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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September 22, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II: Life and Legacy
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Join John, Olly and Simon Chapman to hear them discuss Queen Elizabeth II
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54min
September 12, 2022 Mindu Hornick: Auschwitz Survivor
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Listen to an interview from Mindu Hornick.
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43min
September 12, 2022 JJ & OROB Return - Johnson, Truss and Gorbachev
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John and Olly return from their summer breaks and turn to considering the summer's polotical events. After giving a few holiday and reading recommendations of course.
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42min
August 27, 2022 Empires & Decolonisation with Archie McCusker
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John and Olly are joined by recent OW Archie McCusker, where they consider the decolonisation of the British and French Empires.
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42min
August 18, 2022 Willam Gladstone
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John goes on location to the Gladstone Library. Ably assisted by Warwick pupils Ben and Cornelius, do listen to this fascinating study of the Grand Old Man and his library.
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54min
August 01, 2022 Factionalism in the Court of Henry VIII
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John and Olly are on location in the Lord Lecyster Listen in to John discuss factionalism in the court of Henry VIII with the school's deputy head - Dr. Simon Chapman.
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52min
May 23, 2022 Great Leaders of France - Power, Personality and Prestige. Part Deux
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Join John and Olly for a romp through French History as we could consider the great leaders in the nation's history. Featuring seven men, two women, one Italian and a house. This is part two and goes from the 1870s up until the present day.
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1h 2min
May 23, 2022 Dominic Sandbrook on Margaret Thatcher
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John and Olly are joined by renowned historian Dominic Sandbrook to discuss Margaret Thatcher. They also cover some other Prime Ministers, James Callaghan, Gordon Brown and Stanley Baldwin.

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48min
April 27, 2022 Great Leaders of France - Power, Personality and Prestige. Part One
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Join John and Olly for a romp through French History as we could consider the great leaders in the nation's history. Featuring seven men, two women, one Italian and a house. This is part one and covers 500-1870.
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1h 7min
April 24, 2022 The Thucydides Trap: Ukraine and Global Poltics
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Join John and Olly to hear them discuss the continuing war in Ukraine, explain what it means for the world, nuclear weapons. There is also some commentary on the current political climate.
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43min

FAQs about The Heaton Podcast:

How many episodes does The Heaton Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.