Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments.
Sounds,·168 episodes
The story of the Quakers
18 Nov 2025,·29 mins
Feeling sick in the 16th century? Visit a quack, wise woman or a barber surgeon...
13 Nov 2025,·38 mins,·
During the 15th to 17th centuries, thousands were tortured and executed as witches. Why?
11 Nov 2025,·30 mins
The tale of a dramatic rivalry that changed the course of English history.
06 Nov 2025,·54 mins,·
Was the Industrial Revolution the most important event in human history?
04 Nov 2025,·41 mins
The true story of the Solf Circle, who risked everything to oppose the Nazis from within.
31 Oct 2025,·37 mins,·
How did a city founded by Alexander the Great become a global capital of knowledge?
29 Oct 2025,·31 mins
Why did the Mongols invade Europe, and how successful were they?
24 Oct 2025,·46 mins
This was the main naval battle of World War I between the British and German fleets
22 Oct 2025,·46 mins
Dan tells the dramatic story of 1066.
17 Oct 2025,·56 mins,·
Why did Spain spiral into civil war in 1936?
15 Oct 2025,·57 mins,·
How did Emperor Titus shape Roman history?
10 Oct 2025,·43 mins,·
Dan and leading medieval historians explain everything you need to know about Magna Carta
08 Oct 2025,·42 mins
We uncover how the Punic Wars reshaped the ancient world.
03 Oct 2025,·75 mins,·
The story of the greatest knight who ever lived.
01 Oct 2025,·127 mins,·
How did the the desert war against Rommel impact the course of WW2?
26 Sep 2025,·61 mins
Today we unravel the truth behind the story of Anne Boleyn.
24 Sep 2025,·61 mins,·
How did the Battle of Bannockburn change the course of English-Scottish history?
19 Sep 2025,·49 mins,·
Was Emperor Nero really the worst Roman ruler?
17 Sep 2025,·44 mins,·
We explore how the Acropolis became the ultimate symbol of Ancient Greece.
12 Sep 2025,·29 mins
Dan takes listeners through 1000 years of Britain's history at the Tower of London.
10 Sep 2025,·47 mins,·
Dan unravels the dramatic story of the Colosseum.
03 Sep 2025,·72 mins,·
How did Napoleon Bonaparte shape Paris, and how did the city shape him in turn?
29 Aug 2025,·48 mins,·
What can we learn from Pompeii, the city frozen in time?
27 Aug 2025,·38 mins,·
How has this fabled castle shaped Scottish history?
22 Aug 2025,·41 mins,·
Explore the city of Paris from it's creation to the modern day.
20 Aug 2025,·38 mins
Why was Churchill so decisively defeated in the 1945 general election?
15 Aug 2025,·43 mins
What can Orson Welles' legendary broadcast teach us about fake news and misinformation?
13 Aug 2025,·40 mins,·
As the Golden Age of Piracy drew to a close, the oceans turned into hunting grounds.
08 Aug 2025,·32 mins,·
Barbary Corsairs turned the Mediterranean into a sea of fear and ransom.
06 Aug 2025,·28 mins
