{"podcast":{"title":"Dan Snow's History Hit","slug":"dan-snow-s-history-hit-483719","podcast_index_feed_id":483719,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/c939f8d1-c4bc-478e-8bb9-e5343f9a7ab5","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/dansnowshistoryhit/episodes/why-were-obsessed-with-ancient-egypt","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6215f67d4b795a40fffd3b2c/1723125486275-6a1ef96b-9474-4be2-bb87-7a9532f54a02.jpeg","author":"History Hit","episode_count":1527,"summary":"Historian Dan Snow journeys across the globe to tell the stories of history's defining moments. From the Colosseum in Rome to the Great Wall of China, the battlefields of Waterloo to the Tomb of Tutankhamun, join Dan as he explores the how and why of the greatest monuments, battles, heroes, villains and events that have shaped our world. New episodes on Mondays and Thursdays with bonus subscriber only episodes every other Friday. You can get in touch with us at ds.hh@historyhit.com A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts The Ancients, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets . Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T06:18:35.793889+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dan-snow-s-history-hit-483719"},"episode":{"title":"SAS Hijacked A Fascist Train To Liberate A Concentration Camp","slug":"sas-hijacked-a-fascist-train-to-liberate-a-concentration-camp","published_at":"2026-05-28T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dan-snow-s-history-hit-483719/sas-hijacked-a-fascist-train-to-liberate-a-concentration-camp","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dan-snow-s-history-hit-483719","url":"https://shows.acast.com/dansnowshistoryhit/episodes/wwiis-greatest-sas-mission-the-great-train-raid","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/dansnowshistoryhit/e/6a0c38e4130c794879b8f9cf/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=7yzyJqNeBHhduynB1GbQQAPvRpvKe85RwuVYYHhj1e0","summary":"Today, we uncover a forgotten SAS mission straight out of a war thriller: an elite unit jumps the chain of command and hijacks a 'pirate train', turning it into a weapon against fascist Italy. Their goal? To launch a surprise attack deep behind enemy lines on an Italian concentration camp and free its prisoners. Historian Damien Lewis joins us to reveal the breathtaking tale of WWII’s most cinematic untold raid. Damien is the author of 'SAS: The Great Train Raid' and 'SAS Great Escapes 5'. Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore. We need your help! Let us know what you want from Dan Snow's History Hit by filling in our anonymous survey here: https://forms.gle/PvgayWLkWGjYT4St6 Dan Snow's History Hit is now available on YouTube! Check it out at: https://www.youtube.com/@DSHHPodcast Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Today, we uncover a forgotten SAS mission straight out of a war thriller: an elite unit jumps the chain of command and hijacks a 'pirate train', turning i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2912,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dan-snow-s-history-hit-483719/episodes/sas-hijacked-a-fascist-train-to-liberate-a-concentration-camp/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dan-snow-s-history-hit-483719/sas-hijacked-a-fascist-train-to-liberate-a-concentration-camp.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}