Paul Letters
Dad and Me Love History
School kid and school dad who investigate the BIG questions in history
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Episode One: Season 1 Teaser with James and Dad
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Created by: Paul Letters
Started: February 7th, 2018
Status: Active, 72 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
52. Why were ordinary families kept prisoner in World War II?
22:27 | Season: 52 | February 6th, 2022
Dad and Me investigate ‘internment’ in America, the UK, Australia, Hong Kong and beyond.
51. The Best Dad (and Me) Jokes Ever!
21:00 | January 1st, 2022
Dad & Me Love History presents a New Year Special Episode, where we go back through the archives and play you highlights from our original recordings of Dad (& Me) jokes, from Ancient Romans to African Moors to the invention of cars! This includes some previously unpublished material.
50. Is the history of sugar all sweet?
19:56 | December 6th, 2021
Following the origins of sugar takes us around the world, through 10,000 years of sweet but sticky history. Sugar was like oil or gold for a while – so in-demand that people in power got greedy and the powerless suffered as slavery expanded.
Veterans Day Special Re-release
25:47 | November 1st, 2021
Why poppies? What’s the Last Post? [HINT: it’s nothing to do with sending mail before Christmas!] Why keep remembering a battle your side loses? What does ANZAC mean?
49. The Cold War: when, what, why and how?
19:07 | October 4th, 2021
We investigate the Cold War: when did it happen? What happened during the Cold War? Why did it happen? And how? Between the USA and the USSR, things were very cold, whereas over in Korea and Vietnam things got hot-hot-hot!
48. Who Invented Cars?
18:00 | September 6th, 2021
The invention of the car made a major change in the way people got around. We discover that the history of the car goes back to Leonardo and that electric cars have been around for ages! James brings you his research on the history of electric cars, and you’ll hear his best car jokes!
47. When, where and how did the Paralympic Games begin?
17:28 | August 2nd, 2021
Ahead of the para events at Tokyo 2020 (in 2021), we investigate the history of the Paralympic Games. Our special Paralympian guest is two-time swimming medalist Peter Hill. Long before it became a Paralympic sport, Peter was also involved in the early development of murderball (yes, that’s a real sport), and he’s dabbled in many more para-sports.
46. The Olympic Games: why did they start, stop and restart?
16:39 | July 5th, 2021
Today, we’re looking at why the Ancient Olympic Games began and why – after many centuries – they were stopped. And why, over 1,500 years after being stopped, did they restart?
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Created by: Paul Letters
Started:
February 7th, 2018
Status: Active, 72 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
