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Go on a deep dive into the past.
Brought to you by the team behind HistoryExtra and BBC History Magazine, HistoryExtra Plus gives you an in-depth look at history’s most exciting stories and compelling mysteries – from investigating the Salem witch trials and the disappearance of the princes in the tower, to unravelling the meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry and delving into the lives of history’s most influential figures.
New episodes released every Saturday.
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WW2's greatest battles | 1. Battle of Britain
James Holland explores the story and significance of the battle of Britain, and considers how it shaped the course of the Second World War
In the summer of 1940, the skies over Britain filled with the sounds as of engines and gunfire, as the battle of Britain saw the RAF and Luftwaffe go head-to-head in a fight for air dominance. For the British pilots, the objective could not have been more critical – protect their nation from the threat of Nazi invasion. But were the British pilots really the plucky underdogs in this fight? And could Germany have launched an invasion if they had won the air battle over Britain? In the first episode of this five-part series on the greatest battles of WW2, Rachel Dinning explores those questions and more with military historian James Holland.
James Holland is a military historian and the author of several books on the Second World War including The Battle of Britain: Five Months that Changed History. He's the co-founder of the Chalke History Festival - which runs from 24-30 June this year. Find out more about the festival's extensive programme of history talks and events at chalkefestival.com.
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WW2's greatest battles | Trailer
In our new series WW2's Greatest Battles, we chart five pivotal moments that shaped the course of the conflict, with historian James Holland. New episodes every Thursday on the HistoryExtra Podcast
Did Allied victory in the Second World War really hinge on the battle of the Atlantic? What made Stalingrad such a pivotal victory for the Soviet Union? And how did forces adapt to desert warfare at El Alamein? In our new five-part series, WW2's Greatest Battles, we're charting five of the pivotal moments that shaped the course of the conflict, with author and military historian, James Holland. New episodes will drop every Thursday, on the HistoryExtra podcast. -
Tiger Tamer | 1. “the life of a dozen men”
Bob Carlisle was a Victorian influencer and minor celebrity; a global seafarer, circus clown and lion tamer, and Britain’s original long-distance ‘wheelbarrow pedestrian’. This new six-part series sees David Musgrove recover the story of this widely forgotten and larger-than-life character. In this first episode, David talks to historians Valerie Sanders and Bob Nicholson to explore Bob’s early life and investigate what his experiences can tell us about life-writing and the media in 19th-century Britain.
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Tiger Tamer | 2. sail, steam & stormy seas
What was it like to sail the high seas in the Victorian age? In the second episode in our new series on Bob Carlisle, a widely forgotten but larger-than-life character of the 19th century, David Musgrove transports listeners back to the dangers and daring exploits of life in the Victorian Royal Navy. With the help of maritime historian Martin Wilcox, David explores Carlisle’s years spent as a sailor in the navy and the merchant fleet, including on opulent transatlantic liners – revealing what his experiences can tell us about shipping in the era.
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Tiger Tamer | 3. would you let a tiger lick your face?
Tickling tigers one day, and cracking jokes to expectant crowds the next, Bob Carlisle was a circus showman, agent, clown and big cat tamer. In the third episode of our new series on this larger-than-life character of the Victorian age, David Musgrove speaks to historian John Woolf to consider Carlisle’s hair-raising life in the travelling circus, and how it helps us to understand the world of Victorian show business.
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Tiger Tamer | 4. celebrity pedestrian
Tickling tigers one day, and cracking jokes to expectant crowds the next, Bob Carlisle was a circus showman, agent, clown and big cat tamer. In the third episode of our new series on this larger-than-life character of the Victorian age, David Musgrove speaks to historian John Woolf to consider Carlisle’s hair-raising life in the travelling circus, and how it helps us to understand the world of Victorian show business.
The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine.
Customer Reviews
Not clear
Just to reiterate another review, it’s very unclear when to expect episodes and when new episodes are available. Otherwise it would be 5 star program. I just expect more clarity when paying for a podcast.
The Mary Rose
Really enjoyed what I could listen to. Two never played despite several attempts to listen.
Great podcast offers eclectic programming with expert knowledge!
BBC History brings to the table a superb podcast with a diverse array of topics. While it may lean a little heavy on British history topics from time to time, this isn’t surprising given the publisher, but the service still offers a pretty wide ranging selection of topics in European, American, and world history. The podcast involves interviews with renown historians often plugging the latest research. The interviews are pretty neat, especially the “Everything You Need to Know About…” episodes where they take straight-to-the-point Q&A’s from online askers. Some topics even have multiple episode mini-series and the podcast app itself also breaks down their archives into subtopics which is pretty convenient and immersive. Great academic discussions supported with an organized and efficient app provide an excellent podcast service!