Oliver O'Brien & John Jefferies

The Heaton Podcast

History EN ↓ 111 episodes

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.

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Oliver O'Brien & John Jefferies

Episodes

2024 and All That (corrected version) 05.01.2025 1:11:37

Send us Fan Mail A review of the year with John and Olly.

Why Did the Union Win the Civil War? Featuring Mike Block (corrected version) 05.01.2025 47:40

Send us Fan Mail 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.

A Journey into the past through Brown's Hotel in London 19.11.2024 37:21

Send us Fan Mail 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.

BONUS: JNJ Hot Take on Alex Salmond 05.11.2024 30:35

Send us Fan Mail 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.

The Jacobites and Culloden (Part Two) 17.10.2024 1:04:34

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The Jacobites and the Glorious Forty-Five - Part One 05.10.2024 36:21

Send us Fan Mail 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.

BONUS: JJ Hot Take on the Labour Government 01.10.2024 38:17

Send us Fan Mail 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/

Enoch Powell 18.09.2024 1:25:57

Send us Fan Mail John and Olly enjoy a good natter before John takes us on the journey of an intriguing, controverisal and nasty political character, Enoch Powell

BONUS: JJ Hot Take on the US Presidential Election 18.09.2024 19:41

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a new innovation. The JJ take on current affairs. In this case, his verdict on the American Presidential Election so far.

The Morning After the Election 08.07.2024 24:07

Send us Fan Mail Join a sleep deprived John and Olly for their morning after judgement on the election.

The Day Before the General Election of 2024 03.07.2024 11:26

Send us Fan Mail Bonus trailer, with an exciting announcement for the Heaton Podcast.

The Corn Laws - How they Broke the Tory Party 01.07.2024 50:29

Send us Fan Mail Listen to Olly try and discuss the Corn Laws and Prime Minister Robert Peel, and listen to John try an hijack it into a discussion on Benjamin Disraeli. After the ideological split over this issue the Tories were out of power for a long time…

Election 2024 Update 15.06.2024 37:00

Send us Fan Mail John and Olly provided some incisive and off beat election coverage.

Napoleon 15.06.2024 1:14:22

Send us Fan Mail Student take over the Heaton Podcast for a Napoleon episode.

The D-Day Landings & Stories from a veteran. 06.06.2024 43:00

Send us Fan Mail John and Olly talk about the D-Day landings. This is then followed by two pupils interviewing a Normandy veteran.

The D-Day Dodgers: Anzio 1944 01.06.2024 1:07:11

Send us Fan Mail Listen to Olly talk about the Anzio landings of January 1944. After a little bit of election analysis of course.

The Death of President Lincoln 21.05.2024 45:13

Send us Fan Mail The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Join John and Olly as they take you through the day that the President was shot.

To the ends of the earth - Reflections of a BBC foreign correspondent 06.05.2024 59:37

Send us Fan Mail Former BBC correspondent and Radio 4 Today presenter Matthew Price recounts with Simon and John some of the major stories he has covered while working as a reporter in America, Europe and the Middle East as well as offering incisive insight into the current geopolitical situation.

Mr. Lincoln's Inbox 09.03.2024 39:57

Send us Fan Mail No President has ever faced the challenges that President Lincoln has. Here we trace his journey from being nominated as leader of the Republican Party to entering the White House.

St David's Day Special - The Greatest Welsh Person 01.03.2024 1:06:34

Send us Fan Mail Simon joins John and Olly to take them through what he thinks are the greatest Welsh people across History, Politcs the Arts and some other categories.

War in America. "Oh My God it is all over!" Britain defeated 27.02.2024 42:45

Send us Fan Mail What went wrong for Britain in the War of Independence? Examining the reasons for Britain's defeat.

War in America. Boston, New York and the Declaration of Independence 05.02.2024 40:00

Send us Fan Mail John and Olly continue the story of the American War of Independence. They look at the intial battles and early years of the conflict.

Road to Revolution - The Boston Tea Party 19.01.2024 1:02:03

Send us Fan Mail John and Olly chart the route from the French Indian War to the Boston Tea Party in the emergence of America.

Winston Churchill with Professor David Reynolds 15.01.2024 43:42

Send us Fan Mail John and Olly get to interview David Reynolds - one of Britain's foremost historians - on the topic of Winston Churchill. David's book is called 'Mirrors of Greatness' and considers Churchill's relationships with other leaders across his life.

JJ on Henry Kissinger 01.01.2024 58:20

Send us Fan Mail Olly interviews John about the life of Henry Kissinger.