History Hit is expanding its September podcast and YouTube output, with new series and episodes across history, mythology, ancient cultures and darker stories.
Dan Snow’s History Hit leads the podcast releases with Dan Snow Explains The Battle of Stamford Bridge and a YouTube exclusive, Historian Explains the Entire Bayeux Tapestry, both arriving on 2 September.
Dan and Gone Medieval host Matt Lewis examine the Bayeux Tapestry scene by scene, while the Stamford Bridge episode explores the battle between Harold Godwinson and Harold Hardrada.
Knights vs Ottomans: The Great Siege of Malta follows on 17 September, with Dan joined by Fort St Angelo curator Kirsty Grech to explore the 1565 conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St John.
The Ancients has two September releases. Out of Africa: Where Humans Began arrives on 6 September, with Tristan Hughes and palaeoanthropologist Professor Chris Stringer discussing fossils, ancient DNA and multiple human migrations.
Human Sacrifice in Ancient Britain follows on 20 September, examining archaeological evidence and the stories surrounding ancient British sacrifice with archaeologist Dr Miles Russell.
Gone Medieval will release The Sword in the Stone (& other Arthurian Myths) on 11 September, exploring the origins of the Arthurian legend.
Shakespeare’s Medieval Monarchs then runs across two episodes on 22 and 25 September, with Matt Lewis and Dr Eleanor Janega joined by Professor Emma Smith to examine Shakespeare’s depictions of Plantagenet rulers.
Not Just the Tudors will release Making of a Monster: The Henry VIII Story across four episodes from 7 to 17 September.
The series follows Henry VIII’s transformation from a Renaissance prince into an authoritarian monarch.
After Dark will begin its Spooky Season Begins series with three episodes on 7, 10 and 17 September.
The episodes cover medieval werewolf trials, England’s most haunted house and the murder of Bridget Cleary after she was accused of being a fairy.
Betwixt the Sheets will launch on YouTube on 8 September, with further episodes on 15, 22 and 29 September.
Kate Lister will explore subjects including medieval Europe’s biggest sex scandal, Roman orgies and Marie Antoinette.
History Hit’s streaming service will also feature 1066 – The Lost Battle on 3 September, The Bayeux Tapestry – Portrait of a Battle on 17 September and Pharaohs at the Frontier on 24 September.
American History Hit will release History of the Jersey Devil on 3 September, with Don Wildman examining the New Jersey folklore surrounding the creature.
Little Dot Studios will add further programming through its YouTube channels. Real Stories will publish The Journalist and her Jailers and Tales from Ground Zero on 1 September, followed by Surviving the Tsunami – My Atomic Aunt on 22 September.
The films cover subjects including Syria’s prison system, the September 11 attacks and the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Timeline will release The Marxists on 15 September, examining Karl Marx, capitalism, freedom and social inequality.
Together, the September schedule covers History Hit’s streaming service, its podcast network and YouTube output, alongside programming from Little Dot Studios’ Real Stories and Timeline channels.
