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Ancient to Recent 53 Episodes Jun 27, 2026

Ancient to Recent is a history podcast that explores how the past continues to shape our world today. From forgotten empires and overlooked revolutions to the hidden lives of historical figures, each episode takes a deep dive into the moments that mattered and the ones that should have. New episodes are released every week, based on real historical research and books, covering everything from ancient civilisations to modern events.

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The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann | Part 5 | Capture, Trial & Legacy | Ancient to Recent | Episode 56 Jun 27, 2026 00:51:39 In the conclusion of Ancient to Recent's Eichmann series, Israeli Mossad agents make their move, seizing Adolf Eichmann on a quiet Buenos Aires street and smuggling him out of Argentina under a forged identity.Inside the Mossad safe house, Eichmann is confronted with the evidence against him and slowly admits who he is. But with his family, former SS associates and Argentina's far-right ne
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann | Part 4 | The Trap is Set | Ancient to Recent | Episode 55 Jun 20, 2026 00:36:30 In this episode of Ancient to Recent we continue the story of the hunt for Adolf Eichmann as Mossad agents close in on one of the most wanted fugitives in the world.After years of rumours, false leads and dead ends, investigators finally begin to uncover compelling evidence that Adolf Eichmann is living in Argentina under the alias Ricardo Klement. What follows is a tense race against time as Isra
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann | Part 3 | Closing the Net | Ancient to Recent | Episode 54 Jun 13, 2026 00:38:13 In this episode of Ancient to Recent we continues the story of the hunt for Adolf Eichmann as a handful of determined investigators begin closing in on one of the most wanted men in the world.As Eichmann settles into life in Argentina under a false identity, survivors, prosecutors and Nazi hunters refuse to let his crimes be forgotten. From Buenos Aires to Frankfurt and Tel Aviv, a growing network
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann | Part 2 | Escape to Argentina | Ancient to Recent | Episode 53 Jun 6, 2026 00:41:54 In this episode of Ancient to Recent, we continues the story of the hunt for Adolf Eichmann as one of the architects of the Holocaust embarks on a desperate bid to escape justice and disappear from Europe forever.As Allied investigators, Jewish organisations and survivors begin uncovering the true extent of Eichmann's role in the Final Solution, the former SS officer adopts new identities and
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann | Part 1 | The Hunt Begins | Ancient to Recent | Episode 52 May 30, 2026 00:50:32 In this episode of Ancient to Recent, we begin the story of one of the most infamous manhunts in modern history: the search for Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi official who played a central role in orchestrating the Holocaust and then vanished into the shadows after the Second World War.The story opens on a cold evening in Buenos Aires in 1960, as a team of agents waits anxiously for a man who has spent
Suez Crisis 1956 | Part 4 | Back From the Brink | Ancient to Recent | Episode 51 May 23, 2026 00:43:28 In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson concludes the story of the 1956 Suez Crisis as Britain, France and Israel press forward with their invasion of Egypt, only to find military victory slipping into political disaster.British and French paratroopers land in Port Said, Israeli forces complete their advance across the Sinai and Gamal Abdel Nasser faces the darkest moments of his le
Suez Crisis 1956 | Part 3 | Operation Musketeer Begins | Ancient to Recent | Episode 50 May 16, 2026 00:42:01 In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson continues the story of the 1956 Suez Crisis as Britain, France and Israel launch their assault on Egypt.Israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai, British and French fleets move towards the Suez Canal and Gamal Abdel Nasser prepares Egypt for war. As Operation Musketeer begins, the secret conspiracy behind the invasion starts to unravel at the
Suez Crisis 1956 | Part 2 | The Conspiracy at Sevres | Ancient to Recent | Episode 49 May 9, 2026 00:39:11 In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson continues the story of the 1956 Suez Crisis as Britain, France and Israel move ever closer towards war.In secret meetings outside Paris, David Ben-Gurion, Moshe Dayan and Shimon Peres meet with British and French officials to lay out plans for a joint attack on Egypt. As tensions rise across the Middle East, Gamal Abdel Nasser’s growing influe
Suez Crisis 1956 | Part 1 | The Rise of Nasser | Ancient to Recent | Episode 48 May 2, 2026 00:48:08 In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson begins a new series on the Suez Crisis, exploring the collapse of European imperial power and the rise of a new global order.From the battlefields of the Second World War to the streets of colonial Algeria, the cracks in the old empires begin to show. As France struggles to maintain control and nationalist movements gain momentum, a new force
Stalin’s Shadow | Part 2 | The Struggle for Power | Ancient to Recent | Episode 47 Apr 26, 2026 00:59:03 In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson continues the story of the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin, as the struggle for power begins.As the regime stages a grand funeral to preserve the illusion of stability, figures like Georgy Malenkov, Lavrentiy Beria, and Nikita Khrushchev maneuver behind the scenes to claim control of the Soviet state.But beneath the surface, the empire
Stalin’s Shadow | Part 1 | The Final Days | Ancient to Recent | Episode 46 Apr 19, 2026 00:37:11 In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson begins a new series on the final days of Joseph Stalin.At the height of his power, the Soviet dictator who had ruled through fear, purges, and war suddenly lies stricken after a stroke in his dacha. As his inner circle, men like Lavrentyi Beria and Nikita Khrushchev, hesitate, delay, and quietly calculate their next moves, the fate of the Sovi
The Siege of Constantinople | Part 5 | The Fall of an Empire | Ancient to Recent | Episode 45 Apr 11, 2026 00:38:27 In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson concludes the dramatic siege of Constantinople.After weeks of relentless bombardment and failed assaults, Mehmed II launches his final, all-out attack. Wave after wave crashes against the shattered walls, as the exhausted defenders under Constantine XI Palaiologos fight to hold the line.But a series of crucial moments, a forgotten gate, the wo

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