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Series 13
Sean Connery
Was the Hollywood heartthrob evil or a genius?
07 Oct 2026,·41 mins
The English Civil Wars, Part 2 of 2
How did Parliament’s victory give rise to deeper division and more radical politics?
05 Oct 2026,·48 mins
A Murderous Affair: The Habsburgs’ Greatest Scandal (Part 1)
Join Dominic and Tom as they unravel the mysterious tale that is the Mayerling Incident.
06 Oct 2026,·67 mins
Why are we obsessed with work?
The history behind our modern obsession with hard work.
08 Oct 2026,·37 mins
Megalosaurus: the first dinosaur to ever be scientifically named
The 'great lizard' that changed how we understood the history of life on our planet.
08 Oct 2026,·56 mins
History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
Madeleine Riffaud’s Defiant Resistance
A spirited young woman, intent on revenge, becomes a key player in the French Resistance.
06 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition
An extraordinary saga of endurance, mutiny and murder at the edge of the world.
08 Oct 2026,·50 mins
"You’re Not Howard Hughes!"
Hughes had an amazing life story... but he wasn't sharing his memories with anyone.
02 Oct 2026,·34 mins
October 5th - October 11th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
07 Oct 2026,·5 mins
Francis Galton (Radio Edit)
Join Greg and his guests in Victorian England to learn all about Francis Galton.
02 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Robespierre & Revolutionary Terror
How did the French Revolution, built on liberty, become ruled by fear?
05 Oct 2026,·67 mins
Sex Lives of the Samurai
Sex or war? What did the samurai do more of?
06 Oct 2026,·45 mins
The Hitler Diaries Scandal
10. Downfall
Andrew Hunter Murray tracks down Hitler’s faked diaries to the Bundesarchiv in Koblenz.
25 Sep 2026,·15 mins
How rats were trained to clear landmines
In 2004, the world's first team of rats were cleared to be used in demining operations
08 Oct 2026,·10 mins
5. A Reckoning
In Ben Macintyre's new book his Cold War story of espionage in 1980s Iran concludes.
18 Sep 2026,·13 mins
Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen
7. Vittorio Angelone's in his 20s
Can comedian Vittorio Angelone learn to like himself, after his tumultuous 20s?
02 Oct 2026,·15 mins
1846: A Birmingham Oratorio
1846, Birmingham. The premiere of Mendelssohn's Elijah puts the city on the musical map.
10 Oct 2026,·56 mins
What Did The Vikings Do With Their Dead?
The world of Viking death rituals will amaze you.
08 Oct 2026,·55 mins
America’s Gerrymandering Arms Race
What if you could map the outcome of an election before a single vote was cast?
04 Oct 2026,·28 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
Tito Part 5: The Sun King
Tito becomes an international celebrity with a jet-set lifestyle.
15 Jul 2026,·56 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
Bonus: ‘I had to run’- A Mother’s Story
After 50 years, we share the mother and son reunion that seemed impossible.
11 Mar 2026,·36 mins
Sulawesi's historic cave art and the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
03 Oct 2026,·60 mins
Introducing... The Haunted Library
The Haunted Library is open. Come in. Stay a while.
22 Sep 2026,·38 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
6. By the Time You Get This Letter
Were their deaths, and these letters, their final creative collaboration?
08 Sep 2026,·42 mins
William Wallace
William Wallace takes on the English invaders led by King Edward I!
26 Jul 2023,·16 mins
Putin and the Apartment Bombs
7. Hindsight
Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
12 Jan 2026,·33 mins
No World Order
6: A Multipolar World
Where next for the rules-based order?
31 Aug 2026,·35 mins
