John and Olly talk about the D-Day landings. This is then followed by two pupils interviewing a Normandy veteran.

Listen to Olly talk about the Anzio landings of January 1944. After a little bit of election analysis of course.

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Join John and Olly as they take you through the day that the President was shot.

Former BBC correspondent and Radio 4 Today presenter Matthew Price recounts with Simon and John some of the major stories he has covered while working as a reporter in America, Europe and the Middle East as well as offering incisive insight into the current geopolitical situation.

No President has ever faced the challenges that President Lincoln has. Here we trace his journey from being nominated as leader of the Republican Party to entering the White House.

Simon joins John and Olly to take them through what he thinks are the greatest Welsh people across History, Politcs the Arts and some other categories.

What went wrong for Britain in the War of Independence? Examining the reasons for Britain's defeat.

John and Olly continue the story of the American War of Independence. They look at the intial battles and early years of the conflict.