Dan Snow’s History Hit Episodes Available now
The War of the Worlds
What can Orson Welles' legendary broadcast teach us about fake news and misinformation?
Pirates: The Pirate Hunts
As the Golden Age of Piracy drew to a close, the oceans turned into hunting grounds.
Pirates: Barbary Corsairs and the Bombardment of Algiers
Barbary Corsairs turned the Mediterranean into a sea of fear and ransom.
Pirates: Piracy in the South China Seas
Zheng Yi Sao was the world's most powerful pirate; she commanded fleets of ships.
Pirates: Myths vs Reality
Dan unpicks the fact from the fiction of famous pirates like Blackbeard and Captain Kidd
Civil War in the Holy Roman Empire
How did the Thirty Years' War change Europe forever?
Richard the Lionheart
Was Richard the Lionheart a crusading hero, battlefield legend or absentee ruler?
The Rise and Fall of Sparta
The rise and fall of ancient Greece’s most formidable warrior society - Sparta.
The Mysteries of Easter Island
The story of Easter Island, an archaeological treasure trove in the middle of the Pacific
How did Humans Take Over The World?
How did humans get from the savannahs of Africa to building space shuttles?
