019 18:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBDamien Lewis, expert on all things SAS, chats to Dan about one of the largest and yet mostly unknown SAS raids of the war. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Vietnam with Max Hastings
February 17, 2019 03:00 - 34 minutes - 48 MBMax Hasting's new bestseller on Vietnam is out, and Dan met him to discuss Domino theory, whether it was possible for the US to win the war and the effect the war had on those who fought in it. For a related short film to this podcast, US Army Helicopter Operations in South Vietnam is available to watch on History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy a...
A Prince in the Tower with Tina Pepler
February 16, 2019 14:30 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBTina Pepler, writer of the A Prince in the Tower history drama, based on the missing princes and the challengers to the throne in the early Tudor period, chats to Dan about the writing process and the challenges of writing a historical drama. To listen to the Prince in the Tower audio drama, you can find the first part, A Prince in the Tower: The Pretender on History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley A...
Slavery with Professor Christer Petley
February 15, 2019 19:07 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBDan chats to Christer Petley about slavery, focusing on one particularly virulent slave-owner called Simon Taylor, one of the most powerful men in Jamaica in the 18th century. For more information on slavery, Windrush, Empire and the Legacy of Slavery with David Lammy is available to listen to on History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out...
Lesbianism during World War One with Professor Laura Doan
February 14, 2019 17:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBValentine's Day Special! Laura Doan discusses love and lesbianism during the war, from the way women were treated to popular reaction to lesbians in the media and elsewhere. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and ...
The Great Escape with Guy Walters
February 11, 2019 18:15 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBWas The Great Escape as great as its name suggests? Guy Walters thinks otherwise, and argues that the mass breakout from Stalag Luft III actually helped the German war effort. Dan chats to him to find out more. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sex and Socialism with Professor Kristen Ghodsee
February 10, 2019 03:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBDid people have better sex under socialism? The answer is probably yes, and Dan talks to Kristen Ghodsee to find out why, also discussing why young people are having less sex and the Soviet approach to gender equality. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter ...
Sex and Socialism with Professor Kristen Ghodsee
February 10, 2019 03:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBDid people have better sex under socialism? The answer is probably yes, and Dan talks to Kristen Ghodsee to find out why, also discussing why young people are having less sex and the Soviet approach to gender equality. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod4' at checkout to get a 30 day free trial and your first 4 months for £4/$4. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter ...
The Lost Wrecks of Jutland in Portsmouth
February 08, 2019 17:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBDan heads down to Portsmouth harbour to uncover lost wrecks buried in the mud with a team of marine specialists in history and archaeology. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Tombs of Egypt with Chris Naunton
February 06, 2019 19:00 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBWhat treasures lie in store in the shifting sands of the Valley of the Kings? Dan talks to Chris Naunton to discover where the tombs of Alexander the Great and Cleopatra might be. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Singapore with Nicholas Walton
February 04, 2019 17:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBDan talks to Nicholas Walton about the role of Sir Stamford Raffles in the emergence of Singapore as one of the world's largest ports, and about the history of the country more generally, from the earliest days of Javanese agriculture to Singapore's involuntary independence. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Great Escape with Air Commodore Charles Clarke
February 01, 2019 17:41 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBWhat was it like in Stalag Luft 3? Dan talks to Air Commodore Charles Clarke, a prisoner-of-war during the Great Escape. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Augustus with Lindsay Powell
January 31, 2019 17:36 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBWho was the greatest European ever? Dan talks to Lindsay Powell to find out. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A Prince in the Tower with Iain Glen
January 28, 2019 18:53 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBIn this episode, Dan presents an all-new kind of podcast, History Hit's first ever audio drama. Starring Iain Glen from Game of Thrones, and Geoffrey McGivern from Blackadder 3, it's a mystery full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing through theEpisodes 2, 3 & 4 are available on History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Director: Justin Hardy Writer: Tina Pepler Audio: Guy Dagul CAST: Charlotte Emerson, Iain Glen, Geoffrey McGivern, Darren Strange, Philip Stevens, Justine Sweete...
Murder After World War One with Paul Stickler
January 27, 2019 20:19 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBDan talks to Paul Stickler about a bizarre murder in the aftermath of the First World War. For more exclusive history interviews or documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Antony Beevor on Arnhem
January 25, 2019 17:06 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBDan talks to Antony Beevor about Arnhem and Operation Market Garden. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Felix Maynard, Peter Curry & Pete Dennis See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Napoleon with Adam Zamoyski
January 23, 2019 17:00 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBDan talks to Adam Zamoyski, a historian who has recently written a new biography of Napoleon. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Napoleon with Adam Zamoyski
January 23, 2019 17:00 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBDan talks to Adam Zamoyski, a historian who has recently written a new biography of Napoleon. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The War in the East Part 2 with Dr Bill Frankland
January 21, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBDan talks to Dr Bill Frankland, a 106 year old veteran of World War II who lived through a Japanese prisoner of war camp and who also made important contributions to our understanding of allergies. Second of two episodes. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Indian Army in World War One with Dr Priya Atwal and George Morton-Jack
January 20, 2019 03:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBDan chatted to George Morton-Jack and Dr Priya Atwal about the neglected role of the Indian Army during World War One, and how they are working to shed new light on the vital role that these servicemen played. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The War in the East Part 1 with Dr Bill Frankland
January 16, 2019 18:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBDan talks to Dr Bill Frankland, a 106 year old veteran of World War II who lived through a Japanese prisoner of war camp and who also made important contributions to our understanding of allergies. First of two episodes. Discover more history interviews and documentaries at History Hit TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.