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Dive into the best history podcasts from Radio 4.
11 Items
Welcome to The History Playlist - updated every Wednesday.
1 min
Anne Bonny and Mary Read (Radio Edit)
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the infamous pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
16 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Where did the modern toilet come from?
The modern toilet is a technological marvel - where did it come from?
15 Oct 2026,·31 mins
History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
Sybil Kathigasu and the Price of Compassion
In Japanese-occupied Malaya, a midwife puts her life on the line to help the resistance.
13 Oct 2026,·29 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
Jessica Fostekew on Boudica
Comedian Jessica Fostekew nominates the ancient English warrior queen, Boudica.
13 Jan 2025,·27 mins
How Ten Canoes made cinema history
In 2006, Australia's first feature film in Aboriginal languages was created
20 Oct 2026,·9 mins
The Battle of Antietam
The American Civil War battle that prompted Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
15 Oct 2026,·59 mins
Ignorance
4. Ignorance in Politics
Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
11 Jul 2024,·28 mins
The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC)
Olmec Stone Mask
Neil MacGregor's history of the world tells of a forgotten people of ancient Mexico.
25 Feb 2010,·14 mins
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