Content platform History Hit's February 2025 list has been released.
The media network's podcast division publishes eight podcast series three times a week, including the chart-topping History Hits of Dan Snow.
Other podcasts in the network include the biweekly shows “Betwixt the Sheets with Kate Lister” and “American History Hit with Don Wildman.”
The network publishes 16 podcast episodes each week for enthusiasts from all eras, from ancient times to modern times, and won a silver award for Best Network at the 2023 British Podcast Awards.
Dan Snow's historic hits
Explanation of the British Civil War (2 x 50 minutes)
Texas dates:
Episode 1 – February 3rd
Episode 2 – February 5th
Synopsis: Over two episodes, Dan joins Minoo Dinshaw to uncover the causes and lasting effects of the 17th century English Civil War, when the British monarchy was overthrown and the Puritans took over, through the stories of those who fought in it.
Trouble explanation (2 x 40 minutes)
Texas dates:
Episode 1 – February 26th
Episode 2 – February 28th
Synopsis: Over two episodes, Dan explores the long history of the issue and analyzes the key events that changed the structure of British-Irish relations.
ancient people
Ice Age (4 x 50 minutes)
Texas dates:
Episode 1 – February 1st
Episode 2 – February 8th
Episode 3 – February 15th
Episode 4 – February 22nd
Summary: Throughout February, host Tristan Hughes unravels the mysteries of the Ice Age on The Ancients. Along with leading experts and archaeologists, he gets up close to the woolly mammoth and discovers the unique world of Ice Age Australia, the fate of the last Neanderthals, and the catastrophic climate change of the Younger Dryas.
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds, and the Paranormal
Peasant Revolt (2 x 45 minutes)
Sent date:
Episode 1 – February 16th
Summary: Hear about Britain's most infamous popular uprising and how a group of peasants joined forces to revolt against King Richard II.
Not just the Tudors
Nell Gwynne: Actress and Royal Mistress (1 x 50 minutes)
Sent date:
Episode 1 – February 9th
Summary: Nell Gwynne was a vivacious actress and mistress of Charles II, famous for her wit, beauty, and scandalous charm. Like Cinderella, she rose from a poor family and became a symbol of the excesses of the Restoration and royal favoritism. Professor Susannah Lipscomb dives into Nell's world with Charles Beauclerc, a direct descendant of Nell and Charles II.
between the sheets
Housewives in the era of dictators (4 x 45 minutes)
Sent date:
Episode 1 – February 20th
Summary: Professor Kate Lister dives into the often hidden lives of women associated with the dictator, from Hitler's girlfriend Eva Braun to the woman who shared a bed with Stalin.
American history hits
Jamestown (4×45')
Texas dates:
Episode 1 – February 3rd
Episode 2 – February 10th
Episode 3 – February 17th
Episode 4 – February 24th
Summary: American History Hit explores the first British settlements in America in the 17th century. Learn about the growing tensions between the first settlers, the indigenous Powhatan tribe, John Smith, and the terrifying winter that turned into cannibalism.
