Top History Podcasts

On the surface, the Victorian age is one of propriety, industry, prudishness and piety. But scrat....

Jon Hamm leads an all-star cast that includes Kate Mara, Ana de la Reguera, John Slattery, and Bradley Whitford in the riveting true story behind the making of the one American movie the FBI never wanted you to see....

Narrated by award-winning actor Martin Sheen, The Home Front: Life in America During World War....

A crew of 47 aboard an Alaskan fishing boat ominously nicknamed “The Danger Ranger” had been counting on a final run deep into the Bering Sea as a last-ditch effort to save a mediocre fishing season....

No nos engañemos: las anécdotas bizarras de la historia de México y Latinoamérica no terminaron con la primera temporada....

We’ve all heard of fake news, but what about fake history? Dominic Sandbrook explores two and a half millennia of human history, traveling from the American Deep South to the air raid shelters of wartime Britain, to discover how the past has constantly been manipulated....

On New Year's Eve 1999, a young Vladimir Putin appeared on Russian TV screens â۠awkward, self....

An audio dramatisation of July 1914 Countdown to War by Sean McMeekin.....

Yes, it's a strange kind of history. And that’s the way Public Historian Greg Jenner likes it. Because, he says, how we sit, where we sit, what we do when we sit and what happens as a result of all that sitting says a lot about humans past and present....   

The future of democracy is uncertain. Populist world leaders are dominating headlines and creating a new kind of politics that challenges democratic values and the liberal order....

In Search Of Black History with Bonnie Greer brings you face-to-face with the people you n....

Ordinary people. Extraordinary stories. Listen to history's unsung heroes who changed the world, ....

As long as there have been humans, there have been LGBTQI+ people. From an 18th century gentleman’s servant known as 'Princess Seraphina', to a lesbian punk rocker in Malaysia, challenging her country’s homophobic laws today; queer life always finds a way....

Making sense of the British Empire's legacy... through the stories of people who lived through it....

A five part series exploring how the story of Western ideology may have unfolded differently in the 20th Century, based on the undelivered speeches of world leaders. Features academics, writers and historians talking to presenter Professor Suzannah Lipscomb....

Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed fictional character of all time, and he has been reimagined....

Crusading knights, Tudor monarchs, the D-Day landings and more. Travel back in time with some of ....

An audio dramatisation in 6 episodes of With Our Backs To The Wall: Victory and Defeat in 1918....

Why are humans seemingly hardwired to worship gold? It is unique amongst metals: it is malleable, it doesn’t tarnish, and it shines like nothing else. Over time it has come to symbolise wealth and status. It can represent goodness and fidelity but also greed and lust....

Legendary sprinter Michael Johnson embarks upon a personal journey through the history of protest in sport....