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John and Olly talk about the Six Day War of 1967 in which Israel overwhelms its Arabs neighbours. Excellent GCSE revision, but intersting to listen to as well! 

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Using the song Amazing Grace as a way to examine slavery. The sins of one man, his story of redemption and the good that he carried out at the end of his life. Can one man be redeemed. Can Britain be redeemed for its past sins. 

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The Birdman of Auschwitz is a Encounter episode where John gives us a unique window onto the historical catastrophe of the Holocaust. 

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From November 2024, John and Olly have one of their most brilliant encounters with General Sir Simon Mayall who discusses the Middle East with incredible breadth and depth of knowledge whilst also bringing in a great depth of personal experience. 

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Join John and Olly for an engaging chat about the Crimean war of the 1850s and the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade. 

Half a league, half a league,

 Half a league onward,

 All in the valley of Death

    Rode the six hundred.

 “Forward, the Light Brigade!

 Charge for the guns!” he said.

 Into the valley of Death

    Rode the six hundred.

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Join John and Olly for their Christmas Day address on the American Civil War. The second half of the episode features pupils quizzing the Civil War expert, Mike Block. Do listen in for his insights. 

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A review of the year with John and Olly. 

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John is joined by his friend Andy Williamson, who takes us on a trip into the history of Brown's Hotel in London. A fascinating group of characters dined and slept in this storied hotel. 

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In light of their recent episodes on thee Jacobites and the recent death fo Alex Salmond, listen in for a JJ hot take on Scottish nationalism. 

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