Entirely Unofficial Rest is History Catalogue and Interrogator

World Wars & Inter-war Era

180 Episodes 37 Series 175 Figures 118 Events 482 Books 3 Authors

The World Wars & Inter-war Era (c. 1914–1945) covers the conflicts, political radicalization and cultural shifts between the First and Second World Wars. Series include 1922 (transformative events of 1922), Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the Sarajevo murder, Gavrilo Princip and conspirators), Beards (cultural, political and religious meanings of facial hair), British Fascism (development and figures of the movement) and Eva Perón / Evita (life and political symbolism of Evita). Episodes examine the Anschluss (Conquest of Austria), Hitler (historiography and early development), the Sarajevo crime of 28 June 1914, and themed bonus shows on heroism and the English Revolution. Discussed figures and events include Gerd von Rundstedt, George VI, Sir Henry Wilson, the first Zeppelin raid (1914), Langemarck moments (1914), the invasion of Denmark and Norway (1940), Nazi book burnings, the Holocaust in the Netherlands, Leonard Woolley’s excavations, the Cristero War and the French Resistance. Featured books cited include Operation Mincemeat, Sicily and the Sinn Féin Rebellion Handbook.

World Wars & Inter-war Era

Episodes by year

2026

Wagner: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall

2025

WWI: The Christmas Truce

The Nazis at War: The Fall of France (Part 3)

The Nazis at War: Blitzkrieg (Part 2)

The Nazis at War: Churchill’s Finest Hour (Part 4)

The Nazis at War: Hitler Strikes West (Part 1)

RIHC: Disney at War

Walt Disney: The Great American Storyteller

RIHC: Hitler’s Speeches, Monarchical U.S. Presidents, and Napoleon’s Rise to Power

L'étranger, by Albert Camus

The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

RIHC: The First World War: The Angels of Mons EXTRA

RIHC: The Rise and Fall of Central Europe

The First World War: Downfall of the Habsburgs (Part 6)

The First World War: The Battle of the Frontiers (Part 2)

The First World War: The Invasion of Belgium (Part 1)

The First World War: The Eastern Front Explodes (Part 5)

The First World War: The Miracle on the Marne (Part 3)

The First World War: The Massacre of the Innocents (Part 4)

RIHC: The History of Sport, Nazi Football, and World Cups

The Lion, The Priest and the Parlourmaids: A 1930s Sex Scandal

The Irish Civil War: The Killing of Michael Collins (Part 2)

The Irish Civil War: The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson (Part 1)

The Irish War of Independence: Showdown in London (Part 4)

RIHC: Lenin’s Russian Return, Mao’s Long March, and Fidel Castro’s Triumph

The Irish War of Independence: Rise of the IRA (Part 1)

The Irish War of Independence: The Violence Begins (Part 2)

The Irish War of Independence: Bloody Sunday (Part 3)

RIHC: Famous Traitors, The Renaissance, and Post-War Revolutions

RIHC: The Wife of Christ, Trump's Tariffs, and Disastrous British Defeats

RIHC: Hitler's Death, Nazi Germany's Surrender, and the End of the Second World War

RIHC: The Five Eyes, Donald Trump, and the Nazi Spy

RIHC: Nazi Collaborators, the Kaiser, and Assassinating Hitler

RIHC: Exposing the Heart of Darkness; Roger Casement's Fight for Humanity

RIHC: American Presidents from FDR to Trump: Cuba, Watergate, and the Atomic Bomb (Part 1)

RIHC: Secret Nazi Tunnels, Europe’s Deep History, and Mysterious Frontiers

Wojtek: The Bear Who Beat the Nazis

Hitler's War on Poland: The Fall of Warsaw (Part 3)

Hitler's War on Poland: The Pact with Stalin (Part 2)

Hitler's War on Poland: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1)

RIHC: Heroic Vikings, Greek Epics, and The Rules of War

The Nazis' Road to War: Showdown in Munich (Part 2)

The Nazis' Road to War: Hitler Prepares to Strike (Part 1)

2024

RIHC: Paul McCartney, Churchill’s Roaring Lion, and Stalinist Propaganda

RIHC: Murdered Martyrs, Norse Raids, and Mysterious Stone Circles

RIHC: Frontline Photography, Beards at War, and Cassino '44

Evita: Birth of a Legend (Part 1)

Evita: The Rise of General Perón (Part 2)

Lee Miller: Uncovering the Horrors of World War Two

RIHC: Asquith and the Road to War EXTRA with Robert Harris

RIHC: Nazi Assassination Attempts, Alchemy, and The Greatest Historical Novel

The Food that Changed the World

The Mysterious Case of the Ape Man

RIHC: The Road to the Great War EXTRA

RIHC: King Arthur, Ancient Egypt, and Unexpected Historical Trends

The Road to The Great War: The Austrian Ultimatum (Part 3)

The Road to The Great War: Britain’s Fateful Choice (Part 4)

The Road to The Great War: The Tsar Chooses War (Part 5)

The Road to The Great War: The Lights Go Out (Part 6)

The Road to The Great War: The Kaiser’s Blank Cheque (Part 2)

The Road to The Great War: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1)

RIHC: England vs Holland (Livestream)

The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Crime (Part 4)

RIHC: The English Revolution, History's Top Funerals, and Ottoman Oil Fields

The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Victim (Part 3)

The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Killer (Part 1)

The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Conspiracy (Part 2)

RIHC: Historic Lovers, Liz Truss; and The Seven Years War

The Habsburgs: Secrets of a Dynasty

RIHC: The Brothers Holland, Masters of the Air and Ghostly Centurions

RIHC: Henry VIII, Modern Villains, and H.H. Asquith

The History Of Chocolate

RIHC: The Greatest Holidays in History (Livestream)

RIHC: History's Greatest Knight, Kings vs. Tabloids, and Storms in Belfast

RIHC: The Assassination of Augustus, Pints with Churchill and the Last Supper