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Bertolt Brecht

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 20th-century German playwright.

• 50 mins
• 25 Apr 2024

China

The First Emperor

Misha Glenny on where China came from and what it is now.

• 42 mins
• 22 Apr 2024

Oliver Cromwell Part 2: Civil War Across the Realms

The English Civil War. Cromwell proves himself to be an outstanding military commander.

• 53 mins
• 24 Apr 2024

Washing Up

A summit between Henry VIII and his French counterpart leaves a mountain of dirty dishes.

• 30 mins
• 23 Apr 2024

Finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay

One man has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Paraguay's dictatorship

• 9 mins
• 29 Apr 2024

The Fraudster's Guide to Magic Money

How do pyramid and ponzi schemes snowball out of control?

• 60 mins
• 26 Apr 2024

The History of Kung Fu (Radio Edit)

Join Greg and his guests to learn about the surprising history of kung fu.

• 28 mins
• 26 Apr 2024

The Blackout Ripper

Shootout at the Dress Shop

Doris Staples doesn't want to see Private John Waters any more... but he has other ideas.

• 45 mins
• 29 Apr 2024

20. Manfred Gans and X Troop

An elite secret unit of Jewish commandos take on the Nazis.

• 30 mins
• 01 Apr 2024

The Global Jigsaw: Deconstructing Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’: Part two

The loose coalition of allies and proxies, sworn against Israeli and US influence

• 51 mins
• 27 Apr 2024

The Korean War

The Korean War led to 2.5 million deaths, and almost a third world war. What is the story?

• 51 mins
• 29 Apr 2024

George Harrison

Daliso Chaponda, Catherine Bohart & Rachel Parris explore the enigma of the Quiet Beatle.

• 47 mins
• 04 Apr 2024

The Future

Considering the recent history of Africa and looking ahead to the continent's future.

• 14 mins
• 19 Apr 2024

Thirty years since the first free elections in South Africa

Max Pearson presents a collection of this weeks Witness History Episodes

• 51 mins
• 27 Apr 2024

Britain at Sea: Omnibus

New Britain, New Navy

Lord West concludes his history by examining the period since the end of Empire.

• 58 mins
• 20 Jun 2014

30. Difficult Women

Lucy Worsley, Professor Rosalind Crone and Helen Lewis discuss the cases.

• 28 mins
• 13 Mar 2024

10. Exile

The anti-communist chill drives countless Hollywood figures into career exile

• 38 mins
• 25 Mar 2024

5. Ghosts

Three million people died - but why are they not better remembered?

• 28 mins
• 24 Mar 2024

5. Deal or No Deal

Will frantic efforts to get a deal over pit closures bring the strike to an end?

• 32 mins
• 23 Apr 2024

Scouting Liverpool's greatest generation

In 1967, Geoff Twentyman joined Liverpool as a chief scout

• 8 mins
• 27 Apr 2024