Dan Snow’s History Hit has announced a packed slate of new releases for November across its podcast network, YouTube channels and subscription streaming service.
The line-up, also with content from certain Little Dot YouTube Channels, includes original documentaries, expert-led panel discussions and special episodes marking key historical anniversaries.
History Hit’s podcasts feature a strong line-up as Dan Snow’s History Hit opens the month on 2 November with The First Day of the Somme, using groundbreaking research to tell the human stories behind the devastating battle.
Not Just the Tudors follows on 6 November with What if Guy Fawkes Had Succeeded?. On 5 November 1605, Guy Fawkes became infamous for failing to blow up King James I and Parliament.
But what if the Gunpowder Plot had succeeded? In a special Not Just the Tudors Lates episode, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and historians Jessie Childs, Gareth Russell and Professor Anna Whitelock explore how a successful plot might have reshaped Britain, Europe and the wider world.
Gone Medieval releases on 25 November with The Trial of Joan of Arc, examining the church and state’s roles in her prosecution.
Dr. Eleanor Janega unpacks the charges of heresy, witchcraft, and political threat against Joan of Arc in 1431. Transcripts reveal Joan’s defiance and faith under harsh questioning and how did the church and state conspired against this small but mighty woman. Was Joan a victim or visionary? Dive deep into the evidence that made Joan’s trial a turning point in medieval France.
The month’s releases on History Hit’s streaming platform include What if the Gunpowder Plot was successful?, launching on 3 November.
Hosted by historian Professor Suzannah Lipscomb, the 35-minute special invites a panel of leading historians to imagine how Britain might have changed if Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators had succeeded in 1605.
Also on the streaming platform, The Ashmolean Up Close continues its exploration of Oxford’s world-famous museum collections.
Episode five, Anglo-Saxon Treasures (6 November), sees Dan Snow join Ashmolean Director Xa Sturgis to examine artefacts such as King Alfred’s Jewel and an ancient warrior’s sword, revealing insights into ninth-century England.
The series concludes on 17 November with Egypt Before the Pharaohs, as Snow and Keeper of Antiquities Liam McNamara uncover how early artistry and power laid the foundations for one of history’s greatest civilisations.
On 13 November, History Hit premieres The Trials of Joan of Arc, presented by Dr Eleanor Janega. The 58-minute documentary follows Joan’s journey from her rise to prominence to her execution at just 19, investigating the political and religious motives that shaped her infamous trial.
On YouTube, Medieval Cold Case: Anglo Saxons arrives on 13 November, with historian Matt Lewis and bioarchaeologist Dr Jo Buckberry investigating mysterious deaths from the Anglo-Saxon world.
A week later, Nazis on Trial: Nuremberg launches on 20 November, marking 80 years since the opening of the historic war crimes trials and featuring new insights from Dan Snow.
Beyond History Hit’s own network, Little Dot Studios brings additional documentaries to its YouTube channels. Frenemies: Putin and Trump (4 November) and Prisoner or President: Donald J. Trump (6 November) arrive on Real Stories, while Battle for Blood and Russia & North Korea: A Communist Love Story appear on Spark and Timeline.
