Dan Snow's History Hit
By History Hit
History! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful kings, warrior queens, nomads, empires and expeditions. Historian Dan Snow and his expert guests bring all these stories to life and more in a daily dose of history. Join Dan as he digs into the past to make sense of the headlines and get up close to the biggest discoveries being made around the world today, as they happen.
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Latest episode
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The Scottish Island, The Shipwreck and The Whisky
The true story of the SS Politician and how it inspired the beloved movie Whisky Galore. -
The Voyage That Changed the Way We Eat
In February 1882 the SS Dunedin departed New Zealand on a voyage that would kickstart the world's food supply chain. -
Bidens Out: A History of What Could Happen Next
Historically, how unprecedented is Joe Biden's sudden withdrawal from the presidential race? -
Operation Valkyrie: The Attempted Assassination of Hitler
The 80th anniversary of the 20th of July Plot when Germany's military and political elite attempted to kill the Führer. -
The Royal Marines
A potted history of the Royal Marines through its 360-year legacy. -
US Presidents Who Were Almost Assassinated
The assassination attempts that could have changed the course of American history and how. -
The Greatest Tea Race of the Victorian Age
With towering masts and billowing sails, the Cutty Sark and the Thermopylae raced to be the first to arrive in London with their tea shipment from Shanghai. -
The Cutty Sark
The Cutty Sark was the fastest ship of her day, ruling the waves at the height of Britain's imperial century. -
Britain's Secret Atomic Tests in Australia
Exploring the reasons for these tests and their toxic legacy. -
Was Scott's Antarctic Expedition Sabotaged?
A bubbling animosity that pitted Captain Scott and his deputy against one another.