Conquest: A History of Roman Britain with Ferdinand Addis
The Aspects of History Podcast
Aspects of History Editor Ollie Webb-Carter interviews historians and authors about 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, in an informative light-hearted way. There are bonus episodes too, on current events and anniversaries to the Aspects of History Film Club.
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Episodes in Chronological Order
Relative Failures with Matthew Sturgis
Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe with Katja Hoyer
Stealing Hitler’s Rocket with Guy Walters
Cold War Football: A History in Ten Matches with Tony Shaw and Alan McDougall
SAS Great Escapes 5 with Damien Lewis
The World’s Reformation: How Protestantism Became a Global Religion with Alec Ryrie
Archbishop, Chancellor, Kingmaker with Dr Chris Given-Wilson
The Visionaries: The Making of the Post World War II Order in the West with James Holland
Behind Caesar’s Back: Rumor, Gossip, and the Making of the Roman Emperors with Caillan Davenport
Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry that Shaped Ancient Greece with Adrian Goldsworthy
Henry VII: Treason and Trust with Dr Sean Cunningham
Film Club
Film Club: Das Boot (1981)
Film Club: The Hunt For Red October (1990)
Film Club: We Dive At Dawn (1943)
Film Club: Crimson Tide (1995)
Film Club: Barry Lyndon (1975)
Film Club: The Thin Red Line (1998)
Film Club: Apocalypto (2006)
Film Club: The Report (2019)
Film Club: Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Film Club: Downfall (2004)
Film Club: Cross of Iron (1977)
Film Club: The Third Man (1949)
Bonus Episodes
Summer Reads 2026
Body Snatching with History Rage
Summer Reads with The Gang
Hadrian’s Wall with Alistair Tosh
Monarchs with Charlie Higson
Historical Fiction with Jane Thynne, Paul Lay & Miranda Malins
Socrates with Armand D’Angour
Gladiators & Games with Justin Pollard
Books of the Year So Far with The Gang
Boundaries, Borders & Maps with Jonn Elledge
Shardlake and Thomas Cromwell with Peter Wagstaff
The Attack on Pearl Harbor with Alan Bardos