Series
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Private Snafu
1 season
Private Snafu is a series of instructional films created for the United States Army during World War Two. The character was devised by Frank Capra and the films were produced by Warner Brothers. The films conveyed important lessons for newly enlisted American soldiers in a simple and humorous way...
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HistoryHit at Chalke Valley History Festival
2 seasons
Top names from the Chalke Valley History Festival join Dan Snow and the festival's founder James Holland on the sofa for chat and debate.
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Modern History
5 seasons
Jason Kingsley OBE has been fascinated by history his whole life, in particular the medieval period and the life of knights. But how much of what we see and hear on TV and in film is accurate? In this series Jason sets out to reveal the reality behind the myths. From weapons and warfare, to relig...
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Edges of Empire
1 season
Tristan Hughes goes on a journey along Hadrian's Wall, visiting some of its greatest sites. Meeting experts to learn more about the Wall's history and the ground-breaking new archaeological discoveries, that continue to tell us more about what life must have been like on this far-flung frontier a...
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British Museum Special: The Silk Roads
1 season
In collaboration with the British Museum and Peter Frankopan, History Hit Live present a study day of talks designed around deepening understanding of the Silk Roads. Watch the talks by British Museum curators and leading academics in full here.
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🎧 A Prince in the Tower
1 season
This 4-part History Hit audio drama, starring Iain Glen, tells the story of Perkin Warbeck, a young pretender to the English crown in the 1490s. Warbeck claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, one of the two 'Princes in the Tower' who had mysteriously disappeared during the previous decade.
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1807: The Year Britain Abolished its Slave Trade
1 season
Documentary, using the academic expertise of Professor Christer Petley at the University of Southampton, exploring the rise of the Abolition movement in Britain in the late 18th century and its ultimate success in passing a bill (1807 Abolition Act) that outlawed the trade in Africans across the ...