Relative Failures with Matthew Sturgis
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.
Available wherever you get your podcasts, or listen below.
Most Popular Episodes
Episodes in Chronological Order
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
Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge Five and the Making of the Soviet Empire with Antonia Senior
Film Club
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)
Schindler’s List (1993)
Bonnie & Clyde (1967)
Bonus Episodes
SpyMasters with Antonia Senior
The Princes in the Tower with History with Jackson Pod
Israel Palestine with Roberto Mazza
The History of Running with Duncan Larkin
The Coalition Government with Vince Cable & Rachel Smith
The Falklands War with the Modern British Political History Podcast
Books of the Year with The Gang
How History Shapes Russia with Adam Zamoyski
The Trial & Execution of Charles I – Part Two: The Execution with Mark Turnbull
Top 10 Historical Movies with Director Tim Hewitt
Top 10 Families of History