History Book Club
Welcome to the History Book Club - the club for all lovers of history, presented by Oliver Webb-Carter, formerly of Aspects of History. Oliver interviews authors of the best historical writing, to draw out the stories that you'll be interested in.
Every month will also feature the History Film Club, as historian Roger Moorhouse and director Tim Hewitt join to discuss a historical movie.
Get in touch if you want a particular area of history to be covered, because at the History Book Club, members are the most important people of all.
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23. Killing Thatcher with Rory Carroll
At 2.52am on 12 October 1984 Margaret Thatcher returned to her desk from visiting the lavatory of her suite at the Grand Hotel in Brighton.
39 min
2
22. Ancient Sparta with Daniel Ogden
42 min
3
21. Film Club: The English Patient
61 min
4
20. A Walk Around Britain with Harry Bucknall
30 min
5
19. Weimar with Katja Hoyer
41 min
6
18. Special Forces in WW2 & Lawfare with Damien...
40 min
7
17. The JFK Assassination with Martin Fitzgerald
42 min
8
16. Britannia Ruled the Waves with Andrew Lambert
51 min
9
15. The Cambridge Spy Ring with Antonia Senior
46 min
10
14. Film Club: Titanic (1997)
69 min
11
13. Nuclear Weapons with David Holloway
43 min
12
12. Themistocles with Michael Scott
44 min
13
11. Rasputin & Russia with Antony Beevor
36 min
14
10. Film Club: Master & Commander (2003)
77 min
15
Bonus. Have Podcasts Replaced Books? With Anton...
37 min
16
9. The Troubles in South Armagh with Toby Harnden
47 min
17
8. Armies that Made Europe with Barney White-Sp...
45 min
18
7. Thucydides with Robin Waterfield & Polly Low
48 min
19
6. The Atlantic Slave Trade with Hannah Durkin
37 min
20
5. History Film Club: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
66 min
21
4. Rakes, Whigs and Tories: 17th & 18th century...
66 min
22
3. V-Force with Jonathan Glancey
45 min
23
2. Terrorism in the '70s with Jason Burke
After last week’s episode on the Iranian Revolution, I wanted to stay with the 1970s, and so Jason Burke joins me to discuss terrorism during the period, and specifically the Red Army Faction and Palestinian paramilitaries who would cooperate throughout the decade.
53 min
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1. The Iranian Revolution with Scott Anderson
42 min