The biggest names in podcasting will be starring at Chalke History Festival 2024!


Rest is History’s Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland, WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk’s James Holland and Al Murray, and Rest is Money’s Robert Peston are just some of the big names appearing at the Chalke History Festival this year. Find out more about who’s coming and when.

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While some shows are included in the price of your entry ticket, others require an additional ticket. See below for details.

22. ‘The Rest is History: Live!’

Rest is HistoryTuesday 25 June, 7.15pm.

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, hosts of ‘The Rest is History,’ the most downloaded history podcast globally, will share their incredible historical knowledge with wit and camaraderie. Ticketed entry is SOLD OUT, however we will be live broadcasting it on our big screen at the IPGL Stage (included in your day entrance ticket). Book your entrance ticket now.

42. ‘We Have Ways of Making You Talk’

Wednesday 26 June, 7.30pm.

Comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland will be at Chalke History Festival to present a live episode of their popular podcast series – We Have Ways of Making You Talk. They discuss all things Second World War, exploring the war in a forensic and entertaining manner. Additional ticket required. Book Now

5. Robert Peston – ‘The Rest is Money’ co-presenter

BUST? SAVING THE ECONOMY, DEMOCRACY AND OUR SANITY
Monday 24 June, 5:45pm

Robert Peston is political editor for ITV News, formerly Economics Editor for BBC News, and presents alongside Steph McGovern on The Rest is Money podcast. He has written four books and won more than 30 awards for his journalism. At the festival Robert will be speaking with Fred Casella on “Bust?: Saving the Economy, Democracy and our Sanity”. Additional ticket required. Book Now


105. William Dalrymple – ‘Empire’ co-presenter

POWER: CORPORATIONS

Saturday 29 June, 1.30pm

William Dalrymple is a Scottish historian and writer, art historian and curator, as well as a prominent broadcaster and critic. His books have won numerous awards and prizes, and presents on the Empire podcast alongside Anita Anand. William Dalrymple will be speaking at the festival with Helen Thompson, Jens Tholstrup on the global power of corporations. Additional ticket required. Book Now

106. ‘Battleground Live’

Saturday 29 June, 2.45pm
Bestselling historians Saul David and Patrick Bishop will host a live episode of their popular Battleground podcast on the subject of France 1944: from Pegasus Bridge to the Liberation of Paris, followed by questions from the audience. Included as part of your entry ticket. Included in your entrance ticket.  Book your entrance ticket now.





51 & 55. The Telegraph podcast

Thursday 27th June
51. UKRAINE: RHETORIC AND REALITY – 12.30pm
Francis Dearnley, David Knowles, Hanna Shelest, Dominic Nicholls, Victoria Vdovychenko
55. THE FUTURE OF THE TANK – 2pm
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, John Buckley, Dominic Nicholls

In Ukraine: Rhetoric and Reality the panel discuss the history of Ukraine, how Putin has distorted reality into myth, and explain why its future as a free, democratic and liberal country is vital not only for Ukraine itself but for that of Europe as a whole. In the second live Telegraph Podcast our panel discuss whether this historical beast of the battlefield, the tank, has a future and if so, what that future looks like. Included in your entrance ticket. Book your entrance ticket now.

74. The National Trust podcast

MAKING HISTORY DO THE TALKING: BRINGING PEOPLE AND PLACES TO LIFE
Friday 28th June 12:00
Meet Michelle Douglass, Jesus Gomez, James Grasby, Claire Hickinbotham – the people behind the history episodes of the award- winning National Trust Podcast. Find out what stories make the cut and why, how they make history relevant to their audience, and how they use music and sound design to transport listeners back in time. Included in your entrance ticket.  Book your entrance ticket now.


6. Nicholas Spencer – ‘Reading Our Times’

HOW THE WORLD MADE THE WEST: A 4,000 YEAR HISTORY
Monday 24th June 17:45
The West, so the story goes, was built on the ideas and values of Ancient Greece and Rome, which disappeared from Europe during the Dark Ages and were then rediscovered during the Renaissance. But what if that isn’t true? In conversation with Nicholas Spencer of the Reading Our Times podcast, Josephine Quinn, Professor of Ancient History at Oxford University, argues that the real story of the West is much bigger than this established paradigm. Additional ticket required. Book Now
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