HistoryFFS

by Sarah Dowd

Did you ever wonder how we got here, and how sometimes tiny pieces of history make up, and have shaped our lives? Or realised how every day, all of us are making history? Join me, Sarah Dowd, in exploring what has happened in the everyday lives of people for the better, or at least the experiences t...

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Categories: history · arts

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Frequency: ~3-4 / Week

16 episodes since 2025

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history

storytelling

identity

cultural impact

collecting

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On the show

From 16 eps

Host

Sarah Dowd

16 eps

Recent guests

14 across last 16 eps

Clarissa Levi

2 eps

Chris Smith

2 eps

Steve Pilcher

2 eps

Seren Welch

1 ep

Dr. Alison Smith

1 ep

Dominic Tweddle

1 ep

Professor Dominic Tweddle

1 ep

Henry O’Keeffe

1 ep

Graham Brown

1 ep

Leigh Venus

1 ep

Dan Pye

1 ep

Melody Caban

1 ep

Roy Clare

1 ep

Fiona Porritt

1 ep

Recent episodes

S2 Episode 10: Audience to Action: The Rise of Immersive Theatre

Jun 30, 2026

1h 04m 52s

S2 Episode 09: Non-Conformity: Changing Britain’s Past and Heritage’s Future Part 2

Jun 23, 2026

1h 07m 39s

S2 Episode 08: Non-Conformity: Changing Britain’s Past and Heritage’s Future

Jun 16, 2026

43m 08s

The History Myth Factory: Nelson, Blake and Who Gets to Be a Hero?

Jun 9, 2026

1h 21m 55s

S2 Ep 06 Beam Me Up...or Just Let Me Look: Space Beyond the Screen

Jun 2, 2026

52m 10s

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Episodes

monthly

Avg length

40m 05s

1m 26s – 1h 21m 55s

Range

Sep 2025 – Apr 2026

Topics

history, storytelling +76

Guests

Chris Smith +13 · last 16 eps

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Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
6/30/26	S2 Episode 10: Audience to Action: The Rise of Immersive Theatre✨	immersive theatreaudience participation+4	Fiona Porritt	Les Enfants TerriblesAlice’s Adventures Underground+2	London	immersive theatreaudience participation+6	—	1h 04m 52s
6/23/26	S2 Episode 09: Non-Conformity: Changing Britain’s Past and Heritage’s Future Part 2✨	nonconformitycommunity+4	Chris SmithSteve Pilcher	Historic Chapels Trust	—	nonconformist consciencechapels+4	—	1h 07m 39s
6/16/26	S2 Episode 08: Non-Conformity: Changing Britain’s Past and Heritage’s Future✨	nonconformityBritish history+4	Chris SmithSteve Pilcher	Historic Chapels TrustSongs of Praise	BritainBirmingham	nonconformityBirmingham+5	—	43m 08s
6/9/26	The History Myth Factory: Nelson, Blake and Who Gets to Be a Hero?✨	heroismmyth-making+4	Roy Clare	National Maritime Museum	—	Admiral Nelsonmyth-making+6	—	1h 21m 55s
6/2/26	S2 Ep 06 Beam Me Up...or Just Let Me Look: Space Beyond the Screen✨	astronomyspace exploration+4	Leigh VenusDan Pye	Kielder ObservatoryStar Trek+1	—	Kielder ObservatoryStar Trek+5	—	52m 10s
5/12/26	S2 Ep 05 Retail Revolutions: 250 Years of Museums, History and Shopping✨	museum retailAmerican independence+4	Melody Caban	GettyIndependence Day	BostonU.S.	museum gift shopconsumer identity+5	—	53m 13s
5/5/26	S2 Ep 04: Clutter and Collecting: The Hidden History of Stuff✨	collectinginheritance+4	Clarissa Levi	Sotheby'sMarie Kondo	—	inheritancecollecting+5	—	48m 47s
4/28/26	S2 Ep 03: Lights, Camera… Heritage? The Rise of Screen Tourism in the UK✨	screen tourismBritish heritage+4	Seren Welch	Downton AbbeySherlock+5	—	screen tourismheritage+5	—	45m 53s
4/21/26	S2 Ep 02: Rebels in Red: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Art That Changed Britain✨	Pre-RaphaelitesVictorian art+5	Dr. Alison Smith	Wallace CollectionPre-Raphaelite Brotherhood+2	—	Pre-RaphaelitesVictorian art+8	—	41m 50s
4/14/26	S2 Ep 01: Digging for Truth: Vikings, Blockbusters and the Reinvention of Archaeology with Dominic Tweddle✨	archaeologypop culture+4	Dominic Tweddle	British MuseumJorvik Viking Centre+1	Sutton HooCoppergate+1	archaeologyVikings+5	—	43m 31s
4/7/26	What’s Coming Up in Season 2 of HFFS!✨	historyart+5	Professor Dominic TweddleClarissa Levi	National Museum of the Royal NavyHistory FFS+2	—	historyart+5	—	2m 39s
3/31/26	Meet the Host of the HFFS Podcast!✨	historystorytelling+4	—	The Tricolor CollectiveLes Raconteurs+1	Toronto	historypodcast+5	—	1m 56s
3/24/26	Why Does The History For F**k’s Sake Podcast Exist?✨	historypodcast origins+3	—	—	—	historypodcast+3	—	1m 50s
2/17/26	Season 2 of History for F**k’s Sake is coming!✨	historyart+3	—	—	—	historyart+4	—	1m 26s
12/9/25	Ep 10: A BUG IN THE MACHINE: Family Folklore, DNA, and the Art & Science of History with Henry O’Keeffe✨	family folkloreDNA+5	Henry O’Keeffe	HarvardOscar Wilde’s salon	Ireland	computer bugIrish oral tradition+5	—	45m 03s
12/2/25	Ep 09: The Trumpet in the Gulf: A Soldier’s Score with Graham Brown✨	musicmilitary+4	Graham Brown	Bohemian RhapsodyTime	KenyaEdinburgh+1	trumpetGulf War+5	—	45m 29s