Entirely Unofficial Rest is History Catalogue and Interrogator
Period
1,939 CE - 1,945 CE
Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook open a new, fourth Rest Is History series on the Nazis by examining the critical months of 1939–194…
Open episodeThis episode examines the pivotal year 1940, focusing on Nazi operations in Scandinavia and the opening of the Western offensive. The hosts…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History focuses on the climax of Germany's 1940 western campaign: the pocketing of Allied forces on the Channel…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook conclude a four-part series on Nazi Germany in 1939–1940 by examining the German perspective on Bri…
Open episodeThis bonus episode of The Rest Is History previews the final weeks of the Second World War in Europe and the sequence of surrenders that pr…
Open episodeDominic Sandbrook hosts a bonus Rest Is History conversation with Lewis about his book Borderlines: A History of Europe Told from the Edges…
Open episodeThis episode tells the remarkable story of Wojtek, a Syrian brown bear who became an enlisted member of the Polish Second Corps during the …
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook present the second episode of their trilogy on the Nazi war on Poland, tracing the diplomatic and p…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) recounts the Nazi invasion and conquest of Poland in Septembe…
Open episodeThis bonus episode features photographer Chris Floyd discussing his collaboration with The Rest Is History and a short film he made with An…
Open episodeIn this Rest Is History bonus episode Tom Holland speaks with his brother James Holland about James's new book Casino 44: Five Months of He…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the life and career of photographer Lee Miller, from her Poughkeepsie childhood and modeling …
Open episodeThis bonus episode of The Rest Is History features Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener questions on a wide range of histor…
Open episodeThis bonus episode features Tom Holland hosting with James Holland (his brother) as the guest. They discuss the origin stories of both podc…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History examines the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943 and the early consequences through the end of that year. …
Open episodeThis bonus episode is a conversational mailbag between hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They open by recommending a recent 80th‑ann…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History (part one of a multi-part look at Oppenheimer) traces Julius Robert "J. Robert" Oppenheimer’s life from…
Open episodeThis episode is a Rest Is History Club live stream featuring hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. It opens with informal chat about Tom…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interviewing Jonathan Friedland about his book The Esc…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Jonathan Friedland about his book The Escape Artist, which recounts the Vrba–Wetzler repo…
Open episodeThis episode examines the rescue of Denmark's Jewish population during the German occupation in World War II. After the swift German invasi…
Open episodeThis episode tells the story of Hans and Sophie Scholl and the White Rose resistance group in Nazi Germany. Dominic traces their upbringing…
Open episodeThis live bonus episode is an informal, wide‑ranging conversation between hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recorded for members. The…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook host Al Murray to discuss his book Command: How the Allies Learned to Win the Second World War. The conve…
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview historian Rana Mitter about China’s war with Japan and his book China's War wit…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview historian Rana Mitter about China’s experience in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (the episode is the second on Tolkien…
Open episodeThis episode is an informal live mailbag-style conversation between Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They open with listener shout-outs a…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) welcomes Ian McGregor to discuss the Battle of Stalingrad. Be…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interviewing Ian McGregor about the Battle of Stalingr…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined by guest James Holland for a detailed discussion of Operation Barbarossa. The episode situates…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview historian and author Ben McIntyre about the real history of espionage and its interplay w…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History brings James Holland (guest) to discuss the pivotal year 1940. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interr…
Open episodeIn this episode (Hitler — part two) hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook speak with Sir Ian Kershaw about Adolf Hitler's rise, methods a…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook walk down Whitehall and around central London examining statues, debating whether to "keep or cance…
Open episodeThis bonus Rest Is History episode — part of the hosts' extended focus on Disney — examines Walt Disney’s golden-age films in the context o…
Open episodeDominic Sandbrook and Tabby Syrett discuss Albert Camus's L'étranger (The Stranger / The Outsider), opening with the novel's famous beach-m…
Open episodeThis bonus episode is a listener Q&A hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. The hosts exchange favourite “unbelievable but true” hist…
Open episodeThis Rest Is History bonus episode features journalist/filmmaker Richard Cabage discussing his book The Secret History of the Five Eyes. Th…
Open episodeThis episode is an interview with Stefan Malinowski about his book The Hohenzollerns and the Nazis: A History of Collaboration. The convers…
Open episodeDominic Sandbrook interviews Anthony Scaramucci in a long-form discussion that grades and contextualises twentieth-century and modern Ameri…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the late-1930s escalation from Nazi foreign successes to open conquest. They open with Hermann Göri…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the Munich crisis and the lead-up to the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia in 1938. They set out Hi…
