Dan Snow's History Hit

Latest Episodes
Secret Origins of the SAS
Dudley Clarke; a pioneer of the SAS and master of military deception.
Surviving Hitler and Stalin
Lord Daniel Finkelstein recounts stories from his parents' remarkable lives.
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan roughly translates to 'Universal Ruler', a fitting name for the most famous nomadic conqueror to have ever lived.
Attila The Hun
Known to the Romans as the 'Scourge of God', Attila the Hun brought chaos to the world around him.
The Great Train Robbery
Did the "heist of the century" really happen the way the robbers say it did?
Good King Wenceslaus
The Duke of Bohemia, made famous by the Christmas carol was a pivotal figure in European history.
North vs South: How Korea Was Divided
The divided Korean peninsula is the last remnant of the Cold War.
Oppenheimer: What If America Never Dropped the Atomic Bomb?
Why did the USA choose to use nuclear weapons in 1945?