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Our Top Picks for We Have Ways Fest 2023
In just a week’s time, between 8 and 10 September, the brilliant We Have Ways of Making You Talk podcast will be holding its annual We Have Ways Fest. Once again, the UK’s largest festival dedicated to the Second World War will be returning to amaze, educate, and entertain.
Chalke Valley History Festival 2023: Where History Never Repeats Itself
Get History loves Chalke Valley History Festival. It is one of the highlights of the year, with so much to do, so many people to see, great music to hear, and delicious food to eat.
Sam Willis: The 'Mariner's Mirror' Podcast
With so many podcasts available at the moment, it takes a lot to stand out from the crowd. But there's one new one that's going from strength to strength: 'Mariner's Mirror'. We caught up with its creator, Dr Sam Willis, while he was filming at the Science Museum's National Collections Centre to find out what it's all about.
KITE Soars Again
Glorious surroundings, foot-tapping music, inspiring discussions, and balmy early-summer weather (mostly) – what better way to spend a weekend?
Our Top Picks for Chalke Valley History Festival 2023
It’s not long to go before the veritable feast for the mind and senses that is Chalke Valley History Festival 2023. With so much on offer – with over 150 talks across five stages, as well as living history, performances and demonstrations and a wealth of activities for children – here are our top picks to help you plan your week.
Save the Date: Chalke Valley History Festival 2023
The Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival, one of the UK’s most successful and popular summer events, returns this year from 26 June to 2 July.
The Best History Books of the Year 2022
There is an allegedly Chinese curse that says 'May you live in interesting times', and 2022 has certainly provided that. Luckily, it has also provided some very interesting history books. With so many to choose from, we thought we would ask some of our favourite historians what their best history books of the year have been.
Our Top Picks for We Have Ways Fest 2022
In just a few weeks’ time, between 22 and 24 July, the brilliant We Have Ways of Making You Talk podcast will be holding its second We Have Ways Fest. Following on from the success of its inaugural year, the UK’s largest festival dedicated to the Second World War will be returning bigger and better.
Flying High as a KITE
With an eclectic mix providing nourishment for the mind and music for the soul, there's something for everyone at KITE festival.
From Barons to Books: Hay Castle Opens to the Public
Finally open to the public for the first time in its history, Hay Castle is coming alive to tell the wonderful and surprising story of this Janus-like building, that at once sympathetically acknowledges its past while taking a joyous leap into its future.
