History

Spanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essenti...

The HistoryExtra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conver...

The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the live...

Historian Dan Snow journeys across the globe to tell the stories of history's defining moments. From...

Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.

Big questions and theories explained in under 2 minutes from A History of Ideas on BBC Radio 4. Anim...

From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.

Discussion of religious movements and the theories and individuals behind them.

Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.

A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.

Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.

The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions

A journey through the myths and history of Ancient Greece and Rome for all the family.

Bletchley Park is the home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology...

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascina...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work of key philosophers and their theories.

Series 1 is a concise social and political history of England from the 5th to 11th centuries.Series...

A journey through the 5000 years of history documented by one of the world's oldest continuous civil...

The history of India told through the lives of 50 phenomenal people.

Tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Sy...

Listen to talks, discussions, lectures and other events presented by The National Archives of the Un...

The 'on this day in history' podcast, with a new episode every single day. Featuring historical even...

Forgotten stories from the pages of history. Join us for surprising and curious tales from the past...

The BBC World Service's wide range of documentaries from 2014.

The BBC World Service's wide range of documentaries from 2009.

The audio side of DamnInteresting.com: Legitimately intriguing true stories from history, science, a...

Making a selection of objects from the British Museum and collections across the UK, Neil MacGregor...

Step into the darker side of history with Once Upon A Crime, a true-crime podcast that delves...

Jonathan Freedland presents the series in which stories from the past are compared with current even...

The British Museum is famous for its objects, which represent over 2 million years of human history...

Histories of the Unexpected explores the past in ways that you never dreamt possible. Surely there’s...

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Historian Bettany Hughes goes beyond the delights of teas and topiary to explore ten inspiring Natio...

Art is the truest expression of the workings of the mind, free from learned language. More than that...

Comedian, podcaster and super-fan Iszi Lawrence (The Z List Dead List) presents snippets from the ex...

A fact based comedy podcast. Each week Melbourne comedians Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins and Dave Warne...

with Bestselling Author Steph Young: mesmerizing cases of Unexplained MysteriesYou hear hear these e...

Each week Emma Barnett meets the person at the heart of a news story to find out what really happene...

Sirens, a new podcast from the ladies of Bombshell, dissects the institutions of American power. Wit...

The UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Adam Lloyd, is a leading true crime podcast, with new episodes...