Podcast Episodes

The Mary Rose | TRAILER

What can a long-lost shipwreck reveal about Tudor England? Coming up on the HistoryExtra Podcast, we will be releasing a brand-new six-part series marks the fortieth anniversary of the raising of one…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Author, adventurer, archaeologist: Agatha Christie’s action-packed life

Episode 1444

Agatha Christie is known as the queen of crime fiction. But, as Lucy Worsley reveals, her life contained almost as much drama and mystery as her novels. Speaking to Rhiannon Davies, she reveals how C…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Tutankhamun | 5. Treasures of the tomb

Episode 1443

When Howard Carter cracked open Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, he marvelled at the “wonderful things” he had discovered. But what exactly were these “wonderful things” and what can they tell us about th…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

The Holocaust: a 21st-century view

Episode 1442

How has our understanding of the Holocaust changed over the decades? Professors Mary Fulbrook, Richard J Evans and Rebecca Clifford explore this question in a panel discussion recorded in association…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Russia’s national past: unpicking history from propaganda

Episode 1441

In order to understand modern Russia, historian Orlando Figes argues, you need to understand the country’s view of its own past. From Putin’s historical justifications for invading Ukraine to debates…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

15 minutes of fame: Malintzin, Aztec interpreter

Episode 1440

It’s the HistoryExtra podcast’s 15th birthday, and to celebrate, we’ve asked 15 historians to nominate a figure from history they think deserves their ‘15 minutes of fame’. In this episode, Dr Carol…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Ellis Island: everything you wanted to know

Episode 1439

Between the 1890s and 1920s, an estimated 12-13 million immigrants arrived in the United States via a vast processing centre on an island just off New York. But who were those immigrants? What did th…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

HistoryExtra Plus - Summer Listening Trailer

Would you like to make the most of the summer holidays with more fascinating historical conversations? Then subscribe to our premium podcast channel HistoryExtra Plus to get exclusive early access to…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

How nomads changed the world

Episode 1438

 Nomads have altered the shape of human history in many ways, but as societies that didn’t tend to leave a written record, their stories are often overlooked. Anthony Sattin seeks to rectify that, sh…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Tutankhamun | 4. The mystery of Nefertiti

Episode 1437

The striking bust of Nefertiti has captivated people since its discovery in 1912. But who was this queen? How powerful was she? And how was she related to Tutankhamun? In episode 4 of our series on t…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago