The Untitled History Podcast
Today: #171 in History on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 5 | #171 | #164 |
| Oct 4 | #178 | #170 |
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The last stand of HMS Glowworm and the invasion of Norway
October 1, 2026 · 53 minOn the 8th of 1940, a lone British destroyer encountered part of the German invasion force bound for Norway. The heroic last stand of HMS Glowworm against overwhelming odds earned her captain the first Victoria Cross of the war…
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Charles De Gaulle and the birth of the 5th Republic
September 24, 2026 · 49 minIn 1940, Charles de Gaulle saved France. He called for resistance to the Nazi occupation from London. In 1958, with the French republic crumbling, he stepped forward to save France again. In English language history, it is de Gaulle’s…
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Forgotten Crusader Queens of Cyprus
September 17, 2026 · 44 minIn 1458, the Kingdom of Cyprus was the last of the Crusader States. Over the next 30 years, two remarkable women would fight to rule it as queen. Their rivalry would see each experience periods of power and exile. Although mostly…
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Origins of the Celebrity with Greg Jenner
September 10, 2026 · 56 minCelebrity feels like a modern idea. Something that owes its origins to the rise of Hollywood, television and reality TV. But its cultural origins run far deeper. People who could be - and were - treated as celebrities can be seen right…
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Rescuing Pilots From the Channel
September 4, 2026 · 31 minIn this Extra Bit episode, Gareth and Matt Bone shine a light on the pilots of the Typhoon and Spitfire raids on D-Day's radar stations: the air-sea rescue crews. They cover the amphibious Walrus flying boats and the Spitfires that circled…
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How the Allies punched the hole in German radar for D-Day
September 3, 2026 · 52 minBy 1944, the German’s had a highly-advanced radar system covering the entirety of the Channel coast. That radar would, if left intact, provide considerable warning of any unfolding allied invasion. The task of dealing with those radar…
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1983: The year of crises that almost ended the world
August 27, 2026 · 52 minIn September 1983, the Soviet missile launch detection system falsely reported an inbound US missile strike. The actions of Stanislav Petrov that day, who refused to report the launch as true, have often been described as having saved the…
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Agatha Christie goes to war
August 20, 2026 · 57 minAgatha Christie is the world’s best selling author and rightly regarded as the queen of crime. But less well known is her medical service in both world wars, and its influence on her writing. Without WW1, there would be no Poirot. Agatha…