Aspects of History
By Oliver Webb-Carter
The editor of Aspects of History, Ollie Webb-Carter, interviews historians and authors on 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. There are bonus episodes too, from current events and anniversaries to the Aspects of History Film Club.
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The Siege of Leningrad with Sinclair McKay
In August 1941 Army Group North of the Wehrmacht approached the suburbs of Leningrad, as St. Petersburg was called. Within days the city was surrounded, and would remain so for nearly two and a half years. -
WW2 Titans: Churchill, Brooke & Ismay, with John Kiszely & Gordon Corrigan
On 25th December 1941, General Alan Brooke was appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff, the commanding officer of the British Army during the Second World War. His new boss, Winston Spencer Churchill was a hard taskmaster with high standards wh… -
WW2 Family History and the 1980s with Helen Lederer
Today’s guest is Helen Lederer, actress, comedian, writer and the author of Not That I’m Bitter, her life’s memoir which includes the 1980s comedy scene, and her family story during the Second World War -
The Greek Revolution with Yanni Kotsonis
On 17 March 1821 the Greek Revolution began in the small town of Areopoli, part of the Mani Peninsula in the Peloponnese. -
Film Club: Cross of Iron (1977)
Welcome to Aspects of History’s film club. Every month we pick a historical film and chat about it with myself, filmmaker Tim Hewitt and historian Roger Moorhouse. This month it’s Cross of Iron starring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason an… -
Women's History with Miranda Malins & Sarah Gristwood
During March we’ve had Women’s History Month, and in that vein I invited two Aspects of History authors on to discuss. -
Hadrian's Wall with Alistair Tosh
In around 108AD, the Legio IX Hispania, or the Ninth Legion, a unit of just over 5,000 men, was last recorded at York in Britannia, and possibly heading north towards Caledonia, modern day Scotland. -
Operation Varsity with Saul David
On the morning of 24th March 1945 the British and Canadian 6th Airborne Division and the American 17th Airborne Division began parachuting into German held territory on the eastern side of the River Rhine. -
The Vietnam War, Part Two: Breakdown with Geoffrey Wawro
As the Vietnam War progressed, discipline among US troops began to deteriorate, to the stage where incidents of ‘fragging’ – the practice of killing officers and NCOs with grenades – became more widespread, as did the shooting of officers when out on… -
The Vietnam War, Part One: Quagmire with Geoffrey Wawro
On 8 March 1965 at Da Nang in South Vietnam, 3,500 Marines landed thus marking the beginning of US combat troops in Vietnam.