The Siege of Leningrad with Sinclair McKay
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
Churchill, Alanbrooke & Ismay, with John Kiszely & Gordon Corrigan
WW2 Family History and the 1980s with Helen Lederer
The Greek Revolution with Yanni Kotsonis
Women’s History with Miranda Malins & Sarah Gristwood
Operation Varsity with Saul David
The Vietnam War, Part Two: Retreat with Geoffrey Wawro
The Vietnam War, Part One: Quagmire with Geoffrey Wawro
Ukraine with Gordon Corrigan
Putin’s War with Philip W. Blood
Churchill’s Right Hand Man with John Kiszely
The Causes of the Wars of the Roses: Part Two, Lancaster & York
Film Club
Film Club: Cross of Iron (1977)
Film Club: The Third Man (1949)
Film Club: Salvador (1986)
Film Club: Apocalypse Now (1979)
Film Club: All the President’s Men (1976)
Film Club: Alexander (2004)
Film Club: A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Film Club: Anthropoid (2016)
Film Club: Valkyrie (2008)
Film Club: The Longest Day (1962)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Bonus Episodes
Hadrian’s Wall with Alistair Tosh
Monarchs with Charlie Higson
Historical Fiction with Jane Thynne, Paul Lay & Miranda Malins
Socrates with Armand D’Angour
Books of the Year So Far with The Gang
Gladiators & Games with Justin Pollard
Boundaries, Borders & Maps with Jonn Elledge
Shardlake and Thomas Cromwell with Peter Wagstaff
The Attack on Pearl Harbor with Alan Bardos
SpyMasters with Antonia Senior
The Princes in the Tower with History with Jackson Pod
Israel Palestine with Roberto Mazza