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Medieval saints: miracles, relics and pilgrimage
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the medieval cult of saints and their relics.
10 Jul 2026,·56 mins
Decency Politics
Peter Hennessy asks what has happened to decency in our politics.
12 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
73 seconds after lift-off, Challenger broke apart in front of millions of viewers.
13 Jul 2026,·47 mins
Reflections: Series 4
Jeremy Hunt
The former chancellor reflects on tough choices and political resurrection.
13 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Britain in the 70s: The Brexit That Never Was (Part 2)
In the Spring of 1975, why was the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, so embattled?
10 Jul 2026,·71 mins
Attack of the Night People
Jean Shepherd's 1950s "Night People" live on online today under a different name.
10 Jul 2026,·39 mins
Lady on Trial
Trial by Media
Lucy Worsley discusses the first four cases of the series and puts the media on trial.
14 Jul 2026,·27 mins
Why don’t women’s clothes have pockets?
The surprising history of how women’s pockets fell in and out of fashion over time.
09 Jul 2026,·36 mins
Being Greek
The Odyssey of Gamma 58
Mary Beard meets the real people who inspired the myths of Homer.
07 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Archive: Aphra Behn, pioneering playwright and spy.
Misha Glenny introduces a classic In Our Time episode: the playwright and spy Aphra Behn.
09 Jul 2026,·52 mins
The Birth of America Explained
The bold vision of liberty that changed history forever.
09 Jul 2026,·56 mins
Royal Favourites: James I & George Villiers
How did a relatively humble gentleman become the most powerful man in Stuart England?
13 Jul 2026,·63 mins
1741: Messiah at Sea
1741. On a rough crossing to Dublin, Handel carries the manuscript of a masterpiece.
18 Jul 2026,·56 mins
Evil Animals, Series 3
Orcas
Are Orcas - aka Whale-em Dafoe – Evil or Genius?
08 Jul 2026,·32 mins
Tito Part 4: The Marshal Versus Stalin
Manoeuvring the king out of the picture, Yugoslavia is consolidated under communist rule
08 Jul 2026,·57 mins
The Kiss of Life photo that earned a Pulitzer Prize
In 1967, a lineman’s lifesaving actions were captured in a prize-winning photo
13 Jul 2026,·10 mins
Sixty Years of Hurt
Bonus Episode: David Baddiel live at Crossed Wires Podcast Festival Fringe
David Baddiel and Nick Robinson, presenter of BBC's Today programme, discuss the series.
05 Jul 2026,·57 mins
The Doctor Who Shocked Victorian Britain
What lurks behind the door of Dr. Kahn's Grand Anatomical Museum in Victorian London?
09 Jul 2026,·42 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
Buildings of power and the Dada art movement
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
11 Jul 2026,·61 mins
Fierce Fen Folklore for LGBTQ+ Pride
Nat explores why the queer community has an affinity with the magical and supernatural.
06 Jul 2026,·47 mins
How to Get Cancelled in Ancient Judea
What do we know about Jesus?
07 Jul 2026,·49 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
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
100 Objects #8: Billy Possum
From teddy bears to billy possums—how our animal feelings have shaped the natural world.
10 Jul 2026,·36 mins
July 13th - July 19th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
15 Jul 2026,·5 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
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
The End of the Long Hot Summer
A blistering account of the events 50 years ago that brought British life to boiling point
19 Jun 2026,·14 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
