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The Heaton Podcast

Podcast The Heaton Podcast
Oliver O'Brien & John Jefferies
A discussion of History and Politics from teachers at Warwick School. We aim to produce a podcast once a fortnight during term time. Topics will tend towards th...

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  • Amazing Grace: John Newton and Slavery
    Send us a textUsing the song Amazing Grace as a way to examine slavery. The sins of one man, his story of redemption and the good that he carried out at the end of his life. Can one man be redeemed. Can Britain be redeemed for its past sins. 
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  • Encounter: The Birdman of Auschwitz (draft)
    Send us a textThe Birdman of Auschwitz is a Encounter episode where John gives us a unique window onto the historical catastrophe of the Holocaust. 
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  • BONUS: An Encounter with British Army in the Middle East
    Send us a textFrom November 2024, John and Olly have one of their most brilliant encounters with General Sir Simon Mayall who discusses the Middle East with incredible breadth and depth of knowledge whilst also bringing in a great depth of personal experience. 
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  • The Charge of the Light Brigade
    Send us a textJoin John and Olly for an engaging chat about the Crimean war of the 1850s and the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade. Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death    Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death    Rode the six hundred.
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  • Why Did the Union Win the Civil War? Featuring Mike Block (corrected version)
    Send us a textJoin John and Olly for their Christmas Day address on the American Civil War. The second half of the episode features pupils quizzing the Civil War expert, Mike Block. Do listen in for his insights. 
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About The Heaton Podcast

A discussion of History and Politics from teachers at Warwick School. We aim to produce a podcast once a fortnight during term time. Topics will tend towards the last 200 years, but we will sometimes go back further into History.
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