History's Last Stand with Michael Bird

Artemis, Paul and “saved through childbearing” | Sandra Glahn

23 Sep 2026
2586

Why does Paul say women will be “saved through childbearing”? Mike Bird is joined by Dr Sandra Glahn, author of Nobody’s Mother, to explore Artemis of Ephesus, one of the ancient world’s most powerful goddesses. They uncover a cult intertwined with...

Bonhoeffer’s legacy: The martyr the Nazis couldn’t silence

17 Sep 2026
1288

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed by the Nazi regime in April 1945. But his death was only the beginning of his extraordinary influence.In the final episode of this three-part series, Mike Bird talks to Bonhoeffer expert John McCabe about what happene...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s final days: Did he really plot to kill Hitler?

10 Sep 2026
2710

Mike Bird continues his conversation with historian John McCabe, tracing Bonhoeffer’s involvement in the German resistance and reconstructing the extraordinary final days before his execution.Bonhoeffer had once seriously considered studying nonviole...

Bonhoeffer Historian: "The Film Invented A Different Man"

3 Sep 2026
2317

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a pastor, theologian and opponent of Hitler who was executed by the Nazis aged just 39. But has the Bonhoeffer of history become obscured by the Bonhoeffer of legend?Mike Bird is joined by historian John McCabe for the first o...

Has Christianity forgotten its own history? Why the past still matters

27 Aug 2026
1978

What happens to Christianity when Christians forget their own past?Historian Sarah Irving-Stonebraker joins Mike Bird to argue that losing touch with 2,000 years of Christian history can leave faith vulnerable to consumerism, celebrity culture and ev...

Why history matters in an ahistorical age | Sarah Irving-Stonebraker

20 Aug 2026
2930

What happens to a society when it forgets its history, or rewrites the past to serve the politics of the present?Historian and Priests of History author Sarah Irving-Stonebraker joins Mike Bird to explore why history departments are disappearing, why...

Who seized Alexander the Great’s empire?

12 Aug 2026
2439

Alexander the Great is dead, but the struggle for his empire is only getting bloodier. Mike Bird and Tristan Hughes trace the rise of Antigonus, Seleucus, Ptolemy and Cassander as alliances collapse, royal heirs are murdered and rival generals declar...

Alexander’s empire implodes

5 Aug 2026
1836

Alexander the Great is dead, and his generals are tearing his empire apart. In episode two of History’s Last Stand, Mike Bird and historian and The Ancients podcaster Tristan Hughes explore the brutal struggle for power that followed Alexander’s deat...

Tristan Hughes joins Mike Bird to uncover the Wars of the Successors

29 Jul 2026
2275

History is under siege, and Mike Bird is taking a stand. In the launch episode of Premier Unbelievable’s podcast, the host of Ask NT Wright Anything joins Tristan Hughes, presenter of The Ancients, to explore the violent aftermath of Alexander the Gr...

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