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History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
Fritz Bauer: Nazi Hunter
One man’s dogged pursuit of Adolf Eichmann, one of the architects of the Holocaust.
27 Oct 2026,·30 mins
Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Shadow War (Part 5)
Join Tom and Dominic as they plunge into the high point of the Tudor Cold War.
27 Oct 2026,·57 mins
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognisable buildings of the 20th century.
26 Oct 2026,·50 mins
The Growth Conundrum
3. Growing Up
What are the strengths the UK can build on to get the economy growing again?
09 Nov 2026,·42 mins
Mummification: Myths Vs Reality
What is mummification really about?
27 Oct 2026,·44 mins
How Houdini Made Magic
10. Cement your legacy
Houdini’s untimely death sends shockwaves around the world and helps eternalise his fame
30 Oct 2026,·13 mins
Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love, sex and war
The ancient goddess responsible for both the fertility of life and the bloodshed of war.
22 Oct 2026,·52 mins
Halloween Special: Sounds that Scare Us
Nat and special guests explore the sounds which frighten Weird in the Wade’s listeners
26 Oct 2026,·73 mins
Sex and Scandal on the Titanic
Myth-busting with the Titanic
27 Oct 2026,·61 mins
The Pedlar and the Witch | Halloween Season
A pedlar is struck down by an unknown force, leading to a notorious witch trial.
23 Oct 2026,·37 mins
Evil Animals, Series 4
Rabbits
Is the Rabbit – aka Bunnydict Cumber-hutch - evil or genius?
28 Oct 2026,·32 mins
5. The Descent
A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire.
23 Oct 2026,·14 mins
Dark Island
8. The Scar and The See
India Pollock travels to Rome in search of answers, accountability and justice.
22 Oct 2026,·27 mins
C.S. Lewis & Narnia: Renaissance Origins
How was Renaissance symbolism and Christian imagination woven into C.S. Lewis's Narnia?
26 Oct 2026,·40 mins
Akhenaten and Nefertiti (Radio Edit)
Join Greg and his guests to learn about Tutankhamun’s parents, Nefertiti and Akhenaten.
23 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Britain's real ale revolution
In 1971 the Campaign for Real Ale was set up becoming a hugely influential movement
28 Oct 2026,·10 mins
1861: A New Russia
1861, St Petersburg. Russia's newly freed serfs inspire a musical revolution.
31 Oct 2026,·56 mins
Do Brits Have Bad Teeth?
There’s a stereotype that Brits have bad teeth - is it true?
Magdalene Laundries: Ireland's Dark Secret
What happened behind closed doors?
22 Oct 2026,·60 mins
28/10/2026
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
28 Oct 2026,·5 mins
Are teenagers ready for work?
A snapshot of how 15-year-olds are being prepared for work.
25 Oct 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
6. By the Time You Get This Letter
Were their deaths, and these letters, their final creative collaboration?
08 Sep 2026,·42 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
Tito Part 5: The Sun King
Tito becomes an international celebrity with a jet-set lifestyle.
15 Jul 2026,·56 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
The Berlin Wall mural and a new kind of zoo
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
24 Oct 2026,·60 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
Bonus: ‘I had to run’- A Mother’s Story
After 50 years, we share the mother and son reunion that seemed impossible.
11 Mar 2026,·36 mins
Series 2
Useless Men Jokes
Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
05 Sep 2025,·14 mins
