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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The podcast currently has 103 episodes available.

The Heaton Podcast episodes:

June 15, 2024 Election 2024 Update
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John and Olly provided some incisive and off beat election coverage.
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37min
June 06, 2024 The D-Day Landings & Stories from a veteran.
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John and Olly talk about the D-Day landings. This is then followed by two pupils interviewing a Normandy veteran.
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43min
June 01, 2024 The D-Day Dodgers: Anzio 1944
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Listen to Olly talk about the Anzio landings of January 1944. After a little bit of election analysis of course.
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1h 8min
May 21, 2024 The Death of President Lincoln
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The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Join John and Olly as they take you through the day that the President was shot.
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46min
May 06, 2024 To the ends of the earth - Reflections of a BBC foreign correspondent
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Former BBC correspondent and Radio 4 Today presenter Matthew Price recounts with Simon and John some of the major stories he has covered while working as a reporter in America, Europe and the Middle East as well as offering incisive insight into the current geopolitical situation.
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1h
March 09, 2024 Mr. Lincoln's Inbox
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No President has ever faced the challenges that President Lincoln has. Here we trace his journey from being nominated as leader of the Republican Party to entering the White House.
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40min
March 01, 2024 St David's Day Special - The Greatest Welsh Person
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Simon joins John and Olly to take them through what he thinks are the greatest Welsh people across History, Politcs the Arts and some other categories.
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1h 7min
February 27, 2024 War in America. "Oh My God it is all over!" Britain defeated
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What went wrong for Britain in the War of Independence? Examining the reasons for Britain's defeat.
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43min
February 05, 2024 War in America. Boston, New York and the Declaration of Independence
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John and Olly continue the story of the American War of Independence. They look at the intial battles and early years of the conflict.
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40min
January 19, 2024 Road to Revolution - The Boston Tea Party
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John and Olly chart the route from the French Indian War to the Boston Tea Party in the emergence of America.
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1h 3min

FAQs about The Heaton Podcast:

How many episodes does The Heaton Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 103 episodes available.