Dominic Sandbrook

British historian, author, and broadcaster. Co-host of The Rest Is History podcast alongside Tom Holland, and since February 2026 of The Book Club alongside Tabitha Syrett. His books include a multi-volume cultural and political history of postwar Britain (Never Had It So Good, White Heat, State of Emergency, Seasons in the Sun) and The Great British Dream Factory.

Sandbrook’s specialism is modern British history and politics, with a particular interest in popular culture, economics, and the texture of ordinary life. On The Rest Is History he typically brings the domestic political and economic context to Holland’s classical and imperial angles.

Shows

The Book Club — a weekly literary podcast from Goalhanger, one novel per episode, closing with the hosts’ ranking of the book out of ten. Free, on YouTube and all major platforms. YouTube channel: @TheBookClubPodHQ.

The Rest Is History — long-form historical conversations between Sandbrook and Holland, covering everything from ancient Persia and Rome to the Cold War, the Reformation, and beyond. Originally free; much content has moved behind the Podimo subscription. YouTube channel: @restishistorypod.

Episodes hosted

• Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett on Brave New World, Fordism, and Huxley's Ambivalent Dystopia (11 August 2026)
• Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett on 1984, Newspeak, and Orwell's Vision of Power for Its Own Sake (17 March 2026)
• Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook on Odysseus's Monsters, Greek Colonisation Anxieties, and the Slaughter of the Suitors (13 July 2026)
• Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook on the History of Wine, Terroir, and the Judgment of Paris (May 2026)