Dan Snow: I'd die if my kids said they wanted to be broadcasters

Dan Snow makes history exciting. Whether it’s through his
award-winning documentaries, bestselling books, or popular
podcast History Hit, he has a gift for bringing the past to life
and showing us why it still matters today.


Coming from a family of celebrated journalists—his father is
broadcaster Peter Snow and his mother is Canadian journalist Ann
MacMillan - Dan was immersed in storytelling from an early age.
But what sets him apart isn’t just his passion for history, it’s
his ability to look ahead. Spotting how storytelling and
broadcasting were changing, he launched History Hit, a streaming
platform that’s redefined how we engage with history.


In this episode, Dan talks about growing up in a journalist
household, his dad’s attempt to steer him away from broadcasting
and why he decided to break away from traditional media. Dan’s
new book The Story of England: The Making of a Nation is out now.