History between the Lines

History between the Lines

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History between the Lines episodes

  • D-Day: 80 years on, Part 2, with The WW2 Podcast

    Part 2 of this episode about the 80th anniversary of D-Day, where I'm joined by Angus Wallace of the WW2 Podcast to talk about the operation in Normandy itself and its wider legacy, especially in cinema.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

    52 min
  • D-Day: 80 years on, Part 1, with The WW2 Podcast

    In Part 1 of this episode, I'm joined by Angus Wallace, creator and host of the WW2 Podcast to talk about D-Day and its legacy 80 years on since 6th June 1944.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

    38 min
  • The Worst British Prime Ministers

    Jonathan Brown and Robert Jones take a whistle stop tour through British prime ministerial politics from the 1700s to the present day and pick out one PM from each century that ranks as the worst. But who will be the ultimate loser?

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

    45 min
  • Bomber Command: The Battle of Berlin

    Emboldened by the July-August 1943 raids on Hamburg, Bomber Command sets its sights on Nazi Germany's capital city. But Berlin is an altogether different target...

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

    16 min
  • Anglo-Hispania Beyond the Black Legend

    Dr Mark Lawrence returns to the podcast to talk about his latest book, "Anglo-Hispania", which details the relationship between Britain and Spain across the centuries, from the Spanish Armada to the Peninsular War and from Franco to Brexit.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

    1 hr 8 min
  • S5 E12: History between the Lines goes to the Movies: Napoleon

    Series Finale: Jonathan Brown and Dr Ambrogio Caiani review "Napoleon", the latest film by Ridley Scott and discuss how it fits into other cinematic portrayals of Napoleon Bonaparte.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

    55 min
  • S5 E10: "Don't let's be beastly to the Germans": The British in Germany, 1945-1949

    May, 1945. Nazi Germany lies smashed and defeated at the mercy of the Allies. The country is carved up into four zones of occupation, with the British being given control over the zone in the north-west. They face problems of near-famine, housing shortages, refugees and the trauma of the post-war world. How did they deal with these crises?

    Dr Daniel Cowling joins me to talk about his new book, "Don't let's be beastly to the Germans", which explores this British post-war occupation of Germany.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

    1 hr
  • S5 E9 Part 2: The Beer Hall Putsch, 1923

    Jonathan Brown and Robert Jones talk about the Beer Hall Putsch.

    On 8th-9th November 1923, a group of ex-soldiers, anti-Semites and thugs gathered in beer halls in the city of Munich and attempted to seize power in a coup. It became known as the Beer Hall Putsch. The putschists: Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
    With this event now being 100 years old, it's important to talk about this putsch and what processes it arguably started.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

    59 min
  • S5 E9 Part 1: Chaos in Germany, 1914-1923

    As Germany goes to war in 1914, it has put itself on a path to destruction, a path that will end in the rise of the Nazis.
    Jonathan Brown and Robert Jones talk about the state of Germany from 1914 to 1923, which became the background to the Beer Hall Putsch, the attempted Nazi coup in Munich, which is now a century old.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Leanr History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

    38 min

About History between the Lines

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Jonathan Brown and a range of guests talk about all things history, especially those bits of the past which are obscure and generally unknown.