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Winter Warmer 2026

28 December 2025 – 11 February 2026

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Alice Roberts, Lyse Doucet, Frank Skinner, Michael Heseltine, Celia Imrie, David Olusoga, Alan Johnson, Tracy Borman, Alice Loxton , Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Greg Jenner, Vince Cable, Hallie Rubenhold, Olivette Otele and Jeremy Hunt are just a handful of the 70 outstanding historians, actors, broadcasters and politicians taking part in our carefully curated online festival.

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Join us for 50 inspiring events broadcast over 25 days, all from the comfort of home. With six weeks to catch up and view them all, you can settle in this winter and enjoy the very best in history, ideas and debate.

 

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Frank Skinner, Alice Roberts, Celia Imrie, Alan Johnson, Lyse Doucet, David Olusoga, Olivette Otele, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Heseltine, Greg Jenner, Vince Cable and Peter Frankopan were just some of the top historians, actors, broadcasters and authors who joined us at the recent Autumn festival! 

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2025 – 2026 Events

December

sun28dec2:00 pm3:00 pmAlice Robertsin conversation

sun28dec4:00 pm5:00 pmFrank SkinnerIn Conversation

mon29dec2:00 pm3:00 pmLyse Doucet A People’s History of Afghanistan

mon29dec4:00 pm5:00 pmDavid Olusogain conversation

tue30dec2:00 pm4:00 pmTracy BormanThe Stolen Crown: Death of the Tudor Dynasty

tue30dec4:00 pm5:00 pmHenry VIII's War on the Monasteries of Gloucester & the WestJames Clark

wed31dec2:00 pm4:00 pmLegenda: The Real Women Behind the Myths that Shaped EuropeJanina Ramirez

wed31dec4:00 pm5:00 pmThe Bayeux Tapestry: The Big QuestionsJanina Ramirez and David Musgrove

January

thu01jan2:00 pm3:00 pmPutin and the Return of History: How the Kremlin Rekindled the Cold War | The Winstone TalkMartin Sixsmith

thu01jan4:00 pm5:00 pmUnderstanding The Middle East: The Great BetrayalFawaz Gerges

fri02jan2:00 pm3:00 pmCelia Imrie & Fidelis Morgan

fri02jan4:00 pm5:00 pmSebastian FaulksFrom Birdsong to Charlotte Gray

sat03jan2:00 pm3:00 pmGreg JennerThe Stone Age Runs Wild

sat03jan4:00 pm5:00 pmSceptred Isle: A New History of the 14th CenturyHelen Carr

sun04jan2:00 pm3:00 pmAethelstan: The First King of EnglandDavid Woodman & Andrew Armstrong

sun04jan4:00 pm5:00 pmKing Offa & The Triumph of the Anglo-SaxonsMax Adams

mon05jan2:00 pm3:00 pmDoorway to the WorldOlivette Otele

mon05jan4:00 pm5:00 pmAlexandria: The City That Changed The WorldIslam Issa

tue06jan2:00 pm3:00 pmForgotten Churches: Exploring England’s Hidden TreasuresLuke Sherlock

tue06jan4:00 pm5:00 pmAndrew ZiminskiChurch Going: A Stonemason’s Guide to British Churches

wed07jan2:00 pm3:00 pmGloucestershire’s Hidden VikingsMark Horton

wed07jan4:00 pm5:00 pmBritain’s Greatest MegalithsMark Horton, Mike Pitts, & Fiona Robertson

thu08jan2:00 pm3:00 pmLaurence Llewelyn-BowenIn conversation with Janina Ramirez

thu08jan4:00 pm5:00 pmBerkeley Castle, Chavenage House & Highnam Court: Splendour and SecretsCharles Berkeley, Roger Head & Caroline Lowsley-Williams

fri09jan2:00 pm3:00 pmThomas More: Saint or Sinner?Joanne Paul

fri09jan4:00 pm5:00 pmSir Francis Drake & the Secrets of the SevernMark Horton

sat10jan2:00 pm3:00 pmTrump and Putin: A New World Order?David Omand, Uilleam Blacker & Sinclair McKay

sat10jan4:00 pm5:00 pmMalcolm X & the American Civil Rights MovementKehinde Andrews

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