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Dan Snow, Synchronised Swimming Confession, History of the Shipping Forecast

Historian and broadcaster Dan Snow discuss his upcoming tour - An Evening With The 'History Guy'.

Historian and broadcaster Dan Snow will embark on his first UK theatre tour this summer.

An Evening With The 'History Guy' will see Dan share memorable anecdotes from his career as a historian and broadcaster. Every show will have its own exclusive 'local' element that will see Dan present historical facts about each town and area on the tour.

Dan attributes his love of history to his childhood when he recalls spending weekends being taken to castles, battlefields, country houses and churches. Dan went on to study history at Oxford University. During his stint at Oxford he also rowed in the Boat Race three times!

When Dan left Oxford he started presenting history programmes with his father, broadcaster Peter Snow. Over the years Dan has made programmes on a number of historical topics and has presented shows such as Armada, Grand Canyon and Vikings. He has written or contributed to several books including Death or Victory, the story of the siege of Quebec in 1759, The World's Greatest Twentieth Century Battlefields and most recently The Battle of Waterloo Experience.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Cher

    Love & Understanding

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
  • Liam Gallagher

    Paper Crown

    • As You Were.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 004.
  • Huey Lewis and the News

    Back In Time

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Capitol.
  • Keith Urban

    The Fighter (feat. Carrie Underwood)

    • Ripcord.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 001.
  • The Stranglers

    No More Heroes

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Calum Scott

    You Are The Reason

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Enola Gay

    • Into The Eighties - Various Artists.
    • Global Television.
    • 3.
  • Rod Stewart

    The Motown Song

    • Rod Stewart - Vagabond Heart.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Marshmello & Anne-Marie

    Friends

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Propellerheads

    History Repeating (feat. Shirley Bassey)

    • (CD Single).
    • Wall Of Sound Recordings.
  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    It's A Beautiful World

    • Who Built The Moon?.
    • Sour Mash.
  • ABBA

    Waterloo

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 019.
  • Millie Jackson

    My Man, A Sweet Man

    • Soul Girls (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.
  • Dio

    Evil Eyes

    • Diamonds: The Best Of Dio.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 6.
  • Tracy Chapman

    Fast Car

    • Tracy Chapman.
    • Elektra.

Broadcast

  • Wed 7 Mar 2018 17:05