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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.6

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful company. Quick to take your money. Keen to keep on taking your money. Excellent at overcharging you. Rubbish at giving your money back or even acknowledging emails. Awful, awful, awfu... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It's nice to have access to a range of short 'explainer' type videos and I enjoy the longer more 'in depth' ones to get into topics I'm interested in. I've enjoyed the James Holland series on the Ital... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Overall I enjoy History Hit. Two requests: stop interrupting women guest historians and listen more as you do with male guest historians; level the audio - I couldn't watch the Lucy Worsley episode... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love history, so it’s always fun getting insights into many different topics with new refreshing viewpoints. Whether separating myth from facts or exploring myths to see how much truth is in them I... See more

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At History Hit, we are passionate about the past and aim to bring it new audiences across modern channels and new mediums. We have over 600 video programmes on our Subscription Video on Demand service, 1,000+ podcast episodes across 5 unique shows and over 5,000 history and related travel articles. We recently relaunched our SVOD platform at access.historyhit.com bringing you a vast range of historical documentaries, interviews with leading historians and podcast episodes


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3.6

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

useless

content choice seemed to be ok, but I could never access any of it beyond the first video I watched. Even though I had a subscription, a trial subscription, I could never watch anything without receiving a message that I needed a subscription. I cancelled before the trial was over.

3 January 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I enjoy the videos

I enjoy the videos, but you need more content. Get Lucy Worsley involved. Love her videos. Stop duplicating titles under different categories, it’s redundant.

27 February 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been listening to free versions…

I have been listening to free versions of "The Ancients" and "Gone Medieval" for over a year and loved them.

For my Birthday I asked my wife to buy me a subscription to History Hit and its fantastics. Not only can I listen to all their podcasts ad-free, but I now have access to a lot of great programmes on my TV via their History Hot app.

Its a great gift for anybody who likes history

27 February 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

more world history, please

I have found a lot of interesting, well-done programs. I understand the company is based in Britain, and I do like British history, but being in the U.S., I would like to see more U.S. history and world history documentaries. I think History Hit could grow its audience doing that.
My one pet peeve is that closed captioning is not available on all the programs.

26 February 2025
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Very poor experience

I signed up for 7 day free trial and cancelled before trial was up and didnt feel there was enough content to make the monthly cost worthwhile.
I received an email confiming the cancellation but have had 2 payments taken for £7.99!!
Ive emailed support at history hit twice and neither email has been answered.

23 February 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great way to learn the history I missed at school.

I particularly love listening to the podcasts while I’m working out. It makes me feel that my time is being better spent. I love the interviews with war veterans - gives you a great idea of what went on behind the scenes. The “Dear John” letters one was really fascinating.

21 February 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A "must"for history lovers

TV quality programmes from the most well known historians. Factually excellent but an easy to understand and entertaining format. All periods of history covered from the pyramids to WW2.

22 February 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A gold mine for history fans!

I absolutely love history hit! Don’t really watch any other TV now! The documentaries are brilliant and there’s a wide range of topics to choose from. Likewise with the podcasts. I personally love ‘after dark’ and ‘betwixt the sheets!’ The presenters are knowledgable and engaging and make the topics interesting and fun. Shout out to Drs Kate Lister and Eleanor Janega who are both brilliant and hilarious! Some of the documentaries are shorter than expected but that’s great as you can watch a couple before bed! If you love history, this is the subscription for you!

22 February 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love the Gone Medieval podcasts

I love the Gone Medieval podcasts! Both hosts are knowledgeable and engaging. Even the topics I wouldn't necessarily choose are interesting and I always learn something. Give it a try!

21 February 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fascinating and Compelling

The content is exceptionally interesting and engaging. Tons to learn for anyone interested in history. The presenters and guests are so knowledgeable. I come away from every episode feeling enlightened and entertained. It's really been a great find for me. I started with The Ancients and have branched out from there. I just love it. I'm in catch up mode and listen to multiple podcasts per day.

17 February 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Slow to navigate

I love the breadth of programmes on History Hit and would be an avid viewer HOWEVER trying to navigate on the current platform is so slow it's like pulling teeth ! I eventually lose the will to live and look for history documentaries offered on other channels. So I doubt I'll renew my annual subscription.

9 February 2025
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