Episode 10: History Special with Al Murray, James Holland and Terry Deary

About this episode

<p><br></p><p>Joining us in the studio to provide reading inspiration from the Roman Empire to the Second World War are author and podcast duo of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/34VlAepHmeloDD76RX4jtc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>We Have Ways of Making You Talk</em></a>, <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/43111/james-holland?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Holland </a>and <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/305659/al-murray?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Al Murray</a>, plus creator of Horrible Histories, <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/304506/terry-deary?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terry Deary</a></p><br><p>For the full list of books plus transcript visit: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2024/12/episode-10-the-penguin-podcast-history-speical?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 6: History Special</a></p><br><p>Books and authors mentioned in this episode:</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/463563/arnhem-black-tuesday-by-murray-al/9780857506566?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Arnhem Black Tuesday</em> by Al Murray</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/460347/cassino-44-by-holland-james/9780857505538?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Casino ’44</em> by James Holland</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/462484/a-history-of-britain-in-ten-enemies-by-deary-terry/9780857506351?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A History of Britain in Ten Enemies</em> by Terry Deary</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/468655/the-cauldron-by-zeno/9781804996621?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Cauldron</em> by Zeno</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1010/scoop-by-evelyn-waugh/9780141907178?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Scoop</em> by Evelyn Waugh</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1010/scoop-by-evelyn-waugh/9780141907178?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Mary Queen of Scots</em> by Alison Weir</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57119/the-go-between-by-hartley-l-p/9780141187785?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Go-Between</em> by L.P. Hartley</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57239/sword-of-honour-by-waugh-evelyn/9780141184975?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode10&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Swords of Honour</em> by Evelyn Waugh</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Send us a question: penguinpodcast@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk.</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/podcast?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode3&amp;utm_source=penguinwebsite&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.penguin.co.uk/podcast</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>