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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
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
Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly was a trailblazer, who became one of the most famous journalists on earth.
10 Aug 2026,·46 mins
Proceed with Caution - Pascal's Guide to Podcasts
Pascal Wyse shows Tim how the audio magic happens.
14 Aug 2026,·24 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
1808: Yes, we will have a pianoforte
1808, Hampshire. Jane Austen joins a growing craze for the pianoforte.
22 Aug 2026,·56 mins
The Truth about Adam & Eve
What really went down in the Garden of Eden?
11 Aug 2026,·44 mins
The Fall of the Ancient Maya
What happens when a civilisation at its peak begins to fail?
13 Aug 2026,·54 mins
Most Famous Murder In Ancient Egypt
Who was behind the plot?
13 Aug 2026,·64 mins
No World Order
6: A Multipolar World
Where next for the rules-based order?
31 Aug 2026,·35 mins
Recluses
Nikola Tesla
Is the mind of Nikola Tesla worthy of such an extensive legacy?
14 Aug 2026,·14 mins
True Crime: Medici Murder at the Louvre
How did the assassination of a hated royal favourite unleash mob violence?
10 Aug 2026,·51 mins
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship
14 Aug 2026,·10 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
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 Mau Mau uprising and man-eating lions
A collection of the week's Witness History episodes
15 Aug 2026,·60 mins
Black Death in Bedfordshire
Nat explores how the 1349 Plague left ghost villages and towns in it's wake.
03 Aug 2026,·65 mins
August 10th - August 16th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
12 Aug 2026,·5 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
Burnham's Pledge
Andy Burnham has pledged to tackle rough sleeping before. Can it work this time?
09 Aug 2026,·28 mins
El Chapo Part 7: The Curtain Falls?
A desperate flight through a sewage pipe is not enough to deliver El Chapo to freedom.
17 Jun 2026,·29 mins
Why do Brits love tea? (from Here For The History)
Historians Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson explore the origins of the British love of tea.
21 Jul 2026,·32 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
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
10. Rival Visions
Where next for the future of the green movement?
10 Jul 2026,·14 mins
1939 and 2026: The Furies of War
The story of the residents of Weimar during the rise and reign of Hitler
22 May 2026,·14 mins
