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 week's podcast

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You can download "Viking treasures and Hitler's 'perfect woman'" here.

Viking treasures and Hitler's 'perfect woman'

6th March 2014

Gareth Williams guides us through the British Museum's major new Vikings exhibition, while Julie Gottlieb explains why a Nazi women's leader was visiting Britain in 1939

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You can download "Tasmanian aborigines and the historic importance of the River Nile" here.

Tasmanian aborigines and the historic importance of the River Nile

27th February 2014

Tom Lawson talks about the often-brutal experiences of the people of Tasmania, while Toby Wilkinson explores the historic importance of the River Nile

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You can download "Napoleon's formative years and great thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment" here.

Napoleon's formative years and great thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment

20th February 2014

Michael Broers discusses Napoleon's formative years, while Alexander Broadie looks at some of the great thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment

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You can download "The Babylonian Noah and Norse mythology" here.

The Babylonian Noah and Norse mythology

13th February 2014

Irving Finkel describes a remarkable Babylonian tablet that changes our understanding of the flood legend. Meanwhile, Joanne Harris gives us her take on the Norse gods

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You can download "Royal cousins at war and Brunel's brilliance" here.

Royal cousins at war and Brunel's brilliance

6th February 2014

Richard Sanders considers how Europe's monarchs ended up on opposing sides in the First World War, while Eugene Byrne explores the talents of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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You can download "Memories of Churchill and the history of the individual" here.

Memories of Churchill and the history of the individual

30th January 2014

John Julius Norwich recalls his remarkable childhood, while Larry Siedentop discusses liberalism and the West's 'crisis of confidence'

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You can download "Paxman on World War One" here.

Paxman on World War One

23rd January 2014

Jeremy Paxman discusses Britain in the First World War, as his new BBC TV series is about to air. Meanwhile, Miles Russell takes us on a trip to a luxurious Roman home

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You can download "Britain and the Union" here.

Britain and the Union

16th January 2014

Linda Colley discusses the history of the United Kingdom and considers its future

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You can download "Britain in 1914 and Jesus in history" here.

Britain in 1914 and Jesus in history

9th January 2014

Mark Bostridge describes some of the challenges facing Britain before the First World War, while Reza Aslan comments on the historical Jesus

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You can download "The aftermath of the Second World War" here.

The aftermath of the Second World War

2nd January 2014

Keith Lowe examines the struggles that faced postwar Europe, in a lecture from our recent History Weekend

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You can download "The Black Death and Tudor adventurers" here.

The Black Death and Tudor adventurers

26th December 2013

John Hatcher visits a village devastated by the Black Death, while James Evans describes the doomed search for the north-east passage in the 16th century

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