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Archive: Erasmus, the great Renaissance thinker
Misha Glenny selects a classic episode from the archive on the humanist scholar Erasmus.
21 Sep 2026,·42 mins
Taiwan: The Pacific Breaking Point
Will the world go to war over Taiwan? Experts from Taipei, Beijing and Washington explain.
20 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Series 13
Princess Diana
Was the people’s princess evil or a genius?
16 Sep 2026,·39 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
The Peasants' Revolt
The so-called Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was the first mass popular uprising in England.
21 Sep 2026,·51 mins
Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2)
Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss Benjamin Franklin.
18 Sep 2026,·69 mins
The History of Fandom, 1700-1900 (Radio Edit)
Join Greg Jenner and his guests to learn about the early history of fandom.
18 Sep 2026,·28 mins
A Leap of Faith From the Eiffel Tower
Can we learn anything useful from unorthodox experiments? Or are they just reckless?
18 Sep 2026,·31 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
The Value Crisis
3. Prompting a Crisis?
Will AI add value to our lives?
28 Sep 2026,·42 mins
History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
The Ovitz Family
How did a family of Jewish performers defy the odds and survive Auschwitz?
15 Sep 2026,·29 mins
Sex Work in Soviet Russia
What was sex work like under Communism?
15 Sep 2026,·41 mins
The Rise & Fall of Babylon
The story of an ancient superpower that gave us the blueprint for civilisation.
17 Sep 2026,·48 mins
Who Invented the “Whodunit”?
Uncover the perpetrators behind our love for a murder mystery.
17 Sep 2026,·37 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
Aviation Mysteries
The disappearances of the Flying Duchess of Bedford.
14 Sep 2026,·71 mins
The nightclub that changed Manchester
In 1962, the Reno became Manchester's first racially inclusive nightclub
21 Sep 2026,·10 mins
Would You Rather Be On The Titanic Or In Pompeii?
And other disastrous historical dilemmas.
Origins of the French Revolution
In 18th century France, what turned hunger into uprising, frustration into revolt?
21 Sep 2026,·54 mins
1828: Playing with Fire
1828, Vienna. Virtuoso violinist Paganini puts the soloist centre-stage.
19 Sep 2026,·56 mins
6. By the Time You Get This Letter
Were their deaths, and these letters, their final creative collaboration?
08 Sep 2026,·42 mins
Norway's teacher resistance and Ireland's deadly nightclub fire
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
19 Sep 2026,·60 mins
Sheds
A boy scout assembles parts for the nuclear reactor he’s building in his mother’s shed.
22 Oct 2024,·27 mins
100 Objects #18: Hair Relaxer
How one ubiquitous American product built empires and harmed Black women.
18 Sep 2026,·35 mins
September 21st - September 27th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
23 Sep 2026,·6 mins
Tito Part 5: The Sun King
Tito becomes an international celebrity with a jet-set lifestyle.
15 Jul 2026,·56 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
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
No World Order
6: A Multipolar World
Where next for the rules-based order?
31 Aug 2026,·35 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
