Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy Belgian agents risked their lives spying for Britain
Episode 2460
In the chaotic opening months of the First World War, Britain's intelligence services were desperate to learn where the Germans would attack next. En…
6 months ago
How tanks redefined warfare
Episode 2459
From the mud-churned battlefields of the First World War to the high-stakes clashes of the Cold War, the tank has shaped the course of conflict like …
6 months ago
Robert McNamara: life of the week
Episode 2458
Robert McNamara is best remembered as a key architect of the Vietnam War, a man who pushed for military escalation as thousands died on all sides of …
6 months ago
The road to the Holocaust
Episode 2457
In his latest book, The Hitler Years: Holocaust 1933–1945, Frank McDonough offers a heart-rending year-by-year narrative of the Nazis' escalating per…
6 months ago
The final days of Pompeii
Episode 2456
The Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum were wiped off the map within 24 hours of Vesuvius erupting, buried under volcanic debris that would entom…
6 months ago
Life in the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain
Episode 2455
In the eyes of a German fighter pilot in the skies over English Channel in 1940, the Battle of Britain was as much a struggle of human endurance as i…
6 months, 1 week ago
The hidden history of US immigration detention
Episode 2454
The roots of immigration detention in the US stretch back over a century. Speaking to Elinor Evans, historian Brianna Nofil explores how the US built…
6 months, 1 week ago
Emperor Hirohito: life of the week
Episode 2453
While most of the other surviving Axis leaders were put on trial following the end of the Second World War, Japan's Emperor Hirohito never faced just…
6 months, 1 week ago
Secrets of the Romans' spectacular success
Episode 2452
How did a muddy settlement on the banks of the river Tiber grow into the greatest empire the world had ever seen? Who was the more diabolical: Caligu…
6 months, 1 week ago
Before the volcano: life in ancient Pompeii
Episode 2451
In AD 79, Pompeii and Herculaneum were subsumed by the eruption of Vesuvius, buried and preserved under metres of volcanic ash. Today, they are among…
6 months, 1 week ago