Open episodeIn this bonus episode Tom Holland interviews historian Peter Marshall about his book Storm's Edge: Life, Death and Magic in the Islands of …
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the life and early career of Eva Perón (Evita). They set Argentine context—mass immigration, Buen…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their multi-episode study of Eva Duarte (Evita) and Juan Domingo Perón. They situate Eva’s…
Open episodeThis bonus episode features Dominic Sandbrook joined by assistant producer Tabby Syrett (Tom Holland is absent). They outline upcoming Rest…
Open episodeThis bonus episode features Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discussing an Ipsos international poll about which historical events, periods…
Open episodeThis live-stream episode of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) surveys key moments in Anglo–Dutch relations acro…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook banter through listener questions and recent work. They discuss their recent multi-episode series o…
Open episodeThis episode examines Nazi morality and ideology: how Nazism construed race, history and biology into an internally coherent ethical system…
Open episodeThis bonus episode finds hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook back from the festive break, exchanging notes about recent travels, museum…
Open episodeThis bonus episode is a relaxed Christmas/New Year conversation between hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They open with seasonal ch…
Open episodeThis episode — the third in The Rest Is History's series on British fascism — examines the lead-up to and fallout from the Battle of Cable …
Open episodeThis episode examines the life and notoriety of Unity Valkyrie Mitford, one of the famous Mitford sisters, and her intimate association wit…
Open episodeThis bonus episode of The Rest Is History, hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, is an informal Q&A and roundtable riff touching on …
Open episodeThis episode is a guided historical tour of Amsterdam, tracing its rise in the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age — the building of the ring can…
Open episodeThis club bonus episode is an on-the-move conversation recorded on a train from Amsterdam to Paris. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recap…
Open episodeThis episode is a wide-ranging mailbag and end-of-year discussion by hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They begin with topical bante…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook present a travel-style cultural and historical tour of Poland framed as its “seven wonders,” drawn from a…
Open episodeDominic Sandbrook hosts a bonus episode in which producer Dom Johnson joins as guest. They discuss Dom Johnson’s role on the podcast and hi…
Open episodeThe hosts reflect on recording the episode the day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and consider the emotional and historical weight o…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History explores the cultural, technological and military roles of pigeons across history. Hosts Tom Holland an…
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Sarah Churchwell about her book The Wrath to Come: Gone with the Wind and the L…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss Australian political history, prompted by a recent Australian general election. They open with cu…
Open episodeThis Rest is History Club bonus episode features Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener feedback and discussing recent episod…
Open episodeThis members-only Rest Is History Club episode is an informal, wide-ranging conversation between Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They op…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook welcome podcaster Dan Carlin for a two-part special in which they ask ten large historical question…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Jason Cowley about his book Who Are We Now? Stories of Modern England, using George Orwel…
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Dr. Francis Young about his book Magic in Merlin's Realm: A History of Occult P…
Open episodeThis members-only bonus episode is a wide-ranging Discord-driven discussion between hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They begin wit…
Open episodeDominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss the nature, origins and appeal of fascism. They argue fascism is primarily a product of specific …
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History, hosted by Dominic Samrook and Tom Holland, explores counterfactual history — the what-ifs of the past …
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook welcome French journalist Agnès Prairie for a wide-ranging, whistle-stop history of Paris. The disc…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook survey Anglo‑German relations across the centuries, prompted by a contemporary England–Germany foot…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History, hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, traces Anglo‑Danish relations from the Viking Age to the …
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discussing how to write and teach history for children…
Open episode
Period
1,918 CE - 1,939 CE
This bonus Rest Is History episode — part of the hosts' extended focus on Disney — examines Walt Disney’s golden-age films in the context o…
Open episodeThis episode is the launch of The Rest Is History Book Club. Dominic Sandbrook is joined by assistant producer Tabby to discuss J. R. R. To…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) recounts the life, scandal and ultimate death of Harold David…
Open episodeThis episode examines the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson in London on 22 June 1922 and its role as the catalyst for the Ir…
Open episodeThis episode, hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook with guest Ronan McGreevey (Irish Times journalist and author), concludes a serie…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recount the 1921 negotiations that produced the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the partition of Ireland. They set…
Open episodeDominic Sandbrook interviews historian Simon Hall about his book Three Revolutions: Russia, China, Cuba and the epic journeys that changed …
