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Shakespeare
No single writer has shaped the way we speak and think more than William Shakespeare.
17 Oct 2025,·51 mins
The House at Number 48
The Last Eisner
Antony's family's prized art work was stolen under the Nazis. Can he get it back?
31 Oct 2025,·14 mins
The First World War: The Battle of the Frontiers (Part 2)
The bloody Battle of the Frontiers
17 Oct 2025,·56 mins
Episode 5
Andrew Ross Sorkin’s gripping account of the greatest crash in Wall Street History.
17 Oct 2025,·14 mins
Griselda Blanco
Peter Rethinasamy, Laura Smyth and Rachel Fairburn dissect ‘The Godmother’.
15 Oct 2025,·29 mins
Alexandre Dumas (Radio Edit)
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about acclaimed French novelist Alexandre Dumas.
17 Oct 2025,·27 mins
Thomas Hardy's Poetry (Archive Episode)
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hardy's goal of being a great poet and how he succeeded.
16 Oct 2025,·50 mins
Colonel Gaddafi Part 4: The Munich Olympic Massacre
In 1972, at the Munich Olympic Games, a festival of sport becomes a terrifying nightmare.
15 Oct 2025,·38 mins
The Battle of Hastings
Dan tells the dramatic story of 1066.
Reissue: Haunted Cinemas with Danny Robins
Ahead of the new episodes, we're resurrecting one of our most-loved classics...
17 Oct 2025,·82 mins
History's Toughest Heroes
Kitty O’Neil: Hollywood's Real Wonder Woman
How did a deaf woman defy the odds to become a Hollywood stuntwoman?
14 Oct 2025,·28 mins
Vanity of Henry VIII with Kate Lister
With six wives, Henry VIII must have had something going for him, right?
16 Oct 2025,·44 mins
The Inventor Who Almost Ended the World
Thomas Midgley’s inventions harmed millions, but could they have been foreseen?
13 Oct 2025,·35 mins
Child soldier to sky runner
Mira Rai served in the Nepalese civil war as a teenager before becoming a sky runner
18 Oct 2025,·10 mins
Who Was The Naughtiest Pope In History?
Sex, scandal and ... the Sacraments? Meet Pope Alexander VI.
17 Oct 2025,·50 mins
Who Was Ancient Rome's Darkest Emperor?
A shocking exploration of one of Rome's darkest Emperors.
16 Oct 2025,·42 mins
Jung Chang and Jon Halliday published their biography of Chairman Mao in 2005.
10 Oct 2025,·14 mins
October 13th - October 19th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
17 Oct 2025,·5 mins
Omar Sharif stars in Lawrence of Arabia
Egyptian film star Omar Sharif made his Hollywood debut in Lawrence of Arabia in 1962.
02 Nov 2025,·10 mins
Sanctuary: An Act of Defiance
6. Requiem
Karen plots Viraj’s escape from Sri Lanka as a new posting is troubling for Father John.
30 Sep 2025,·29 mins
6. The Reunion
Jake and Debbie travel to Helsinki for Debbie and Natasha's first meeting in 50 years.
30 Sep 2025,·42 mins
Series 2
Useless Men Jokes
Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
05 Sep 2025,·14 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
50. Swindling Superpowers
Lucy Worsley, Rosalind Crone and Naomi Alderman unpack Lady Swindllers’ super powers.
15 Jul 2025,·29 mins
Titanic: Ship of Dreams
13. Raise the Titanic
Experts weigh the legacy and ponder the future of the most infamous ship in history.
01 Jul 2025,·50 mins
Heroism
Introducing The Fort from The History Podcast
A mission gone wrong. A daring rescue attempt. Told by the soldiers who were there.
23 Sep 2025,·3 mins
The Trip
10. Unknown unknowns
What more is there to learn about psychedelics? Tim Hayward makes a case for curiosity.
01 Sep 2025,·14 mins
Peak Danger
8. Only The Mountain Knows
In the long, dark shadow of K2, the surviving climbers try to rebuild their lives.
20 Jan 2025,·30 mins
Episode 5: Redesigning Research
Bespoke therapy opens up a new avenue in the fight against bacterial infection.
03 Oct 2025,·14 mins
Live at Hay Festival
Presenter Gabriel Gatehouse and producer Lucy Proctor discuss the second series.
23 Jun 2025,·62 mins
Nordic Noir and the Moomins
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes about writers.
18 Oct 2025,·60 mins