The Heaton Podcast

A discussion of History and Politics from teachers at Warwick School. We aim to produce a podcast once a fortnight during term time. Topics will tend towards the last 200 years, but we will sometimes go back further into History.

The Battle of Waterloo: Wellington the General

Send us a text In the second part of our Duke of Wellington podcast, John and Olly take you on a tour of the battlefield of Waterloo.

11-09
57:12

Wellington to Waterloo

Send us a text Join John and Olly as they discuss Wellington's life up to the battle of Waterloo.

10-14
41:24

We're Back! Catch up and Duke of Wellington

Send us a text Join JJ and OROB for their catch up on all things Politics, before they introduce their next topic. The Duke of Wellington!

09-30
41:12

VE Day: The War Ends in Europe

Send us a text John and Olly reflect on the last year of the Second World War in Europe. Olly shares a personal anecdote as to hwo the war ended on the Western Front.

05-24
47:02

Reform's Rise: Reaction to the Council Elections

Send us a text The Heaton Podcast Returns! Listen to John and Olly provide their political analysis on what has happened in UK politics.

05-09
58:32

An Ecounter with the House of Lords

Send us a text An encounter with the House of Lords. Produced for Lower Sixth revision purposes.

04-29
44:27

An Encounter with Admiral Lord Nelson

Send us a text John and Olly welcome the Nelson Society to the podcast. We hear the life and stories from one of England's great heroes. Horatio Lord Nelson, victor of the Nile and Trafalgar. One of our most enjoyable podacast.

03-17
49:43

Rise of the Hard Right

Send us a text John and Olly try to explain and understand the growing threat from the hard right.

03-11
43:20

Arab Israeli Conflict Part 1: the Six Day War of 1967

Send us a text John and Olly talk about the Six Day War of 1967 in which Israel overwhelms its Arabs neighbours. Excellent GCSE revision, but intersting to listen to as well!

02-19
46:44

Amazing Grace: John Newton and Slavery

Send us a text Using the song Amazing Grace as a way to examine slavery. The sins of one man, his story of redemption and the good that he carried out at the end of his life. Can one man be redeemed. Can Britain be redeemed for its past sins.

02-06
45:55

Encounter: The Birdman of Auschwitz (draft)

Send us a text The Birdman of Auschwitz is a Encounter episode where John gives us a unique window onto the historical catastrophe of the Holocaust.

01-28
41:15

BONUS: An Encounter with British Army in the Middle East

Send us a text From November 2024, John and Olly have one of their most brilliant encounters with General Sir Simon Mayall who discusses the Middle East with incredible breadth and depth of knowledge whilst also bringing in a great depth of personal experience.

01-15
45:24

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Send us a text Join John and Olly for an engaging chat about the Crimean war of the 1850s and the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade. Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.

01-15
01:09:31

Why Did the Union Win the Civil War? Featuring Mike Block (corrected version)

Send us a text Join John and Olly for their Christmas Day address on the American Civil War. The second half of the episode features pupils quizzing the Civil War expert, Mike Block. Do listen in for his insights.

01-05
47:40

2024 and All That (corrected version)

Send us a text A review of the year with John and Olly.

01-05
01:11:37

A Journey into the past through Brown's Hotel in London

Send us a text John is joined by his friend Andy Williamson, who takes us on a trip into the history of Brown's Hotel in London. A fascinating group of characters dined and slept in this storied hotel.

11-19
37:21

BONUS: JNJ Hot Take on Alex Salmond

Send us a text In light of their recent episodes on thee Jacobites and the recent death fo Alex Salmond, listen in for a JJ hot take on Scottish nationalism.

11-05
30:35

The Jacobites and Culloden (Part Two)

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10-17
01:04:34

The Jacobites and the Glorious Forty-Five - Part One

Send us a text John and Olly takes us to the 18th Century and the campaign of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Who were the Jacobites? And what happened in the 45.

10-05
36:21

BONUS: JJ Hot Take on the Labour Government

Send us a text Join John and Olly as they discuss the troubles of the Labour government. That is after they pay tribute to the former school marshall, John Pipitone. Website mentioned is here: https://johnpipitone.muchloved.com/

10-01
38:17

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