Open episodeThis episode, recorded at the Royal Irish Academy, is the first of a three-part series (1916–1921) on the Irish independence struggle. Host…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined by Professor Paul Rouse to trace the Irish revolutionary struggle from the 1916 Rising t…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History examines ‘Bloody Sunday’ (21 November 1920) in Dublin, combining the morning IRA assassination campaign…
Open episodeThis episode is an interview with Stefan Malinowski about his book The Hohenzollerns and the Nazis: A History of Collaboration. The convers…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the late-1930s escalation from Nazi foreign successes to open conquest. They open with Hermann Göri…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the Munich crisis and the lead-up to the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia in 1938. They set out Hi…
Open episodeThis episode (the second of a two-part Munich series) examines Neville Chamberlain’s September 1938 diplomatic missions to Hitler’s mountai…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the life and early career of Eva Perón (Evita). They set Argentine context—mass immigration, Buen…
Open episodeThis episode examines the Piltdown Man saga: the 1912 discovery in Piltdown, Sussex, presented by amateur antiquarian Charles Dawson and au…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook banter through listener questions and recent work. They discuss their recent multi-episode series o…
Open episodeThis episode examines Nazi morality and ideology: how Nazism construed race, history and biology into an internally coherent ethical system…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the escalation of Nazi anti-Semitism from early rhetorical extremism to formal legal persecution in…
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook chart the escalation of Nazi anti‑Semitism from the relative calm after the 1936 Berlin O…
Open episodeThis bonus episode finds hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook back from the festive break, exchanging notes about recent travels, museum…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) examines the Night of the Long Knives (late June–early July 1…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History, hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, examines the Nazis' use of mass spectacle, propaganda and…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine Adolf Hitler’s ideology and the calculated gambles that transformed Germany’s international posit…
Open episodeThis episode examines the Anschluss — the German annexation of Austria in 1938 — tracing the political manoeuvres, key personalities and im…
Open episodeThis bonus episode is a relaxed Christmas/New Year conversation between hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They open with seasonal ch…
Open episodeThis bonus episode of The Rest Is History features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener questions and previewing upco…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook introduce a multi-episode series on British fascism, arguing that while Britain never became fascist, man…
Open episodeThis episode (the second in a short series on British fascism) examines the life and political trajectory of Sir Oswald Mosley. Holland and…
Open episodeThis episode — the third in The Rest Is History's series on British fascism — examines the lead-up to and fallout from the Battle of Cable …
Open episodeThis episode examines the life and notoriety of Unity Valkyrie Mitford, one of the famous Mitford sisters, and her intimate association wit…
Open episodeThis live bonus episode is an informal Q&A and catch-up hosted by Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland. They discuss recent live shows (London…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook open a multi-episode examination of the Nazis' rise, marking the 90th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's appoi…
Open episodeThis episode, the second part of a multi-episode account of the rise of the Nazis, explains the fragile political, social and economic foun…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the final phase of the Weimar Republic and the Nazi rise to power. Using the story of Horst Wessel …
Open episodeThis episode examines the rapid consolidation of Nazi power in Germany across early 1933. Using primary accounts (notably Joseph Goebbels' …
Open episodeIn this World Cup Marathon episode on Morocco, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the Rif War of the early 20th century — a violent …
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook explore the history and modern mythology of Mexico's Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos). They challen…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the early political and cultural history of the FIFA World Cup. They argue the tournament gre…
Open episodeDominic Sandbrook hosts a bonus episode in which producer Dom Johnson joins as guest. They discuss Dom Johnson’s role on the podcast and hi…
Open episodeThis episode treats the Loch Ness Monster as a cultural and historical phenomenon rather than a zoological puzzle. Holland and Sandbrook tr…
Open episodeThis bonus episode of The Rest Is History features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener questions, sharing recent act…
Open episodeThis bonus episode is a wide-ranging, informal discussion between hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. Dominic begins under the weather…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Lucy Hughes-Hallett about her biography The Pike, exploring the life and influence of Ita…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine Agatha Christie’s life, work and enduring popularity, treating her as a mirror on twentieth…
Open episodeThis bonus episode of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) is a wide-ranging listener-feedback and miscellany show…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History examines 1922 as a pivotal year marking the emergence of modernity in culture and politics. Tom Holland…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their multi-part tour of 1922, surveying political, cultural and geopolitical shifts that helped…
Open episodeDominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss the nature, origins and appeal of fascism. They argue fascism is primarily a product of specific …
