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Dan Snow's History Hit
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Dan Snow's History Hit episodes
- Kohima: Britain's Greatest Battle with Akiko MacDonald and Richard Greenwood
The 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 documentary to this podcast, you can watch Imphal and Kohima: Britain's Greatest Battle
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Producer: Natt Tapley
Audio: Peter Curry & Felix Maynard
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29 min - The Nuclear Test Veterans with Suzie Boniface
Suzie 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.
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Producer: Natt Tapley
Audio: Peter Curry
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25 min - Letters to Obama with Jeanne Marie Laskas
Every day, ten thousand Americans wrote to Obama. Jeanne Marie Laskas tells their story, and the profound impact that these letters had on the President.
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Audio: Peter Curry
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20 min - Friends of the Earth with Craig Bennett
Climate 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.
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Audio: Peter Curry
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25 min - How Geology Shaped Human History with Lewis Dartnell
There 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.
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Audio: Peter Curry
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About Dan Snow's History Hit
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Historian Dan Snow journeys across the globe to tell the stories of history's defining moments. From the Colosseum in Rome to the Great Wall of China, the battlefields of Waterloo to the Tomb of Tutankhamun, join Dan as he explores the how and why of the greatest monuments, battles, heroes, villains and events that have shaped our world.
New episodes on Mondays and Thursdays with bonus subscriber only episodes every other Friday.
You can get in touch with us at [email protected]
A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts The Ancients, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets.
History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™
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