BBC Sounds - History Podcasts

Bertolt Brecht

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

• 50 mins
• 25 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

The Blackout Ripper

"The Lady" of Gosfield Street

Margaret Lowe tries stay out of trouble - but trouble is never far away.

• 48 mins
• 22 Apr 2024

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. What is his real story?

• 54 mins
• 22 Apr 2024

Catherine the Great (Radio Edit)

Join Greg Jenner and his guests to learn about the life of Catherine II of Russia.

• 28 mins
• 19 Apr 2024

20. Manfred Gans and X Troop

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

• 30 mins
• 01 Apr 2024

Sarah Baartman's 200-year journey back home

The campaign to return Sarah Baartman to South Africa nearly 200 years after her death

• 9 mins
• 28 Apr 2024

George Harrison

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

• 47 mins
• 04 Apr 2024

The Fan Who Infected a Movie Star

Tragedy can be averted if we appeal to the better parts of human nature.

• 32 mins
• 12 Apr 2024

The Future

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

• 14 mins
• 19 Apr 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

Alex Higgins: The rock star snooker legend

How Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins brought new audiences to snooker with his playboy lifestyle

• 9 mins
• 20 Apr 2024

30. Difficult Women

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

• 28 mins
• 13 Mar 2024

5. Ghosts

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

• 28 mins
• 24 Mar 2024

10. Exile

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

• 38 mins
• 25 Mar 2024

Ebola outbreak and the Friendship Train returns

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes

• 50 mins
• 20 Apr 2024

Omnibus Week 2

The second week of Ian Hislop's quest to records of early English jokes.

• 57 mins
• 02 Feb 2024

The Nazis: The Beer Hall Putsch

German hyperinflation. The Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler’s trial.

• 55 mins
• 26 Jan 2023

6: Love in the Borderlands

A man and a woman meet and marry on Hadrian's Wall. Is it true love or exploitation?

• 28 mins
• 08 Nov 2023