Aspects of History
The editor of Aspects of History, Ollie Webb-Carter, interviews historians and authors on the past - from the ancient world right up to the modern day. In each episode, Ollie seeks to get to the bottom of a story or scrutinise a figure from history. There are bonus episodes too, from current events and anniversaries to the Aspects of History Film Club.
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Books of the Year with the Gang
We talk histories of the Middle East, medieval kings, nautical novels and naval epics plus much more.
60 min
27
Film Club: All the President's Men (1976)
This month’s film club is the presidential thriller All the President's Men, directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman
61 min
28
Aachen: Stalingrad of the West with Philip Blood
The great city of Aachen was of key strategic importance during the Second World War.
52 min
29
Monarchs with Charlie Higson
Charlie Higson joins, he's a comedy legend, actor, author of the young Bond novels and presenter of a successful podcast Willy Willy Harry Stee.
36 min
30
Trump: Foreign Policy & Intelligence with Micha...
As we all now are aware, Donald Trump will be the next American president. This episode looks into the intelligence and foreign policy implications, taking into account the US and UK’s shared history.
40 min
31
Churchill's German with Helen Fry
In 1937 a seventeen year old German arrived at Liverpool St station in London, not speaking the language, but with a strong sense of freedom considering the place he had left.
33 min
32
The Iranian Embassy Siege with Ben Macintyre
On the 30th April 1980 six armed Kuzhestanis burst into the Iranian Embassy at no.16 Prince’s Gate, in the smart London neighbourhood of Kensington.
48 min
33
The Gunpowder Plot with Peter Tonkin
Remember, remember, the 5th of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot.
50 min
34
The SAS in Italy with Gavin Mortimer
Early on the 10th July 1943, advance units of elite British troops landed on the island of Sicily, and began series of raids against the Germans to allow the larger force to land on the beaches.
55 min
35
Film Club: Alexander (2004)
This month’s film club is the epic Alexander, directed by Oliver Stone, starring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie and Val Kilmer.
82 min
36
Blair 'Paddy' Mayne with Damien Lewis
Blair Paddy Mayne was one of the most decorated soldiers of the Second World War, and one of the original members of the SAS.
48 min
37
The Battle of Trafalgar with Michael Barritt
On the 21st October 1805, 27 ships of the line of the Royal Navy, under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson engaged the combined fleets of France and Spain.
47 min
38
Horatio Nelson with Dominic Sandbrook
On the evening of 21st October 1805 Great Britain won perhaps her finest military victory, defeating the navies of France and Spain in one of the bloodiest naval battles at Trafalgar
53 min
39
Christendom vs. the Caliphate with Simon Mayall
On the 11th September 1683, at the great city of Vienna, the armies of the Ottoman Empire were preparing to storm the city, but their scouts to the west noticed a vast cavalry force approaching.
57 min
40
Ovid with Fiona Forsyth
Publius Ovidius Naso was a Roman poet much of whose life coincided with the reign of Augustus.
37 min
41
Naples 1944 with Keith Lowe
Within months of the allies liberation of Naples in October of 1943 the city was plunged into the horrors of disease, starvation, prostitution and racketeering.
45 min
42
Henry V with Dan Jones
On the 25th October 1415 Henry V led the English army onto the field of Agincourt.
50 min
43
Film Club: A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Our Operation Market Garden series concludes with a chat on the 1977 classic directed by Richard Attenborough.
80 min
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Operation Market Garden with Gordon Corrigan & ...
At 3 o’clock in the afternoon on the 20th September 1944 in Nijmegen, Holland, men of the 504th regiment, US 82nd Airborne embarked in canvas rowing boats and began an amphibious assault that was one of the most heroic in military history.
83 min
45
Operation Market Garden: Black Tuesday with Al ...
On Sunday the 17th September 1944 the 1st Airborne Division began dropping into Arnhem to begin a battle that remains iconic to this day.
48 min
46
Operation Market Garden: Arnhem with Saul David
Arnhem was one of the greatest battles fought by the British in World War Two. 10,000 men went in, but only 2,000 came out.
49 min
47
Vienna with Jane Thynne
On the 12th March 1938 German troops crossed the border into Austria, thus completing the Anschluss, the annexation by Germany.
38 min
48
18 Historical Figures at 18 with Alice Loxton
By the 1960s Richard Burton was the highest paid movie star in the world.
39 min
49
Film Club: Anthropoid (2016)
On the On 27 May 1942 Czech SOE agents and local resistance fighters attacked Reinhard Heyrdrich's Mercedes as it drove through Prague.
55 min
50
Hitler, Himmler, Goebbels & Heydrich with Richa...
Hitler and his cronies are often derided as monsters, but that lets them off the hook.
54 min