Today In History with The Retrospectors
Hosted by Arion McNicoll and Olly Mann and Rebecca Messina and Arion and Rebecca and Olly · The Retrospectors
4.7from 339 ratings
- 973
- Episodes
- 280
- Transcribed
- 339
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 288K
- YouTube views
About Today In History with The Retrospectors
BEST DAILY SHOW (British Podcast Awards Nominee, 2026). Curious, funny, surprising daily history - with Olly Mann (Answer Me This!), Rebecca Messina (The Week Unwrapped) and Arion McNicoll (The Chaser). From the invention of the Game Boy to the Mancunian beer-poisoning of 1900, from Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain to America's Nazi summer schools... each day we uncover an unexpected story for the ages. In just ten minutes! Get early access and ad-free listening at Patreon.com/Retrospectors or subscribe on Apple Podcasts.
- Publisher
- The Retrospectors
- Category
- history · society & culture · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Apr 2021
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
280 of 973 episodes have a transcript.
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The Man Who Bought Stonehenge
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] On the other hand, he had that explanation about wanting to block foreign ownership of the site. He also said, look, it's going to be an investment that I'm going to make some money out of. But then increasingly it looks, and this happens quite quickly, he seems to have realised that he wants to do something benevolent with it. And so he donated Stonehenge to the nation in 1918, ensuring that it was going to be preserved for public enjoyment by insisting, as part of his bequest, that it should only ever cost a shilling to get into. And I must say, I have looked into the current prices on how much it costs to get in. […]
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- YouTube views
- 287,936
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 110 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 229 ratings
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- 94
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 67
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Arion McNicoll and Olly Mann and Rebecca Messina and Arion and Rebecca and Olly host the show. Published by The Retrospectors.
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