Dan Snow's HISTORY HIT

Dan Snow's HISTORY HIT


Latest Episodes

The Fall of Jerusalem in 1917 with Juliette Desplat
December 09, 2017

On December 9th 1917, General Allenby took Jerusalem. Dan discusses the anniversary with Juliette Desplat from the the National Archives at Kew. Producer: Nathaniel Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis

Dan, Portsmouth & aircraft carriers
December 08, 2017

Dan's having a lot of fun on the soon-to-be HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth.

Diving in the Solent with Garry Momber
December 06, 2017

Join Dan as he explores an underwater archaeological site in the Solent with Garry Momber from the Maritime Archaeology Trust. They visit the oldest known boat-building (and beefburger-eating) site in the world. Producer: Nathaniel Tapley Audio: Pete...

A History of Drunkenness with Mark Forsyth
November 29, 2017

Why do people love booze so much? Dan talks to (and drinks with) Mark Forsyth, author of A Short History Of Dunkenness, to find out why... Subscribe to HistoryHit.TV to see this exclusive interviews and documentaries. Producer: Dan Morelle Subscribe,...

The Tanks of Cambrai - David Willey
November 23, 2017

David Willey, from the Tank Museum, is one of the experts from the world's greatest collection of armoured vehicles of war. Here he talks us through the huge impact that tanks had at Cambrai, and how the idea of tank warfare developed. Subscri...

The 3rd Reich in 100 Objects - Roger Moorhouse
November 19, 2017

Roger Moorhouse <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Roger_Moorhouse ‏">@Roger_Moorhouse ‏</a> <br><br>Roger Moorhouse's new book is entitled <a href="http://historyh.it/epUj...

Prisoners of War - Clare Makepeace
November 15, 2017

Warfare Historian. Writing on experiences of British servicemen in #WW1 & #WW2.

Charles II's Great Escape - Charles Spencer
November 11, 2017

Charles Spencer @cspencer1508, 9th Earl Spencer, is a British nobleman, peer, historian, journalist, and broadcaster. Charles Spencer's new book is entitled To Catch A King: Charles II's Great Escape. Subscribe to HistoryHit.TV t...

Mary Beard
November 07, 2017

Mary Beard OBE, FSA, FBA @wmarybeardis an English scholar and classicist. Beard is Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Newnham College, and Royal Academy of Arts Professor of...

Catherine Nixey - The Darkening Age
November 04, 2017

Catherine Nixey @catherinenixey is a classicist, radio critic of The Times and author of The Darkening Age.  Catherine Nixey's new book is entitled The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World. Producer: ...