History

Special Episode: 1066 and the Battle of Hastings

Join Greg and his guests in medieval England to learn about the tumultuous events of 1066.

03 Sep 2026,·62 mins

9/11

The terrorist attack saw almost 3,000 people from 93 different countries lose their lives.

07 Sep 2026,·54 mins

All Kinds of Minds

3. Neurodivergence and Adulthood

Navigating neurodivergence in adulthood.

07 Sep 2026,·42 mins

Russell Kane on Iris Murdoch

Famous guests pick someone they love or admire... or both

07 Sep 2026,·27 mins

Evel Knievel Faces the Abyss

Evel Knievel, the world-famous daredevil, wants to leap over Snake River Canyon.

04 Sep 2026,·39 mins

History's Secret Heroes - Series 4

The Cockleshell Heroes

A marine’s madcap plan to attack German ships, using canoes.

01 Sep 2026,·28 mins

Series 13

Marquis de Sade

Was the masochistic mastermind evil or a genius?

02 Sep 2026,·44 mins

The Netherlands: The Revolt that Made The Modern World (Part 4)

Tom and Dominic discuss the national anthem with the deepest history, the Wilhelmus.

04 Sep 2026,·64 mins

The Hitler Diaries Scandal

Trailer

An astonishing tale of greed, obsession and mass delusion told by Andrew Hunter Murray.

07 Sep 2026,·2 mins

Edmund Halley & His Comet

How did a man who had a comet named after him change science forever?

07 Sep 2026,·56 mins

Surviving the Long March

In 1935, thousands who had followed Mao Zedong on the Long March struggled to survive

07 Sep 2026,·9 mins

The Brutal History of the First Warplanes

We explore the brutal reality of the First World War in the air.

03 Sep 2026,·51 mins

The Return of the Youth Club

Former youth worker and journalist Neil Maggs looks at the fall and rise of the youth club

06 Sep 2026,·28 mins

Archive: Plato's Republic

Misha Glenny picks a classic In Our Time episode: one of the greatest works of philosophy

13 Aug 2026,·50 mins

Why Do Scots Wear Tartan?

How this checked material became the symbol of a nation.

03 Sep 2026,·35 mins

1822: Opera Fever

1822, Vienna. Rossini fever sweeps the opera world.

12 Sep 2026,·56 mins

The Witch Men of Iceland

Find out about the men who burned as witches.

03 Sep 2026,·45 mins

Haunted Hospitals (The Ghosts of Former Medical Facilities)

When hospitals are abandoned or repurposed, do the ghosts of their past linger?

31 Aug 2026,·59 mins

No World Order

6: A Multipolar World

Where next for the rules-based order?

31 Aug 2026,·35 mins

The President's Path: Trump's second term: How America and the world see him

With the midterms just two months away, we answer your questions on Trump’s second term

04 Sep 2026,·62 mins

September 7th - September 13th

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

11 Sep 2026,·5 mins

Omnibus (Part 2)

Alan Johnson on 140 years of education through the prism of one school in Camberwell.

08 Mar 2019,·57 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

E.T. the Extra Terrestrial and the creator of Star Wars toys

An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.

05 Sep 2026,·60 mins

100 Objects #16: Wheel of Fortune Dalmatian

How the wild history of game shows and their prizes reflect the shifting American dream.

04 Sep 2026,·44 mins

Lesbian Blood Sisters of the HIV Crisis

Incredible story of solidarity from the heart of the AIDS crisis.

01 Sep 2026,·44 mins

06/09/2026

Join Roy Noble with another Sunday evening of stories, music and good company.

06 Sep 2026,·116 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 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

Tito Part 5: The Sun King

Tito becomes an international celebrity with a jet-set lifestyle.

15 Jul 2026,·56 mins