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The History Playlist
Dive into the best history podcasts from Radio 4.
The History Playlist
Welcome to The History Playlist - updated every Wednesday.
Emperor Constantine the Great: Christianity and the Roman Empire—You're Dead to Me
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about the Roman emperor, Constantine the Great.
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Eclipses—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scientific advances gained from studying eclipses.
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Who Invented the Weekend?—Here For The History
The story of why we get Saturday and Sundays off work each week.
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Lucy Meares and Sophia Richards - Transported Sisters—Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley, Lady on Trial
Lucy Worsley meets two sisters transported to Australia, for receiving stolen ribbons.
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Miss La La and Kaira Fly Through the Air—History's Heroes
A circus performer and her acrobatic partner defy convention to become icons of the ring
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5. The Psychology of Ignorance—Rory Stewart: The Long History of..., Ignorance
Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
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Actor Laurence Olivier with Derek Jacobi and Tim Walker—Great Lives
Famous guests nominate someone they love or admire.
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Oxus Chariot Model—A History of the World in 100 Objects, The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC)
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a tiny gold chariot from ancient Persia.
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The History Playlist
Updated every Wednesday.
