James Holland at The Chalke Valley History Festival 2019
Chalke Valley History Festival was virtual this year.
7 days of speakers, amazing historians, living history and previously unseen features and footage from the archive.
Each programme premiered on www.cvhf.org.uk at 19:30 and new content was provided each day from Monday 22 to Sunday 28 June.
The content is available to view for FREE
History on the Spot: Anita Anand on the Suffragettes’ weapon of choice
From the Archives: A day in the trenches by the 10th Essex Regt WWI Living History Group
Main Talk: Sophy Roberts, The Lost Pianos of Siberia
History on the Spot: Luke Winter on a hand axe from 1.5 million years ago
We Have Ways of Making You Chalke Podcast: Al Murray and James Holland talk to Michael Wood
History on the Spot: Tracy Chevalier on a surprise discovery in Winchester Cathedral
From the Archives: Suzannah Lipscombe on why the Tudors matter
Main Talk: Saul David, Crucible of Hell: Okinawa
Living History: Dave Allen – the Dorset smuggler
History on the Spot: Ali Ansari on the observations of an early 19th century Iranian traveller in Britain
We Have Ways of Making You Chalke Podcast: Al Murray and James Holland talk to German writer and illustrator Nora Krug about her award-winning book, Heimat
History on the Spot: Tracy Borman on the mystery surrounding Anne Boleyn’s death
History on the Spot: Peter Frankopan on his collection of Russian leaders
From the Archives: Meet festival favourites, The History Tellers
Main Talk: Andrew Ziminski, The Stonemason
Living History: John Winder – the English Civil War soldier
History on the Spot: Dan Snow on the Battle of Trafalgar
We Have Ways of Making You Chalke Podcast: Al Murray and James Holland talk to Tim Bouverie about Neville Chamberlain
History on the Spot: Al Murray on the secret at the heart of the Spitfire
From the Archives: Annette Gordon-Reed on Thomas Jefferson and the relevance of history
Main Talk: Adam Rutherford, How to Argue with a Racist
Living History: Thomas Timbrell – the Iron Age forge
History on the Spot: Lara Maiklem on uncovering everyday objects from the Thames
We Have Ways of Making You Chalke Podcast: Al Murray and James Holland talk to Professor Gary Sheffield about the first and second world wars
History on the Spot: Will Sherman on Medieval war bows
History on the Spot: Caroline Nicolay on Iron Age paints
From the Archives: Behind the scenes in The Trench with the 10th Essex WW1 Living History Group
Main Talk: Luke Winter and James Holland, The importance of Living History
Living History: The War of the Roses with the Foreign Fields Living History Group
History on the Spot: Ian Thackray on WW2 Field Engineering
History on the Spot: Georgina Ratcliffe on a Tudor woman’s outdoor work attire
We Have Ways of Making You Chalke Podcast: Al Murray and James Holland head to a Wiltshire farm to drive the T-34 tank
History on the Spot: Tim Bouverie on Churchill and a case of mistaken identity
From the Archives: Al Murray and the Sherman Tank
Main Talk: Caryn Mandabach, Peaky Blinders
Living History: Georgina Ratcliffe on Tudor Dyes
History on the Spot: Michael Wood on the first Christian mission to China
We Have Ways of Making You Chalke Podcast: Al Murray and James Holland talk to Brazilian colourist, Marina Amaral
History on the Spot: Joanna Grochowicz
From the archives: Claire Mulley, The Women who Flew for Hitler
Main Talk: Tom Holland, Dominion
Living History: Alex Compiani in The Time Traveller’s Kitchen
History on the Spot: Philippe Sands
From the archives: Colin Bell DFC and Bernard Gardner, Legends of the RAF
We Have Ways of Making You Chalke Podcast: Al Murray and James Holland talk to stonemason Andrew Ziminski about his Polish father’s wartime exploits
