Condensed Histories

Condensed Histories


Latest Episodes

29 - What was the most devastating weapon in history?
March 15, 2016

Greg and Jem are back in adversarial mode for another 'argument' episode, and this time they are ...

28 - Fast Five Minutes with Greg - Living History
March 08, 2016

In the fast five this week, Greg thinks about people like himself who like to dip their toes into...

27 - Exotic History
March 08, 2016

In this episode the guys discuss some history that isn't as commonly covered in the UK, and wonde...

26 - Fast Five Minutes with Jem - Evil Objects!
March 04, 2016

It's back to Jem for the Fast Five Minute podcast this week and he is talking Evil Objects! J...

25 - Not to be obvious... 1066!
March 01, 2016

There are a few subjects I'm British history that can hardly be avoided, and having recently deal...

24 - Fast Five Minutes with Greg - Destruction of Art and Artefacts
February 26, 2016

It is Greg's turn to have five minutes to himself without Jem showing off how much more he has le...

23 - Is Shakespeare as good as Greg thinks?
February 23, 2016

It is a good job that this week's episode was recorded through the the Internet - had the guys be...

22 - Fast Five Minutes with Jem - Sutton Hoo
February 17, 2016

It is Jem's turn to have five minutes to himself without Greg interrupting, and he uses it this w...

21 - Can we judge historical 'War Crimes' by today's standards.. Part Two
February 16, 2016

Further apologies for the sound of this episode as Greg continues to record on the road - althoug...

20 - Fast Five Minutes with Greg - 'Hands On' History in Museums
February 12, 2016

After a visit to the Salisbury Museum in Wiltshire, Greg is inspired to talk about contact with t...