History

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

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

Brink's-Mat Gold Robbery

The Brink’s-Mat robbery was one of the largest thefts in British history.

06 Jul 2026,·45 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

Being Greek

The Odyssey of Gamma 58

Mary Beard meets the real people who inspired the myths of Homer.

07 Jul 2026,·28 mins

Cartoonist Naji al-Ali

Mona Chalabi chooses Naji al-Ali, Palestinian cartoonist shot in London in 1987.

01 Jun 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

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,·50 mins

Evil Animals, Series 3

Orcas

Are Orcas - aka Whale-em Dafoe – Evil or Genius?

08 Jul 2026,·32 mins

The Birth of America Explained

The bold vision of liberty that changed history forever.

09 Jul 2026,·56 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 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

Royal Favourites: Robert Dudley, Elizabeth I's Forbidden Love

Was the love between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley doomed from the start?

06 Jul 2026,·43 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

Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement

10. Rival Visions

Where next for the future of the green movement?

10 Jul 2026,·14 mins

10. Zombie Deer

A new animal madness emerges in North America as history repeats.

23 Oct 2023,·15 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

1727: Season of the Violin

1727, Cremona. Master craftsman Stradivari examines his latest creation: a perfect violin.

11 Jul 2026,·56 mins

How to Get Cancelled in Ancient Judea

What do we know about Jesus?

07 Jul 2026,·49 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

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

The President's Path: US-Iran conflict reignites

The US and Iran are once again trading strikes

10 Jul 2026,·16 mins

Dada: The birth of an art movement

In 1916, in Switzerland, an aesthetic began which would influence Surrealism and punk.

10 Jul 2026,·10 mins

The Artificial University

Can university education survive AI?

05 Jul 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

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

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

July 6th - July 12th

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

10 Jul 2026,·5 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