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Dan talks to Hirata San, a survivor of the Hiroshima attacks, and one of the few remaining survivors who speak English, ... Read more

Dan talks to Adam Zamoyski, a historian who has recently written a new biography of Napoleon. Discover more history inte... Read more

The Pantheon from Greek Πάνθειον Pantheion meaning "[temple] of every god") is a former Roman temple, now a church, in R... Read more

This Friday sees the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth. BAFTA winning historian and Joint Chief Curator of His... Read more

The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (Italian: Foro Romano), is a rectangular forum (plaza) surro... Read more

Did Hitler shoot himself in the Führerbunker, or did he slip past the Soviets and escape to South America? There have be... Read more

What treasures lie in store in the shifting sands of the Valley of the Kings? Dan talks to Chris Naunton to discover whe... Read more

Martin Kemp, an emeritus professor at the University of Oxford, is one of the foremost experts on Leonardo Da Vinci. He ... Read more

The Vikings have never lost their appeal to scholars and enthusiasts. Now Wayne Bartlett has written a great new survey ... Read more

The Liberation Route Europe team are working to ensure that the end of World War Two is celebrated and that those who fe... Read more

Dan talks to Jonathan Foyle in order to fully understand the history of the Notre-Dame cathedral, and how devastating th... Read more

David Andress delves into the French Revolution, explaining its causes, its outcomes, and how we should look at its hist... Read more

Professor Paul Preston doesn’t pull his punches. His magisterial new history of modern Spain is called 'A People Betraye... Read more

Henry VI came to the throne in exceptionally difficult circumstances. The untimely death of his warlike father, Henry V,... Read more

Toby Green has been fascinated by the history of West Africa for decades after he visited as a student and heard whisper... Read more

Dr John Roobol discusses the fate of John Franklin and his crew, from how they suffered in the bitter conditions, to the... Read more

King George V played a critical role in Britain's war effort during World War One, from the outbreak of war in 1914, unt... Read more

Everyone is Thomas Cromwell obsessed at the moment. The man who rose to be the most powerful member of Henry VIII's cour... Read more

In the 5th century BC the world's first super power, the Persian Empire, went to war against a ragtag collection of citi... Read more

Melvyn Bragg talks to Dan about a philosopher and a scholar in the 12th century. Abelard was one of the best known theol... Read more