Tom Holland (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

Goalhanger

Comedy, Unknown, Kids & Family, Pets & Animals, Comedy Interviews, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Join Emily and Raymond for a walk in South London’s Brockwell Park with superstar podcaster, historian and author Tom Holland. Although Tom is more of a cat man these days, he tells us about his beloved childhood dog, a bearded-collie called Ben. He also tells us about growing up with a fascination for dinosaurs, the foundation of his passion for history and meeting his wife Sadie at Cambridge University. As fans of The Rest Is History will know, Tom is an endlessly fascinating man - so we have decided to release this episode in two parts. Catch the rest of the walk on Thursday this week. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss it! You can listen to The Rest Is History wherever you get your podcasts! Ray’s favourite episode of The Rest Is History: ‘History’s Greatest Dogs’ is here. For more information about The Rest Is History, including live dates and The Rest Is History Club you can visit: https://therestishistory.supportingcast.fm/ Tom’s latest book Pax is available now! Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I was quite naughty but in an unpleasant and evil way.
0:03.6	So you were a bit Machiavellian?
0:05.9	I was like a kind of evil character in Game of Thrones,
0:08.3	who never gets found out.
0:10.3	This week on Walking the Dog, Raymond and I went for a stroll in South London with a very special guest the wonderful author historian and of course co-host of the hugely popular Rest of History podcast, Tom Holland.
0:23.6	And you know what?
0:24.6	Because Tom Holland is such an endlessly fascinating man who frankly we couldn't get enough
0:29.1	of.
0:30.1	We've decided to bring you our chat in two special parts.
0:33.0	In the first episode, Tom talked to me a lot about his origin story and his very touching relationship
0:38.5	with his childhood dog Ben.
0:40.6	And it was also so interesting to learn how his passion for history started at such a young age
0:46.0	and to find out what really kick-started it all.
0:48.0	Tom I should also say got on famously with Raymond and hearing him call Raymond's sweetheart might genuinely be one of the greatest moments I've certainly ever witnessed in history.
0:58.0	I really hope you enjoy part one of my chat with Tom. Do remember to catch part 2 coming up later this week and make sure you'll subscribe so you don't miss it.
1:07.0	I'll stop talking now and hand over to the man himself. Here's Tom and Raymond.
1:12.0	Come on Raymond.
1:14.0	Oh, sweetheart.
1:16.0	What do you think, Tom, so far?
1:17.0	Did you see the magic roundabout?
1:18.0	You must have seen the magic roundabout.
1:19.0	I mean he looks like Duggall.
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