Yesterday's News

This week we’re there for the aftermath of the murder of Mahatma Gandhi and look back at his life and legacy. Next, we witness Oliver Cromwell’s ‘execution’ and follow the journey of his disembodied head right up to the 1960s. Finally, we look at the original report of the execution of Derek Bentley, a famous miscarriage of justice that changed the British legal system.

This week we look at the greatest battle of the Second World War and a titanic clash of egos, as both Stalin and Hitler refuse to allow retreat at Stalingrad and cause the deaths of millions. We look at a Protestant rebellion against Mary I, as women took centre stage in Tudor politics and ask, was 'Bloody Mary' all that bloody? Finally, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and remember those who died, we consider what the Soviet soldiers who liberated Auschwitz found when they entered the very worst place imaginable. #history #podcast #Stalingrad #Hitler #Stalin #WW2 #Tudors #Elizabeth #HolocaustMemorialDay #Holocaust #NeverForget

In this special episode technology expert and presenter Marcus Bronzy popped in to talk about how Henry Ford revolutionised the manufacturing process, something we're still seeing today. He also chatted about the future of technology and we consider the possibility of a robot uprising... #history #comedy #podcast #technology #AI #HowToKillAnHour

This week we investigate the unsolved case of the Black Dahlia murder, as a new suspect comes to the fore. My guest Marcus Bronzy channels a cartoon newspaper reporter in stunning fashion as he interviews industrial tycoon Henry Ford. Finally we look at the Wannsee Conference, where Nazi bureaucrats settled on a system to industrialise murder. #history #podcast #technology #Hollywood #BlackDahlia #Ford #WW2

In this special episode filmmaker Matt Bell popped in to talk about his new documentary 'Eddie - Strongman', which charts the rise of charismatic UK strongman Eddie Hall and is currently getting rave reviews on Netflix. We also talk about Star Wars (obvs) and what it means to English.

This week Matteo Bellini meets Caesar (who is inexplicably from the Bronx); we are present at the trial of Joan of Arc and Joe Forrester is live on these scene at the Battle of Ashdown as Alfred the Great faces the Vikings. #history #podcast #RomanEmpire #AlfredTheGreat #JoanofArc #Hundred YearsWar

This week we are live at the scene of Medieval Europe's most famous crimes, the murder of Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket. I chat to Edwin Hubble about a groundbreaking scientific discovery. Finally, we are there as Charles I storms Parliament, makes a prat of himself and starts the English Civil War. #YesterdaysNews #history #podcast

A collection of some of my favourite stories, chats and outtakes from the first 10 episodes of Yesterday's News. Thanks to everyone who has listened and all my guests. Happy New Year! #podcast #history #comedy

This week I'm joined by broadcaster and writer Yasmeen Khan to discuss the controversial reality of one of America's founding myths; we discover how Charles Dickens changed Christmas and we are confronted with the grisly crimes of Elizabeth Bathory. #history #podcast #comedy #Christmas #Victorian #Dickens #AChristmasCarol #Mayflower #ElizabethBathory #seventeenthcentury

This week I'm joined by Arsenal (booooo!) presenter Nicole Holliday as we ask: What should happen to monarchs who give up their throne? Is it ok to be a pirate if you seem like a bit of a legend? And Oliver Cromwell: warty Puritan nutcase or English hero? #history #podcast #comedy #EdwardVIII #SirFrancisDrake #Cromwell