Paul Letters
Dad and Me Love History
School kid and school dad who investigate the BIG questions in history
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Created by: Paul Letters
Started: February 7th, 2018
Status: Active, 68 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
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?
45. Secret codes in World War II: what did it take to break them?
20:40 | May 30th, 2021
Today, we’re looking at how the Allied side – that includes the US, UK and Australia – broke the enemy’s secret codes during World War II. We see how Alan Turing and General MacArthur were central to wartime code-breaking, on different sides of the world. We are joined by a special guest, author David Dufty, who wrote ‘The Code Breakers of Central Bureau’ and ‘Radio Girl’. And we have Dad’s best Dad jokes about spies!
43. The American Revolution: Does the Hamilton musical get its history right? (Pt I)
20:10 | Episode: 43 | April 5th, 2021
Part I of two episodes about America’s fight for independence from Britain. We investigate how the hit musical Hamilton is teaching us history – but is it accurate?
42. How did Britain accidentally-on-purpose take over India?
21:46 | Episode: 42 | March 1st, 2021
We get to India by looking at the origins of Empire, Elizabeth I’s Muslim friends and England v Britain
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!
02:03 | February 19th, 2021
We are celebrating our third birthday today! Here, we are re-releasing our first ever published recording – a Season 1 Teaser! Later, we will re-release our first ever radio interview 🙂
41. Why was Princess Elizabeth the girl who should never become Queen?
27:37 | February 1st, 2021
We investigate why Princess Elizabeth’s sister sent her to prison with the aim of executing the future Elizabeth I. Find out how portraits can say “I’m a mighty goddess!” and discover the coolest way to reply to a marriage proposal that you don’t want. This episode is all about the smart, charming and cunning girl-power of a princess who they said could never become Queen.
40. Did any animals ever win a war?
20:48 | January 4th, 2021
We investigate which animals did the most to win a war. We don’t just mean animals that helped a bit – we mean animals who win a war. We don’t give up until we find some amazing animal winners!
39. The French Revolution: When, why and so what?
20:10 | December 8th, 2020
We investigate a queen who wore a large ship in her hair, meet a king who made tables and we learn history from musicals!
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Created by: Paul Letters
Started:
February 7th, 2018
Status: Active, 68 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
