History Today Podcast

By History Today

History Today for the airwaves. Interviews with leading historians about their latest work, interspersed with long reads: articles specially selected from the magazine for an eclectic, f... more

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The podcast currently has 97 episodes available.

History Today Podcast episodes:

November 01, 2013 Building the Ideal City
In this episode, Alexander Lee discusses historical notions of the ideal city. This podcast replaces a previous one in which the audio was too quiet.
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23min
October 04, 2013 The Future's Bright, the Future's Russian
In this episode, Charles Emmerson discusses Russia on the eve of the First World War and argues that, had it not been for the conflict, the country's fortunes would have taken a different turn.
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12min
September 25, 2013 Tom Holland on Herodotus
The History Today Podcast is back from a summer hiatus. In this episode, Tom Holland discusses his new translation of The Histories, by Herodotus.
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14min
July 04, 2013 Syria and the West
John McHugo discusses Syria's troubled relationship with the West, particularly as it was during the Cold War, in light of its current crisis.
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19min
June 25, 2013 The Politics of Wine
Charles Ludington on how a taste for fine wine became a marker of wealth and power in 18th-century England.
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12min
June 05, 2013 The Edwardian Postcard
Guy Atkins on the postcard mania of the Edwardian period which, with its brevity and speed of reply, was the social media of its day.
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14min
May 22, 2013 John Maynard Keynes
In this podcast, Benn Steil considers John Maynard Keynes' role at Bretton Woods. Pick up our June issue and read Benn's article, The Dunkirk Diplomat.
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14min
April 22, 2013 The Man Who Predicted The First World War
Paul Reynolds discusses the life of Jan Bloch, a little known Polish-born financier who, in 1901, lectured the British military establishment on the likely carnage that would be the outcome of a war in Europe. You can read Paul Reynolds article about Jan Bloch in the May issue of History Today, which is out now.
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12min
April 15, 2013 Making Sense of the Maya
Nigel Richardson discusses how European explorers in the 19th century began to solve the mystery of who the Maya were, and how they established their remarkable civilisation.
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13min
March 18, 2013 Henry Tudor: The Wilderness Years
Derek Wilson discusses the future Henry VII's years in exile, and how this influenced his exercise of power after he seized the English throne.
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13min

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How many episodes does History Today Podcast have?

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