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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
The History of Fandom, 1700-1900 (Radio Edit)
Join Greg Jenner and his guests to learn about the early history of fandom.
18 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Who Invented the “Whodunit”?
Uncover the perpetrators behind our love for a murder mystery.
17 Sep 2026,·37 mins
Lady on Trial
Elizabeth Chudleigh - Bigamist
Lucy Worsley meets a woman on trial for bigamy in the House of Lords in 1776.
23 Jun 2026,·28 mins
The nightclub that changed Manchester
In 1962, the Reno became Manchester's first racially inclusive nightclub
21 Sep 2026,·10 mins
Shaun Keaveny picks Caroline Aherne
Shaun Keaveny chooses the comedian Caroline Aherne.
14 Sep 2026,·27 mins
History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
The Cockleshell Heroes
A marine’s madcap plan to attack German ships, using canoes.
01 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Thomas More's Utopia
How the description of a fictional island has fascinated readers for centuries.
17 Sep 2026,·54 mins
The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Jade dragon cup
Neil MacGregor with a jade cup that belonged a great leader of the Timurid Empire.
16 Sep 2010,·14 mins
Heroism
5. New Heroes
Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
01 Sep 2025,·28 mins
Updated every Wednesday.
