Episodes
An audio revision guide for GCSE and IGCSE History that explains the factors that contributed to the rise of Hitler 1929-1934.
Published 05/28/17
An audio revision guide for GCSE and IGCSE History that explains the factors that contributed to the rise of Hitler 1919-1929.
Published 02/05/17
An audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains the course and consequences of the First Gulf War and the invasion of Kuwait.
Published 04/05/16
This revision podcast relates specifically to the 'new' CIE IGCSE History Paper 4 examination from June 2015 onwards. IGCSE History Paper 4 is the Depth Study paper, and consequently the content material differs depending on what Depth Study you studied at your school. It doesn't matter which one you focused on as the layout of the exam and the requirements of the mark scheme are the same. Consequently this podcast aims to be as broad as possible.
Published 01/21/16
An audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains the origins of the First Gulf War and the invasion of Kuwait.
Published 05/04/15
An audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains the causes and consequences of the Iran-Iraq War.
Published 03/29/15
An audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains why there was a revolution in Iran in 1979.
Published 02/22/15
An audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains how Saddam Hussein maintained his power in Iraq.
Published 02/17/15
An audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains the factors that contributed to the rise of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
Published 02/16/15
An audio revision guide for GCSE and IGCSE History that explains the factors that contributed to the rise of Hitler 1919-1934.
Published 01/14/15
An audio revision guide for GCSE and IGCSE History that compares the experience of young people, women and families, and minorities in Nazi Germany.
Published 01/13/15
An audio revision guide for GCSE and IGCSE History that explains the Nazi methods of control: the carrot, the stick, and propaganda.
Published 01/12/15
A History revision guide that explains the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The podcast explores the major themes of the Treaty, and how different countries responded to it. The final part of the podcast presents evidence for and against the argument that the Treaty was 'unfair' in order to help students present a balanced answerin the exam.
Published 05/31/13
An audio revision guide that explains the aims of the Big Three - Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Wilson - at the Paris Peace Paris. It explains the factors that affected their demands and highlights the differences between them.
Published 05/24/13
An updated audio revision guide which provides an overview of collapse of Communist control over Eastern Europe. Covers Solidarity in Poland and the impact of Gorbachev's reforms.
Published 05/04/12
An updated audio revision guide that explains the experience of Weimar Germany in the years 1919-1929.
Published 02/05/12
An audio revision guide providing an overview of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Provides a background to Castro's Cuba, Kennedy's choices, and the eventual end of the crisis. Considers who 'won' the crisis.
Published 05/03/10
An audio revision guide providing an overview of relations between the USA and the USSR in the years immediately following the Second World War. Includes Stalin's control of eastern Europe, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Aid, Berlin Blockade.
Published 03/20/10
An audio revision guide for CIE IGCSE History Paper 2 that provides an overview of German involvement in the Spanish Civil War.
Published 05/16/09
An audio revision guide providing an overview of the rebellions in Hungary 1956 and Czechoslovakia 1968. Details of the two rebellions are given in overview, and then the two events are assessed for similarities and differences.
Published 02/06/09
An audio revision guide for CIE IGCSE History that provides guidance and advice for answering questions on Paper 2 - the source paper.
Published 01/25/09
An audio revision guide for GCSE and IGCSE History that considers the reasons for America's involvement in Vietnam, the way the war was fought, and how and why America pulled out.
Published 01/20/09
An audio revision guide that covers the major events in the run-up to World War 2 including Hitler's actions and the policy of Appeasement.
Published 05/05/08
An audio revision guide that covers the major events of the 1930s for the League of Nations including the Manchuria Crisis, the World Disarmament Conference and the Abyssinia Crisis.
Published 03/28/08