History Hack
We are a slightly mad, always fun podcast bringing you all the History you love and a lot that you didn‘t know you‘d love until you heard it here! Recommended by BBC Radio, and presented by acclaimed historian Alexandra Churchill, Alina Nowobilska, Chris Sams and the rest of the awesome team! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Charley is joined by author Simon Morrison to discuss the real Tscaikovsky. Who was the man behind the Nutcracker?
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Chris is joined by Jacqueline Reiter to talk about her new book "Quaicksilver Captain, The Improbable life of Sir Home Popham"
Expect Naval exploits, daring adventures, submarines and signal flags...
You can order her book from https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/quicksilver-captain-the-improbable-life-of-sir-home-riggs-popham.php
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Charly is joined by Henry Reece, author of The Fall, to discuss the rapid demise of the English Republic. Check out his book at https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300211498/the-fall/
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Charly is joined by Catherine Curzon, author of The Real Bogie & Bacall to discuss one of Hollywood's most enduring romances.
Interested in the book? You should totally check it out! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Real-Bogie-and-Bacall-Hardback/p/50668
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Chris Kolonko-Weet joins Alina and Chris to talk about defences during WW2
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Alexandra Sills is back! This time she chats with Alina about female gladiators, were they real or a modern phenomenon?
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Charly is joined by historical novelist Annie Garthwaite to discuss Cecily Neville, wife of an executed royal claimant, mother to two kings of England, grandmother to an uncrowned king and the queen who united two warring houses. Only known by her relations, let's find out who SHE was!
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Beth is joined by Julie Tadeo and Katherine Byrne to talk about the 3rd season of Bridgerton. They discuss what is historically possible and what is pure fiction, what characters are believable and even about that carriage scene that everyone is talking about.
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Charly is joined by Mark Linnell and Duncan Orme of The Naseby Battlefield Project to discuss the delicate balance between outreach and engagement, and respectful remembrance.
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Alex Gough joins Chris and Alina to talk about the life of Mark Antony and his new book series "Caesar's General". They only mention Cleopatra once or twice, we promise.
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Jodi Magness joins Alina and Chris to talk about her new book "Jerusalem Through the Ages" where we geek out at various archaeological finds!
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Peter Zablocki joins Alina to talk about Sikorski and the conspiracies surrounding his death (spoiler alert). His new book is out on June 30th about the death of Sikorski.
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Gabrielle Storey is back to talk to Alex and Charly all about the Medieval world. This time there is no sex but instead a badarse Queen, Berengaria of Navarre.
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Robert Hutton joins Chris and Alina to talk about his new book "The Illusionist; the Man Who Fooled Hitler". We chat away about WW2, spies and paratroopers.
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Daisy Dunn joins Alina and Chris to talk about her fabulous new book on women in the ancient world.
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Nicola Clarke comes to talk to us about her new book "The Waiting Game; The untold story of the women who served the Tudor Queens"
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SURELY THERE IS NOTHING NEW TO SAY ABOUT D-DAY? We hear you cry. Well, on the 80th anniversary, sit your arses down and prepare to be schooled by author Nick Hewitt about the naval perspective. Based on his new book, it will not surprise you to learn than Chris locked us out of the studio a la Kevin Costner in post-production of Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, and hogged this one all to himself.
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