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Sir Ian Kershaw about Adolf Hitler, focusing on historiographical issues and Hitler’s ear…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook explore the origins and early history of the modern Olympic movement. Drawing on David Goldblatt's The Ga…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the life, work and cultural impact of Walt Disney. They chart Disney's rise from tinkering ca…
Open episodeThis Rest Is History club bonus features hosts Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland in informal discussion with subscribers. They mark Trafalg…
Open episodeDominic Sandbrook interviews Luka Ivan Jukic about his book Central Europe, the Death of a Civilization and the Life of an Idea. They trace…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the First Battle of Ypres (October–November 1914) and its brutal consequences. They open by…
Open episodeThis is a Rest Is History bonus episode in which Tom Holland interviews football writer and historian Jonathan Wilson about the global rise…
Open episodeThis bonus episode features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discussing recent and upcoming series work (Medici, Hannibal, Ireland, …
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook present the second episode of their trilogy on the Nazi war on Poland, tracing the diplomatic and p…
Open episodeThis bonus episode features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answering listener questions and discussing recent and upcoming Rest Is…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the life and career of photographer Lee Miller, from her Poughkeepsie childhood and modeling …
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Professor John Dickey (UCL) about his book Delizia and the longue duree of Ital…
Open episodeThis episode traces the long history of chocolate from its Mesoamerican origins to its central place in modern British life. Holland and Sa…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook record a conversational mailbag/bonus-style episode covering listener questions and a wide sweep of histo…
Open episodeRecorded in the GPO in Dublin, this episode (the fourth and final in the series on Ireland and its relations with Britain) features hosts T…
Open episodeThis episode is the first of a multi-part series surveying the life of Ronald Reagan. Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Reagan'…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook record a Q&A/bonus episode addressing listener questions and preview upcoming shows. Tom joins from…
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview historian Rana Mitter about China’s war with Japan and his book China's War wit…
Open episodeThis episode surveys modern Portugal with a focus on cultural melancholia (saudade), the rise of fado music, and the long rule of António d…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook begin a two-part episode on J. R. R. Tolkien, situating him as both a major twentieth-century cultu…
Open episodeThis episode is an informal live mailbag-style conversation between Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They open with listener shout-outs a…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined by Professor Robert Coles to discuss the life, politics and literary legacy of George Or…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook host a wide-ranging episode on the history and cultural meaning of cricket, with guest John Houghton (aut…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the causes, warning signs and historical patterns of civil wars, drawing on examples from antiqui…
Open episodeHosts Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland present a themed episode surveying ten “weird” or unusual wars from antiquity to the twentieth cent…
Open episodeDominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss the enduring allure of Tutankhamun, tracing it from Howard Carter's dramatic 1922 discovery of an…
Open episodeThis special edition of The Rest Is History (hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook) reacts to the high-profile interview with Prince Harr…
Open episodeIn this episode (Hitler — part two) hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook speak with Sir Ian Kershaw about Adolf Hitler's rise, methods a…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook record a special episode on Anglo–Ukrainian relations prompted by an England–Ukraine match. They tr…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Professor Gary Sheffield about the Western Front and the prevailing myths surrounding the…
Open episodeThis Remembrance Day episode examines how the end of the First World War was commemorated and how those rituals — armistice timing, graves …
Open episode
Period
1,914 CE - 1,918 CE
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the 1914 Christmas Truce on the Western Front, examining what happened, who initiated it and why …
Open episodeThis episode examines the Angel(s) of Mons legend that circulated in Britain after the retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Mons…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook open a multi-episode series on the First World War, focusing in this first installment on the outbreak of…
Open episodeThis episode examines the early weeks of the First World War on the Western Front, focusing on British and French actions in August 1914. T…
Open episodeThis episode (the third instalment of the hosts' multi-part series) examines the Miracle of the Marne in September 1914. Tom and Dominic re…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the First Battle of Ypres (October–November 1914) and its brutal consequences. They open by…
Open episodeThis episode examines the often-overlooked Eastern Front in 1914. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook contrast the chaotic, brutal fighting i…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook conclude a multi-episode survey of the First World War by focusing on the Austro-Hungarian fortress city …
Open episodeDominic Sandbrook hosts a Rest Is History bonus episode with novelist Robert Harris to discuss Harris's new novel Precipice, which fictiona…
Open episodeIn this bonus episode recorded on location at the Royal Albert Hall, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook reflect on their recent multi-part s…
Open episodeThis episode examines the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Austria-Hungary's preparations for actio…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the diplomatic and geopolitical context in July 1914 that pushed Europe toward general war. They …
