{"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":"The Great Fire of London","slug":"the-great-fire-of-london","published_at":"2026-06-01T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dan-snow-s-history-hit-483719/the-great-fire-of-london","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dan-snow-s-history-hit-483719","url":"https://shows.acast.com/dansnowshistoryhit/episodes/the-great-fire","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/dansnowshistoryhit/e/6a18562999c6430ed7c566e4/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=VAp2Zv_zLuw07mbMLU55L96OT7gd5VhWR8Ej6uW37Dc","summary":"In the early hours of September 2, 1666, a small fire broke out on the ground floor of a baker's house in Pudding Lane. In five days, that small fire would devastate the third-largest city in the Western world. Adrian Tinniswood is a historian, teacher and writer. Adrian joins Dan to explore the cataclysm and consequences of the Great Fire of London. Together, they piece together the story of the Fire and its aftermath - the panic, the search for scapegoats, and the rebirth of a city. This episode was first released in 2024. You can find the History Hit Voicemaps Tours here: https://voicemap.me/publisher/history-hit 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 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":"In the early hours of September 2, 1666, a small fire broke out on the ground floor of a baker's house in Pudding Lane. In five days, that small fire woul…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1867,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dan-snow-s-history-hit-483719/episodes/the-great-fire-of-london/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/the-great-fire-of-london.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}