The Rest is History (podcast)

The Rest is History is a history podcast hosted by historian and author Dominic Sandbrook and popular historian Tom Holland.[1][2]

This article is about the British history podcast. For the Comedy Central special and album by Aaron Karo, see Aaron Karo. For the album by Same Difference, see The Rest Is History (Same Difference album). For the album by Jin (rapper), see The Rest Is History.

The podcast was launched in November 2020 and is produced by Goalhanger Podcasts. Goalhanger is owned by former England footballer Gary Lineker, and also produces the podcasts The Rest is Politics[3] and We Have Ways Of Making You Talk (Al Murray, James Holland).[4]

It is the highest ranked UK history podcast on Spotify and Apple, and in the top 10 in the US charts.[5] As of June 2023 it has 409 episodes and a rating of 9.7 on IMDb.[6] An article in The Times estimated Holland and Sandbrook make £70,000 per month from the podcast.[7]

References
  1. Cunliffe, Rachel (April 20, 2022). "The Rest is History is breathtaking in its scope".
  2. Marriott, James (May 24, 2023). "The Rest is History review — at last, history told the way I like it" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  3. White, Peter (17 June 2022). "Gary Lineker's Goalhanger To Expand Podcast Output After Signing With WME". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. https://wehavewayspod.com/
  5. "Listener Numbers, Contacts, Similar Podcasts - The Rest Is History". Rephonic.
  6. "The Rest Is History". November 2, 2020 – via IMDb.
  7. Glancy, Interview by Josh (July 2023). "How the Rest is History boys became podcast royalty".
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