Which history podcast is co-hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook?

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The history podcast co-hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook is The Rest Is History.

The show launched in November 2020 and is produced by Goalhanger Podcasts. Holland is a historian and author known for books on the ancient world and Christianity, while Sandbrook is a modern British historian, author and broadcaster. Their contrasting specialties help the podcast range widely across periods and places.

Episodes combine research with conversational debate, covering subjects such as the Roman world, the Second World War, the French Revolution and famous political figures. The title is also a common phrase meaning that later events are already known, but it is the podcast's formal name—not a description of every history programme.

A frequent mix-up is confusing it with The Rest Is Politics, another Goalhanger show. The two titles share a production company and a similar conversational style, but The Rest Is History focuses on historical subjects and is presented by Holland and Sandbrook.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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