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine Britain’s role in the July Crisis of 1914, focusing on Sir Edward Grey and the Foreign Office’s h…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History narrates the climactic days of the July Crisis in July 1914, tracing how diplomatic parries and private…
Open episodeThis episode is the final instalment of The Rest Is History's series on how Europe went to war, narrating the last days of the July Crisis …
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook begin a new mini-series tracing how the Sarajevo assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to t…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History, presented by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, reconstructs the events of 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo th…
Open episodeThis episode examines the life, personality and political plans of Archduke Franz Ferdinand as a lens for understanding the Austro-Hungaria…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook record this episode on location in Sarajevo, tracing the life and radicalization of Gavrilo Princip…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their multi-part exploration of the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, focusi…
Open episodeIn this New Year episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook answer listener questions and reflect on 2023 and plans for 2024. They debate wh…
Open episodeThis episode examines the British side of the Home Rule crisis of 1912–1914, arguing that Edwardian Britain was poised on the brink of civi…
Open episodeRecorded in the GPO in Dublin, this episode (the fourth and final in the series on Ireland and its relations with Britain) features hosts T…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook preview their upcoming Dublin recordings and live show focused on Irish history, noting they will r…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook begin a two-part episode on J. R. R. Tolkien, situating him as both a major twentieth-century cultu…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History explores the cultural, technological and military roles of pigeons across history. Hosts Tom Holland an…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook welcome podcaster Dan Carlin for a two-part special in which they ask ten large historical question…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History examines the life, influence and legend of Grigoriy Efimovich Rasputin. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbro…
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the causes of the First World War, weighing contingent moments against structural forces. They na…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Professor Gary Sheffield about the Western Front and the prevailing myths surrounding the…
Open episodeThis Remembrance Day episode examines how the end of the First World War was commemorated and how those rituals — armistice timing, graves …
Open episodeThis episode is the launch of The Rest Is History Book Club. Dominic Sandbrook is joined by assistant producer Tabby to discuss J. R. R. To…
Open episodeThis episode, recorded at the Royal Irish Academy, is the first of a three-part series (1916–1921) on the Irish independence struggle. Host…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined by Professor Paul Rouse to trace the Irish revolutionary struggle from the 1916 Rising t…
Open episodeJohn Banville joins the hosts for a bonus episode focused on Roger Casement. Banville, who has long researched and written about Casement, …
Open episodeThis bonus Rest Is History episode is a listener Q&A in which Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss a wide range of historical puzzles …
Open episodeTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Archduke Eduard (Edward) Habsburg, Hungary's ambassador to the Holy See, about his book The Hab…
Open episodeThis bonus episode of The Rest Is History features Dominic Sandbrook hosting with Tabitha “Tabby” Syrett (assistant producer) and James Reg…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook present a travel-themed episode offering historically-minded holiday recommendations. They alternat…
Open episodeThis bonus Rest Is History episode is an informal catch-up between hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. Much of the discussion is promp…
Open episodeThis is the first of a short series of festive bonus Q&A episodes. Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recap recent and upcoming episod…
Open episodeThis bonus-style episode is a freewheeling Q&A between hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. They open by recounting recent live shows, …
Open episodeRecorded at the GPO in Dublin with guest Professor Paul Rouse, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace roughly 800 years of Anglo‑Irish his…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History features hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interviewing historian Lucy Lethbridge about her book …
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Lucy Hughes-Hallett about her biography The Pike, exploring the life and influence of Ita…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine Agatha Christie’s life, work and enduring popularity, treating her as a mirror on twentieth…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the idea of heroism across cultures and epochs. They trace the Greek conception of heroes —…
Open episodeIn this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their "12 Days of Christmas" mini-series by marking anniversaries on December 30…
Open episodeThis episode of The Rest Is History (3 January) is part of the hosts' multi-day anniversary series. Tom Holland opens discussing Martin Lut…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the history and evolution of Christmas, from questions over the historical Nativity narrati…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined by comedian Al Murray to discuss the intersection of comedy and history. They trace comi…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview historian Katja Heuer about Prussia, the emergence of Germany and the formation of the Se…
Open episodeHosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook walk down Whitehall and around central London examining statues, debating whether to "keep or cance…
Open episode