History between the Lines

Emboldened by the July-August 1943 raids on Hamburg, Bomber Command sets its sights on Nazi Germany's capital city. But Berlin is an altogether different target...Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture ArchiveMusic by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

Dr Mark Lawrence returns to the podcast to talk about his latest book, "Anglo-Hispania", which details the relationship between Britain and Spain across the centuries, from the Spanish Armada to the Peninsular War and from Franco to Brexit.Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.Music by Lex

Series Finale: Jonathan Brown and Dr Ambrogio Caiani review "Napoleon", the latest film by Ridley Scott and discuss how it fits into other cinematic portrayals of Napoleon Bonaparte.Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

Jonathan Brown and Dr Ambrogio Caiani discuss "Losing a Kingdom, Gaining the World", Dr Caiani's latest book about the history of the Catholic Church from 1700-1903.Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

May, 1945. Nazi Germany lies smashed and defeated at the mercy of the Allies. The country is carved up into four zones of occupation, with the British being given control over the zone in the north-west. They face problems of near-famine, housing shortages, refugees and the trauma of the post-war world. How did they deal with these crises?Dr Daniel Cowling joins me to talk about hi

Jonathan Brown and Robert Jones talk about the Beer Hall Putsch.On 8th-9th November 1923, a group of ex-soldiers, anti-Semites and thugs gathered in beer halls in the city of Munich and attempted to seize power in a coup. It became known as the Beer Hall Putsch. The putschists: Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.With this event now being 100 years old, it's important to talk abou

As Germany goes to war in 1914, it has put itself on a path to destruction, a path that will end in the rise of the Nazis.Jonathan Brown and Robert Jones talk about the state of Germany from 1914 to 1923, which became the background to the Beer Hall Putsch, the attempted Nazi coup in Munich, which is now a century old.Cover artwork: "Comfort of Bed of Roses" by James Gill

Jonathan Brown and Professor John Wills talk about "Threads", a BBC TV film first broadcast in 1984, which depicts a fictitious nuclear attack on Sheffield.(Spoilers for "Threads" follow).Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

From the formation of militia units and regiments from New York to Louisiana in 1861 to the conditions in POW camps to the blood-soaked Battle of Fredericksburg, Irish American soldiers were everywhere throughout the American Civil War.Jonathan Brown and Dr Catherine Bateson talk about this involvement of Irish Americans on both sides in the Civil War.Cover artwork: "Comfort o

Jonathan Brown reviews "Oppenheimer", Christopher Nolan's biopic of the father of the atomic bomb, currently in cinemas and seeing how well it compares to the history of the bomb.Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.