History

Bob Dylan

Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is one of the most important recording artists on the planet.

20 Apr 2026,·49 mins

M.C. Escher

The graphic artist's amazing paradoxical world, and the interplay between maths and art.

16 Apr 2026,·55 mins

Real Vikings

4. The Wild East: Rise of the Rus

A Viking state is established - the Rus. It comes with a fearsome matriarch, Olga of Kyiv…

14 Apr 2026,·46 mins

Revolution in Iran: Death in the Desert (Part 4)

Join Dominic and Tom as they explore the Iranian Revolution climax and US hostage rescue.

17 Apr 2026,·67 mins

Nancy Reagan

Is the former First Lady Evil, or Genius?

15 Apr 2026,·37 mins

Haunted Pubs

Nat explores haunted pubs from Biggleswade.

13 Apr 2026,·68 mins

Mymba Kuera: The race to save wildlife at the Itaipu dam

In 1982, waters rose behind the Itaipu Dam, flooding the homes of thousands of animals

20 Apr 2026,·10 mins

Philippe, Duc d’Orléans (Radio Edit)

Join Greg and his guests to learn all about Philippe, Duc d’Orléans, brother of Louis XIV.

17 Apr 2026,·28 mins

1415: War, Pestilence and Sweet Sounds

The year is 1415. The Battle of Agincourt heralds a profound change in the sound of music.

18 Apr 2026,·56 mins

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

Felix Gallardo Part 1: The Mexican Godfather

Felix Gallardo is a deadly spider at the centre of a web of corruption.

15 Apr 2026,·36 mins

The Real Peaky Blinders

The gritty, complex reality of the Peaky Blinders.

16 Apr 2026,·37 mins

The Lovestruck Explorer's Deadly Guessing Game

Robert O'Hara Burke plans an expedition to map the mysterious blank in Australia.

10 Apr 2026,·37 mins

The Fabiola Rule

Brazilian skater Fabiola Da Silva on how she started competing against men in 2000

18 Apr 2026,·10 mins

Israel and the Palestinians

10: From 2010 to the present day

Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.

13 Apr 2026,·28 mins

Regime Change: From Stuart to Hanover

How did a distant German Protestant dynasty take the British throne from the Stuarts?

20 Apr 2026,·48 mins

Episode 3

Ali Ansari concludes his grand tour of Iranian history travelling from the 1700s to today.

09 Jul 2012,·28 mins

How Reading Made Us

3. How Reading Made Our Politics

Did reading create democracy? And what does it mean for our politics if reading dies out?

23 Mar 2026,·42 mins

The Dark Truth about the Haitian Revolution

Find out how this bloody Revolution began.

16 Apr 2026,·57 mins

The birth and death of Yugoslavia

The 74 year story of a country that fell in a terrible war by the reporter who was there

17 Apr 2026,·45 mins

History's Worst Breakups | Lord Byron vs. Lady Lamb

Was this the most fiery breakup in history?

14 Apr 2026,·57 mins

William Gladstone, four-time PM

Trevor Lyttleton picks William Gladstone, Victorian prime minister and tory turned liberal

20 Apr 2026,·28 mins

Series 4

60. True Crime on Trial

Lucy Worsley puts true crime on trial and asks are we so obsessed with true crime?

17 Feb 2026,·28 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

Winning the Booker Prize and discovering a lost fairytale

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.

18 Apr 2026,·60 mins

Rose Heilbron QC and The Cameo Murder

Can the first woman to lead a murder case in England prove herself in court?

31 Mar 2026,·28 mins

The President's Path: Trump's legacy

Will the war in Iran be President Trump's legacy?

17 Apr 2026,·24 mins

Putin and the Apartment Bombs

7. Hindsight

Who bombed the four apartment buildings?

12 Jan 2026,·33 mins

About the Girls: The Puberty Puzzle

Laura Foster asks why puberty is arriving earlier and what this silent shift could mean.

12 Apr 2026,·28 mins

April 20th to April 26th

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

24 Apr 2026,·5 mins