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Dan Snow's History Hit
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit

Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments.From the Colosseum of Ancient Rome and the battlefields of Waterloo... more

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THE LEADERS: Churchill

Does Churchill deserve the legacy he has? He took the reigns from a foundering Chamberlain and proved himself to be... more

07 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
The Americans Cross the Rhine

80 years ago this week, American forces unexpectedly discovered an intact bridge across the river Rhine - the last natural... more

05 Mar 2025 · 31 minutes
THE LEADERS: Hitler

Could Germany have won the war if not for Hitler's hubris? Dan is joined by Professor Phillips O'Brien to explore... more

03 Mar 2025 · 56 minutes
Why Do Humans Wage War?

Why, despite knowing the devastation it causes, do humans insist on starting wars? Countless battles have littered the pages of... more

28 Feb 2025 · 34 minutes
THE LEADERS - Mini Series Coming 3rd March

Why do we, as humans, allow such individuals to hold such power over us? And at what cost? Our world... more

27 Feb 2025 ·
Mary, Queen of Scots

This is the story of the incredible rise and fall of Mary, Queen of Scots. She was queen of Scotland,... more

26 Feb 2025 · 42 minutes
Soho: London's Most Notorious Neighbourhood

Soho was once a thriving melting pot of speakeasies, sex work and organised crime. From razor gangs of the 1920s... more

24 Feb 2025 · 29 minutes
Dogs

From the small corgis that drove cattle to Smithfield market to the Dalmatians that protected carriages from highwaymen, humans and... more

21 Feb 2025 · 26 minutes
Josef Mengele

The Nazi doctor who committed heinous experiments on prisoners of Auschwitz was harboured by a network of Nazi supporters in... more

19 Feb 2025 · 44 minutes
Why Isn't Canada the 51st State?

Dan explains how Canada has resisted many American attempts at annexation since the Revolution in 1775. From the tariff tensions... more

17 Feb 2025 · 44 minutes
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THE LEADERS: Churchill
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