Podcasts

Our History Extra podcast comes out every week, featuring interviews with notable historians talking about topics ranging from crusading knights to Tudor monarchs and the D-Day landings. It’s free to listen to, and all the past editions of the podcast, going back to June 2007, are still available online for you to download.

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This Month's Podcast

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You can download "13th June 2013" here.

13th June 2013

Anna Whitelock explores the contradictions of the Virgin Queen's private life in a lecture recorded at our recent Tudors Day in Bristol.

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Podcast Archive

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You can download "6th June 2013" here.

6th June 2013

Chris Skidmore describes how the first Tudor king seized the crown from Richard III at Bosworth, while Brendan Simms examines Europe's past, present and future. Matt Elton presents

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You can download "30th May 2013" here.

30th May 2013

Charlotte Hodgman pays a visit to the set of the award-winning Horrible Histories TV series to find out the secrets of the show's success. Rob Attar presents

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You can download "23rd May 2013" here.

23rd May 2013

Arne Westad discusses the challenges of writing global history, while Sean McGlynn describes how a French invasion nearly overthrew King John

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You can download "16th May 2013" here.

16th May 2013

The winners of this year's Wolfson History Prize, Christopher Duggan and Susan Brigden, join Rob Attar for a discussion about their books and the importance of popular history

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You can download "9th May 2013" here.

9th May 2013

Jason Crowley discusses some of Athens' fiercest fighters, while Charlotte Hodgman heads to Wiltshire to meet the reconstructors of some Neolithic buildings. Rob Attar presents

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You can download "2nd May 2013" here.

2nd May 2013

Lucy Worsley explores the health problems of past British monarchs, while Charles Emmerson explores the world of 1913. Rob Attar presents

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You can download "25th April 2013" here.

25th April 2013

Britain's last surviving member of the Dambusters raid, 'Johnny' Johnson, recalls his adventures. Plus Sam Willis reveals how Antigua became Nelson's Caribbean hellhole. Rob Attar presents

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You can download "18th April 2013" here.

18th April 2013

Professor Hew Strachan considers the ideologies that propelled combatants in the 1914-18 war, in a lecture delivered at BBC History Magazine's First World War day event. Rob Attar presents

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You can download "11th April 2013" here.

11th April 2013

Yehuda Koren and Eilat Negev relate the sad story of a group of dwarves during the Holocaust. Plus Janina Ramirez explains how the Vikings changed the culture of the British Isles. Rob Attar presents

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You can download "4th April 2013" here.

4th April 2013

Rob Attar takes a tour of the British Museum's major new Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition in the company of curator Paul Roberts. Plus we broadcast the winning entries of our Young Historians' Podcast Competition. Rob Attar presents

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You can download "28th March 2013" here.

28th March 2013

Suzannah Lipscomb and Charlotte Hodgman explore the downfall of Anne Boleyn, at the Tower of London where she met her end. Plus Kate Donington describes the nature of British slave ownership. Rob Attar presents

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You can download "21st March 2013" here.

21st March 2013

We challenge the reputations of two titans of English history. Anne Curry explores Henry V's disreputable youth, while Diarmaid Macculloch offers a robust defence of Wolf Hall star Thomas Cromwell. Rob Attar presents

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You can download "14th March 2013" here.

14th March 2013

Panikos Panayi explores the experiences of German internees in Britain during the First World War, while Sam Willis introduces some first-hand accounts from Nelson's navy. Rob Attar presents

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You can download "7th March 2013" here.

7th March 2013

To mark the upcoming papal election, historian Stella Fletcher explores the long tradition of conclaves. Rob Attar presents

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You can download "28th February 2013" here.

28th February 2013

Emma Griffin discusses the beneficiaries of the growth of British industry, while Clare Hanson explores the controversial eugenics movement of the post-war period. Rob Attar presents.

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