Chalke Valley History Hit

Chalke Valley History Hit

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Chalke Valley History Hit episodes

  • The Cabinet of World War Two with David Owen
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    Recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival 2017.
    Producer: Natt Tapley
    Audio: Pete Dennis
     

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    58 min
  • America Trumped: How Did This Happen? - Matt Frei
    Matt Frei is an award-winning broadcaster and author. He was the BBC’s Washington correspondent 2002 -2011 and anchored the BBC World News America Bulletin. From 2011 he reported for Channel 4 News from the Americas on everything from business and culture to US foreign policy and its view of the world. He is currently Europe Editor and Presenter at Channel 4 News. His most recent book is Only In America.
    Recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival 2017.
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    1 hr
  • Koh-i-noor: The History of the World’s Most Famous Diamond with Anita Anand & William Dalrymple
    In a formal Act of Submission to Queen Victoria in 1849, the ten-year-old Maharajah of Punjab presented the British East India Company with an object of immense value: the celebrated Koh-i Noor diamond. Internationally acclaimed historians Anita Anand and William Dalrymple challenge the accepted version of the history of this jewel to tell a tale of greed, murder and colonialism.
    Recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival 2017.
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    55 min
  • Britain: Last Hope Island with Lynne Olson
    In the early days of World War II, London became the base of operations for the exiled leaders of occupied Europe. In their struggles against the mightiest military force in history, Britain become known as 'Last Hope Island’. In this episode, acclaimed historian Lynne Olson discusses her book and describes how the British and their European guests joined forces to restore order to a broken continent.
    Recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival 2017.
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    57 min
  • Field Marshal Montegomery of Alamein with Al Murray
    Al Murray brought his immense knowledge to bear in defence of Field Marshal Montgomery of Alamein, discussing the life, career, great victories and controversies of Britain’s most famous wartime general.
    Recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival 2017.
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    57 min
  • The Importance of History with Dan Snow
    We live in troubling times and with people comparing the Age of Trump with some of the most disturbing periods in history, an understanding of the past has never been more relevant. In this closing festival talk, Dan Snow brought his deep passion for the subject and wide-ranging knowledge together in a polemic on the importance of history and why we should all study the extraordinary story of our past.
    Recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival 2017.
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    1 hr 2 min
  • The History of the British Garden with Monty Don
    Britain’s favourite gardener, renowned writer and television presenter, Monty Don talks about the evolving history of British gardens from 1600 to the present day and in particular how technology, sometimes of an unexpected kind, has influenced and shaped our landscapes and back gardens and how we use them.
    Recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival 2017.
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    1 hr 8 min
  • From Brown to May with Andrew Marr
    Andrew Marr is one of our most popular and respected political journalists.
    Recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival 2017.
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    59 min
  • Dunkirk with James Holland
    James looks at one of the most iconic moments in Britain’s history. He examines the background to the German attack on the West in May 1940, challenging many of our deeply held perceptions, and explains why the British evacuation of Dunkirk was, and remains, such a significant event.
    Recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival 2017.
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    1 hr 4 min
  • Rani Lakshmibai Of Jhansi, India's Joan Of Arc with James Heneage
    James Heneage is a founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival and was founder of the Ottakar’s chain of bookshops which was sold to Waterstones in 2006. He is a former Chairman of the Cheltenham Literary Festival and a Booker Prize judge.
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    59 min

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We’re raiding the archives of the largest history festival in the world, the Chalke Valley History Festival, which every summer draws in some of the very best and most eminent historians in the UK…