History

History of Tea: Britain’s stolen brew

Join Greg and his guests to learn about the global history of tea.

15 Aug 2026,·54 mins

Invisible Hands: The American Century

4. Rolling Thunder

The story of the nerdy academic who led America to disaster in Vietnam.

18 Aug 2026,·33 mins

The Spanish-American War 1898

How a war that began in Cuba saw the US acquire the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico

15 Aug 2026,·49 mins

No World Order

6: A Multipolar World

Where next for the rules-based order?

31 Aug 2026,·35 mins

The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4)

The British nurse who become a key player in the Belgian Resistance to German occupation

14 Aug 2026,·62 mins

Series 13

Jilly Cooper

Was the sexed-up scribe evil, or a genius?

12 Aug 2026,·40 mins

Pride Before the Fall

Have we fallen out of love with Pride?

09 Aug 2026,·28 mins

Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí is one of the most recognisable and influential artists of the 20th century.

17 Aug 2026,·46 mins

Lady on Trial

Ladies in Court

Lucy Worsley, Professor Rosalind Crone and barrister Nneka Akodulu KC discuss the cases.

18 Aug 2026,·28 mins

Why Do We Have ‘Ugly’ Buildings?

How modern architecture swept Britain in the 20th century.

13 Aug 2026,·27 mins

Pauline Black of The Selecter on Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex

Famous people pick someone they love or admire.

17 Aug 2026,·28 mins

Proceed with Caution - Pascal's Guide to Podcasts

Pascal Wyse shows Tim how the audio magic happens.

14 Aug 2026,·24 mins

1808: Yes, we will have a pianoforte

1808, Hampshire. Jane Austen joins a growing craze for the pianoforte.

22 Aug 2026,·56 mins

Modern Haunted and Abandoned Places

Examining the ghosts of our more recent rural, urban and railway past

17 Aug 2026,·64 mins

Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist

Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011

17 Aug 2026,·10 mins

Most Famous Murder In Ancient Egypt

Who was behind the plot?

13 Aug 2026,·64 mins

The Fall of the Ancient Maya

What happens when a civilisation at its peak begins to fail?

13 Aug 2026,·54 mins

Anne Boleyn: Ambition or Faith?

Was Anne Boleyn a seductress, a schemer, or something far more radical?

17 Aug 2026,·46 mins

Recluses

Nikola Tesla

Is the mind of Nikola Tesla worthy of such an extensive legacy?

14 Aug 2026,·14 mins

Being Greek

BONUS: Mary Beard on Homer's Odyssey

Mary Beard talks to film director Uberto Pasolini about the power of Homer's Odyssey.

21 Jul 2026,·13 mins

The Truth about Adam & Eve

What really went down in the Garden of Eden?

11 Aug 2026,·44 mins

Episode 2

Day three, the halfway point of the walk, but the worst is yet to come.

21 Nov 2011,·30 mins

The Mau Mau uprising and man-eating lions

A collection of the week's Witness History episodes

15 Aug 2026,·60 mins

16/08/2026

Short stories based in 1950s Pembroke and a Welsh choir celebrating its 10th anniversary.

16 Aug 2026,·116 mins

100 Objects #13: The Sand Letters

How Julia Sand's 23 letters transformed a president and American politics forever.

14 Aug 2026,·46 mins

Real Vikings

10. 1066 and the Last Vikings

1066 ushers in the ultimate Norse showdown, bringing down the curtain on the Viking Age…

26 May 2026,·58 mins

The Balkans

The Birth and Death of Yugoslavia

Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans to report on the birth and death of Yugoslavia.

13 Apr 2026,·42 mins

Tito Part 5: The Sun King

Tito becomes an international celebrity with a jet-set lifestyle.

15 Jul 2026,·56 mins

The shops at the centre of London Punk in the 70s

Acme Attractions and BOY in Chelsea were centres of 'anti-fashion’ in the early 1970s.

10 Aug 2026,·15 mins

August 17th - August 23rd

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

19 Aug 2026,·5 mins