Sam Willis & James Daybell

Histories of the Unexpected

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Histories of the Unexpected explores the past in ways that you never dreamt possible. Surely there’s nothing unexpected about the past? About History? Aha, well Histories of the Unexpected adopts a new approach to exploring our past. Gone is the traditional linear plotting of battles, monarchs and political movements. Histories of the Unexpected argues that everything has a history, even the most unexpected of subjects. Like SLIME. Or COURAGE. or APPLAUSE.... Presented by Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sam Willis & James Daybell

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Accidents 16.07.2018 28:24

Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of accidents. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV . Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brainstorm! 01.07.2018 24:31

Of what would you like to hear the unexpected history? Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore various histories of the things they could talk about in future podcasts. For more exclusive history interviews & documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bells 17.06.2018 34:30

Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of bells. For more exclusive history documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV . Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mothers 03.06.2018 34:07

THE UNEXPECTED HISTORY OF MOTHERS! A boy’s best friend is his mother’   (Norman Bates –  Psycho,  written and directed by Joseph Stefano and Alfred Hitchcock, 1960). Welcome to Histories of the Unexpected where you will discover the history of things you did not know even had a history, like the history of nonsense or the history of the itch. For this episode let us join t...

Relics 20.05.2018 29:29

Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the links in their minds as they discover the unexpected history of relics. For more unexpected documentaries & interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shrinking 13.05.2018 25:04

Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell discuss the unexpected history of shrinking. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lean 08.05.2018 30:23

Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of the lean. For more exclusive history interviews & documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV . Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Unexpected Challenge 29.04.2018 27:46

Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell discuss the unexpected history of Sam's new book "The Struggle for Sea Power" by talking about none of the things in Sam's new book "The Struggle for Sea Power". For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV . Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Childhood 15.04.2018 35:35

Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of childhood. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries subscribe to HistoryHIt. TV . Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pockets 07.04.2018 28:54

Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell whisk you through the mysterious crannies in the unexpected history of pockets! For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV - a new kind of history channel. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Theme tune: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eggs - Easter Special 31.03.2018 29:58

Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of eggs! For more exclusive interviews & documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV . Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Theme: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nonsense 18.03.2018 37:42

Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell discover the unexpected history of nonsense! For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV . Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hats 04.03.2018 32:26

Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell expore the unexpected history of hats, titfers, chapeaux, and other head-coverings. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV Producer: Nathaniel Tapley for Hit Network Audio: Pete Dennis Theme: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chairs 25.02.2018 42:22

Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of chairs. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV . Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Theme: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Love 14.02.2018 46:18

On Valentine's Day, Dr Sam Willis & Professor James Daybell discuss the unexpected history of Love. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV . Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Theme tune: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recipes 11.02.2018 41:43

Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of recipes! For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV . Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Theme: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Invasion! & TV History 03.02.2018 35:15

Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of Invasion! and TV history more generally. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries join HistoryHit. TV today for free ! Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Histories of the Unexpected: The Book! 27.01.2018 24:09

Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell discuss the unexpected history of the Histories of the Unexpected book Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - Twitter   Facebook Producer: Natt Tapley Histories of the Unexpected Theme -  Dan Morelle Edit & Mix: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paper 19.01.2018 36:02

Sam Willis and James Daybell take us through the unexpected history of... paper Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Theme: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lists 11.01.2018 35:19

Sam Willis & James Daybell take you the the fascinating, and entirely unexpected, history of lists... For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, sign up to HIstoryHit. TV. To subscribe, click here . Producer: Nathaniel Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Snow 05.01.2018 32:21

Sam Willis & James Daybell reveal the unexpected history of snow... For more exclusive interviews and documentaries subscribe to HistoryHit. TV. Join us at historyh.it/unexpectepod Producers: Natt Tapley & Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christmas Ep.2 21.12.2017 33:14

Sam & James dig deep into the Unexpected History of Christmas. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, signup to HistoryHit,TV, click here to subscribe. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Theme tune: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dust 17.12.2017 35:16

In a special live episode, Sam Willis & James Daybell explore the Unexpected History of Dust. For more exclusive history documentaries and interviews, subscribe to HistoryHit. TV here . Producer: Dan Morelle Audio: Pete Dennis Theme Tune: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Books! 12.12.2017 34:11

Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - Twitter   Facebook Producer & Histories of the Unexpected Theme -  Dan Morelle Edit & Mix: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Book 14.11.2017 26:45

Dr Sam Willis - @DrSamWillis Professor James Daybell - @JamesDaybell Follow the show's new Twitter: @UnexpectedPod HistoryHit Network - Twitter Facebook Producer -  Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.