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History Extra podcast - December 2008 - Part 2

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2008

⏱️ 30 minutes

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BBC History Magazine's Christmas Quiz with QI quizmaster Justin Pollard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.3

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0:06.2

From the Compact 2008, the stylish 3008 to the re-renew 5,08.

0:11.4

Weekend adventures, here we come.

0:13.3

Now available on 0% APR with a minimum 20% deposit.

0:17.0

Sounds like a 100% match.

0:18.8

Book a test drive on perjot.co.uk.

0:22.0

Offer ends 30 of September 2025.

0:24.0

Personal contract purchase, subject status and availability, T's and Zs 18 plus,

0:27.6

excludes plug-in hybrids, Delantis Financial Services. Welcome to the second part of BBC History Magazine's December 2008 podcast. My name's Sue Wingrove, and I'm the deputy editor of the magazine. I'm joined today by section editor Rob. Hello. Most of today's podcast is devoted to our special BBC History magazine Christmas

0:56.4

pub quiz, presented by Quizmaster Justin Pollard, the historian and writer who is also a QI elf.

1:03.2

Justin has some not entirely serious teasers for your festive entertainment, so we'll be testing your historical knowledge later on.

1:16.1

Thank you. so we'll be testing your historical knowledge later on. But first, some highlights of the December issue, which is in the shops now with an iconic

1:21.0

face of Winston Churchill on the cover. Rob, what's in this issue? Yes, this month we look at

1:26.6

Churchill's Pact with Stalin and how the

1:28.8

wartime leader had to befriend one tyrant to beat another one in the Second World War.

1:33.6

We've also got a feature on Herodotus, who has been dubbed the father of history, plus we take a look

1:38.5

at the rise and fall of the ancient city of Babylon. We also examine King Arthur and look at some of

1:43.8

the places in the UK that are

1:45.2

associated with this legendary hero. And on a festive note, a historian who spent a year

1:50.3

recreating 19th century life for the forthcoming TV series of the Victorian Farm tells us about

1:55.6

her Victorian Christmas. Plus, we look at how the Victorian has exploited Christmas for its

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