The Heaton Podcast

By Oliver O'Brien & John Jefferies

A discussion of History and Politics from teachers at Warwick School. We aim to produce a podcast once a fortnight during term time. Topics will tend towards the last 200 years, but we will sometimes ... more

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July 11, 2026 Turning Points of The Second World War & JJ Reflections
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John leads the Heaton Podcast in its first ever live episode - in this episode John and Olly consider what the turning points of the Second World War. But, of real interest in this episode are JJ's reflections on his career at the end.
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1h 17min
July 10, 2026 JJ Hot Take: An Encounter with an Encounter with Andy Burnham
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A brief bonus episode in which OW Danny Rogers tells us about his encounter with Andy Burnham.
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11min
June 29, 2026 Falklands Encounter with Chris Howe MBE
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An encounter with the Falklands. Listen here to Chris Howe, MBE, who served on HMS Coventry in the Falklands War. He has a first rate story to tell.
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39min
June 25, 2026 John Major Part 2
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John and Olly meet to discuss the Premiership of John Major after 1992.
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49min
June 24, 2026 JJ Hot Take: Keir Starmer Resigns
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Listen to John and Olly give their opinion on the Burnham heist. How has Andy Burnham, someone not even in Parliament when he started, managed to topple the Prime Minister??
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34min
June 12, 2026 Emergency Broadcast: Starmer in Trouble!
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Join John and Olly as they chat about the PM's latest set of ministerial resignations.
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24min
May 27, 2026 An Encounter with Britain's Nuclear Bomb: Operation Grapple
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John has an outstanding story to tell here. He and Mr. Hadley interview Derek Woolf. He was an RAF medic present at the nuclear tests, by Britain, in the South Pacific in the 1950s
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49min
May 22, 2026 John Major as Prime Minister
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John and Olly have a retro burst with looking at the 1990s Prime Minister of Britain - John Major. Was he as boring as he has been remembered?
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37min
May 08, 2026 Richard II
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Join John and Olly at Warwick. First they make an amble around the cricket pitch haveing a natter, before John leads them in a discussion about Richard II as king.
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55min
April 23, 2026 Welington as a politician.
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We are back! John and Olly finally complete their triology on the Duke of Wellington. Listen in for some current politcal disocurse as well.
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49min

FAQs about The Heaton Podcast:

How many episodes does The Heaton Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.