The February 2025 listings from content platform, History Hit have been released.
The podcast arm of the media network publishes eight podcast series, including the chart-topping Dan Snow’s History Hit, which publishes three times a week.
Other podcasts within its network include bi-weekly shows Betwixt the Sheets with Kate Lister and American History Hit with Don Wildman.
The network publishes 16 podcast episodes a week for enthusiasts of all eras, from ancient times to present day and won the silver award for Best Network at the 2023 British Podcast Awards.
Dan Snow’s History Hit
The English Civil War Explained (2×50′)
TX Dates:
Episode one – 3rd February
Episode two – 5th February
Summary: Over two episodes, Dan is joined by Minoo Dinshaw to unravel the causes and lasting effects of the English Civil War in the 17th century, when England’s monarchy was overthrown, and the Puritans took over through the stories of those who fought in it.
The Troubles Explained (2×40′)
TX Dates:
Episode one – 26th February
Episode two – 28th February
Summary: Over two episodes Dan explores the long history of the troubles, breaks down the key events that changed the fabric of the UK and Ireland’s relationship.
The Ancients
Ice Age (4×50′)
TX Dates:
Episode one – 1st February
Episode two – 8th February
Episode three – 15th February
Episode four – 22nd February
Summary: Across February, host Tristan Hughes uncovers the mysteries of the Ice Age on The Ancients. Together with leading experts and archaeologists, he gets up close to the Woolly Mammoths and discovers the unique world of Ice Age Australia, the fate of the Last Neanderthals, and the catastrophic climate shift of the Younger Dryas.
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
The Peasants Revolt (2×45′)
TX Date:
Episode one – 16th February
Summary: Hear about the most infamous popular rising in the UK, and how a group of peasants joined forces and rebelled against King Richard II.
Not Just the Tudors
Nell Gwyn: Actress and Royal Mistress (1×50′)
TX Date:
Episode one – 9th February
Summary: Nell Gwyn, a vivacious actress and mistress of King Charles II, was famed for her wit, beauty, and scandalous charm. Rising from humble beginnings in a Cinderalla fashion, she became a symbol of Restoration excess and royal favoritism. Professor Suzanna Lipscomb dives into Nell’s world with Charles Beauclerk, the direct descendant of Nell and Charles II.
Betwixt the Sheets
The Ye Olde Housewives of Dictators (4×45′)
TX Date:
Episode one – 20th February
Summary: Professor Kate Lister dives into the often-hidden lives of the women connected to dictators – from Hitler’s girlfriend, Eva Braun, to the women who shared a bed with Stalin.
American History Hit
Jamestown (4×45′)
TX Dates:
Episode one – 3rd February
Episode two – 10th February
Episode three – 17th February
Episode four – 24th February
Summary: American History Hit looks into the first permanent English settlement in America in the 17th century. Find out about the first settlers, the growing tensions with the Native Powhatan people, John Smith, and a terrible winter that turned to cannibalism.