Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Stuarts: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2093
What do we know about James I's sexuality? How did Charles I squander his throne? How successful was the 'Glorious Revolution'? And why is the turbul…
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Hidden environmental histories of the last 500 years
Episode 2092
From the Mongol expansion to the world wars, and from colonialism to the slave trade, the biggest historical events of the past 500 years have reshap…
2 years ago
Ancient Egypt | 5. a lost world?
Episode 2091
Why are we still so obsessed with ancient Egypt? In this fifth episode of Ancient Egypt: the big questions, Emily Briffett is joined by curator and E…
2 years ago
Congo, Cold War & CIA plotting: the 1961 assassination that shook Africa
Episode 2090
Soon after gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the new Republic of the Congo was rocked by the assassination of its young firebrand leader, Pa…
2 years ago
Viking trade, Titanic and Olympic rings: history behind the headlines
Episode 2089
Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter discuss the historical news stories that have made headlines this month
In the latest episode of our monthly series chart…
2 years ago
How ancient India transformed the world
Episode 2088
From the Roman economy and Angkor Wat to the spread of Buddhism and the numerical system we use today, ancient India was one of the great seedbeds of…
2 years ago
The Hittites: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2087
The Hittites were one of the most powerful civilisations in the Near East, building a vast empire that encompassed much of modern-day Turkey. But asi…
2 years ago
The Iranian embassy siege: an SAS hostage drama in London
Episode 2086
In May 1980, TV coverage of the world snooker final was interrupted by live footage of men in black balaclavas abseiling down the walls of the Irania…
2 years ago
Ancient Egypt | 4. religion and death
Episode 2085
Nothing is more synonymous with ancient Egypt than mummification. But why was this postmortem practice actually performed? And what other rituals and…
2 years ago
Native Americans: a history of power and survival
Episode 2084
The story of Native American societies decimated by European arrival is a familiar one. But, while undoubtedly important, that’s only one part of the…
2 years ago