Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe 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…
2 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…
2 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…
2 months, 2 weeks 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…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How do you solve a problem like Napoleon?
Episode 2450
In the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, it fell to Britain to maintain the balance of power in continental Europe – but how could a small island man…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What does history teach us about protest?
Episode 2449
The past 12 months have seen protests around the world make headlines and dominate social media feeds. But how have such popular demonstrations chang…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Hatshepsut: life of the week
Episode 2448
Hatshepsut is one of ancient Egypt’s most extraordinary figures: a pharaoh who deftly asserted her right to the throne, reigned over an era of prospe…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Tragedy and triumph: a 500-year history of Mexico
Episode 2447
The chaos of the Spanish conquest, the humiliation of military defeat to the United States, the disruption of the revolution… Mexican history is ofte…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Jane Austen’s final chapter – and lasting legacy
Episode 2446
What does Austen’s later writing tell us about her changing ideas? And what factors contributed to her death? In this fourth and final episode of our…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Prophetesses & she-preachers of the 17th century
Episode 2445
A prophetess who warned Oliver Cromwell against killing the king. A Yorkshire maidservant who gained an audience with the Ottoman Sultan. The religio…
2 months, 3 weeks ago