The History Playlist
Dive into the best history podcasts on Sounds & explore the stories that shape our world.
The History Playlist
Welcome to The History Playlist - updated every Wednesday.
Medieval Irish Folklore (Radio Edit)—You're Dead to Me
Join Greg and his guests at the Hay Festival to learn about medieval Irish folklore.
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Maharani Jindan Kaur – The Last Queen of the Punjab—History's Heroes
Will the last queen of Punjab, Maharani Jindan, break free of the British and see her son?
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Dragons—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this ubiquitous mythical creature.
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Mohammad Mossadegh, PM of Iran ousted in a coup—Great Lives
Mohammad Mossadegh was toppled in a coup in Iran in 1953.
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2. Revolution and Pragmatism—Rory Stewart: The Long History of..., Heroism
Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
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Durer's Rhinoceros—A History of the World in 100 Objects, The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Neil MacGregor with Durer's extraordinary image of a rhino - an animal he had never seen.
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44. Celia Cooney - Bobbed Haired Bandit—Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley, Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
Lucy Worsley meets Celia Cooney, New York’s Bobbed Haired Bandit.
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Segregation in wartime Britain—Making History
Helen Castor on race in wartime, China's Belt and Road and what makes a good museum.
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The History Playlist
Updated every Wednesday.
