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The Heaton Podcast Oliver O'Brien & John Jefferies
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A discussion of History and Politics from teachers at Warwick School. We aim to produce a podcast once a fortnight during term time. Topics will tend towards the last 200 years, but we will sometimes go back further into History.
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Mr. Lincoln's Inbox
No President has ever faced the challenges that President Lincoln has. Here we trace his journey from being nominated as leader of the Republican Party to entering the White House.
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St David's Day Special - The Greatest Welsh Person
Simon joins John and Olly to take them through what he thinks are the greatest Welsh people across History, Politcs the Arts and some other categories.
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War in America. "Oh My God it is all over!" Britain defeated
What went wrong for Britain in the War of Independence? Examining the reasons for Britain's defeat.
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War in America. Boston, New York and the Declaration of Independence
John and Olly continue the story of the American War of Independence. They look at the intial battles and early years of the conflict.
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Road to Revolution - The Boston Tea Party
John and Olly chart the route from the French Indian War to the Boston Tea Party in the emergence of America.
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Winston Churchill with Professor David Reynolds
John and Olly get to interview David Reynolds - one of Britain's foremost historians - on the topic of Winston Churchill. David's book is called 'Mirrors of Greatness' and considers Churchill's relationships with other leaders across his life.
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