Dan Snow's History Hit

Dan Snow's 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 to the tomb of Tutankhamun, Dan journeys across the globe to share the greatest stories from the past that help us understand the present.


New episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.


You can get in touch with us at ds.hh@historyhit.com


A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts The Ancients, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets.


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Latest Episode

The Tower of London (27.08.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • Knossos 25.08.2025
  • Emperor Nero 22.08.2025
  • The Colosseum 20.08.2025
  • Napoleon in Paris 18.08.2025
  • Pompeii 15.08.2025
  • The Surrender of Japan 13.08.2025
  • Edinburgh Castle 11.08.2025
  • The Great Train Robbery 08.08.2025
  • Hiroshima: As It Happened 06.08.2025
  • Notre Dame 04.08.2025
  • 5 Reasons the Allies Won the War 01.08.2025
  • Emperor Titus 30.07.2025
  • Churchill vs Attlee: The Election That Changed Britain 28.07.2025
  • Is James I an Underrated King? 25.07.2025
  • War of the Worlds: Orson Welles' Alien Invasion Hoax 23.07.2025
  • Pirates: The Pirate Hunts 21.07.2025
  • How did the Colonies win the American War of Independence? 18.07.2025
  • Christopher Wren 16.07.2025
  • Pirates: Barbary Corsairs & The Bombardment of Algiers 14.07.2025
  • Boudicca: Myths vs Reality 11.07.2025

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