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William Wallace
William Wallace takes on the English invaders led by King Edward I!
26 Jul 2023,·16 mins
The battle of Mandalay and the New World screwworm
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
22 Aug 2026,·60 mins
Heroism
5. New Heroes
Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
01 Sep 2025,·28 mins
Kennedy and Khrushchev
10. Fallout
Can war be averted? The Cuban Missile Crisis reaches its climax
26 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Reflections: Series 4
Caroline Lucas
The former Green Party leader discusses power, getting arrested and listening to opponents
20 Jul 2026,·28 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
6. Moral Courage
Diane Foley must decide whether to face a man linked to her son’s murder - or not.
10 Feb 2026,·31 mins
Introducing: Undercover, The Spycops
An undercover police officer is unmasked by the friends and lovers he was sent to spy on.
24 Jan 2024,·5 mins
Episode 6 - The Return of the King
The brutal and bloody business of taking, and retaining, the Scottish Throne
29 Feb 2024,·37 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
The World of Our Making (AD 1914-2010)
Neil MacGregor completes his history of humanity, told through the objects it has made
03 Dec 2010,·60 mins
5. London Lives
London has witnessed cycles of disaster and plague. History’s lessons still resonate.
07 Nov 2025,·14 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
9. Our Legacy
A story of a shocking miscarriage of justice which led to the execution of Mahmood Mattan.
11 Nov 2022,·40 mins
Mary Seacole
Join Greg Jenner for a fun Homeschool History lesson on the life of Mary Seacole.
22 Mar 2021,·13 mins
Introducing Black Gold
Stories about the impact of Stanlow oil refinery on a community and landscape.
08 Feb 2024,·3 mins
Sheds
A boy scout assembles parts for the nuclear reactor he’s building in his mother’s shed.
22 Oct 2024,·27 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
The Blackout Ripper
The Killers and The Hangman
Marjorie Cummins is certain that her husband is innocent, but will the jury believe her?
27 May 2024,·30 mins
10. Legacy
Have new generations of Iraqis got the freedom they were promised?
24 Mar 2023,·19 mins
Cosy Mysteries
Cal Flyn's journey around mystery nears an end as the writer explores crime fiction.
20 Mar 2026,·14 mins
7. Road to the Past
Kavita meets some of the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine.
29 Aug 2024,·40 mins
10. Exile
The anti-communist chill drives countless Hollywood figures into career exile
25 Mar 2024,·38 mins
10. Fresh Hostilities
Sixty years on, the university is engaged in a new struggle over its history and identity.
24 Mar 2023,·14 mins
Ep 6: Afterlife
The last in the series in which Ian Hislop and Helen Lewis celebrate Orwell and Kafka.
09 Jun 2024,·28 mins
Episode 5: The Flickering
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
18 Jul 2025,·14 mins
Part Nine: Epilogue - 'Aberfan is different...'
55 years on, survivors of the disaster are looking to the future - as well as the past.
08 Dec 2021,·29 mins
The Looking Glass
Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
18 Oct 2024,·14 mins
Alex Scott
Presenter and former footballer Alex Scott delves into both sides of her family history.
30 Jun 2022,·54 mins
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Shiloh, American Civil War
29 May 2025,·36 mins
