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by Helen Bond & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Today: #117 in History on our combined chart.
Today: #89 in History, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #121 in History, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #85 in History, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #94 in History, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #73 in History, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #69 in History, India on our combined chart.
Today: #175 in History, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #57 in History, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the History, Germany combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 21 | — | #196 |
| Oct 20 | #154 | #140 |
| Oct 19 | #188 | #175 |
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About the show
Join Helen and Lloyd as they travel back in time (metaphorically… it’s a podcast) to explore the real history of the people, places and events of the Old Testament, New Testament and everything in between.