History Book Club
By Oliver Webb-Carter
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Episodes: 50
Description
Welcome to the History Book Club - the club for all lovers of history, presented by writer and historian Oliver Webb-Carter. Oliver interviews authors of the best historical writing, to draw out the stories that you'll be interested in.
Every month will also feature the History Film Club, as historian Roger Moorhouse and director Tim Hewitt join to discuss a historical movie.
Get in touch if you want a particular area of history to be covered, because at the History Book Club, members are the most important people of all.
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44. How to Think About Terrorism with Richard English
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Oct 26, 2026 |
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43. Japanese Military Brutality with Danny Orbach
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Oct 18, 2026 |
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42. Greta Garbo with Scott Reisfield
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Oct 11, 2026 |
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41. Cold Sunset with William Boyd
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Oct 04, 2026 |
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40. City Inventions with Jonn Elledge
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Sep 27, 2026 |
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39. Film Club: United 93 (2006)
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Sep 20, 2026 |
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38. Henry VIII with Steven Veerapen
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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37. The Man Who Saved the SAS with Tim Spicer
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Sep 06, 2026 |
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Bonus: Alexander the Great Lives
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Sep 03, 2026 |
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36. Alexander the Great with Edmund Richardson
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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Bonus Film Club: The Odyssey (2026)
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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35. Film Club: Zulu
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Aug 23, 2026 |
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34. Film Club: Zulu Dawn
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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33. Agent Running in the Troubles with John Ware
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Aug 09, 2026 |
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32. Pericles with Paul Cartledge
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Aug 02, 2026 |
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Bonus: Trent Park, House of Secrets with Helen Lederer
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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31. Homer Haunted & ODYSSEYMANIA with Henry Power
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Jul 26, 2026 |
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30. The Greatest: Favourite Books for Summer with the History Book Buffs
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Jul 19, 2026 |
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29. The SAS & the General: Sir George Lea with Rupert Hague Holmes
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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28. India & the British Empire: 1945 with Phil Craig.
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Jul 05, 2026 |
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27. The Generals with Iain Dale
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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Bonus: HBC @ Chalke History Festival
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Bonus: The British Defence Disaster with Robert Lyman
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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26. The Black Death with Thomas Asbridge
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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25. Film Club: Lawrence of Arabia
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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24. The History of English Poetry with Mark Forsythe
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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23. Killing Thatcher with Rory Carroll
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May 31, 2026 |
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22. Ancient Sparta with Daniel Ogden
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May 24, 2026 |
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21. Film Club: The English Patient
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May 20, 2026 |
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20. A Walk Around Britain with Harry Bucknall
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May 17, 2026 |
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19. Weimar with Katja Hoyer
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May 10, 2026 |
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18. Special Forces in WW2 & Lawfare with Damien Lewis
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May 03, 2026 |
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17. The JFK Assassination with Martin Fitzgerald
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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16. Britannia Ruled the Waves with Andrew Lambert
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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15. The Cambridge Spy Ring with Antonia Senior
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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14. Film Club: Titanic (1997)
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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13. Nuclear Weapons with David Holloway
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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12. Themistocles with Michael Scott
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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11. Rasputin & Russia with Antony Beevor
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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10. Film Club: Master & Commander (2003)
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Bonus. Have Podcasts Replaced Books? With Antonia Senior & Roger Moorhouse
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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9. The Troubles in South Armagh with Toby Harnden
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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8. Armies that Made Europe with Barney White-Spunner
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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7. Thucydides with Robin Waterfield & Polly Low
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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6. The Atlantic Slave Trade with Hannah Durkin
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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5. History Film Club: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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4. Rakes, Whigs and Tories: 17th & 18th century Britain with George Owers
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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3. V-Force with Jonathan Glancey
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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2. Terrorism in the '70s with Jason Burke
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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1. The Iranian Revolution with Scott Anderson
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Jan 06, 2026 |