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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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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11th October 2012

David Reynolds discusses Britain's World War Two strategy, while Bernard Cornwell considers the Battle of Poitiers, 1356.

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4th October 2012

Catherine Butler discusses history for children, while David Horspool examines rebellious texts of the past.

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27th September 2012

Orlando Figes describes some remarkable letters from the Soviet Union, while Charlotte Hodgman investigates the history of gas in Britain.

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21st September 2012

Rebecca Probert explores cohabitation in Victorian times, while Tony Moore seeks out historical parallels to the Libor scandal.

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13th September

Simon Jarrett discusses disability through history, while David Priestland talks about how occupational groups have fought for power over the centuries.

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6th September 2012

Tim Benbow describes the Second World War battle for Madagascar, while Sarah Gristwood reflects on the role of women in the Wars of the Roses.

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30th August 2012

Helen Graham reflects on the Spanish Civil War and Sam Willis comments on a remarkable naval discovery.

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23rd August 2012

Jerry Brotton introduces the father of geography, while David Musgrove investigates some historical recipe books.

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16th August 2012

Richard Carwardine explores religion in the USA and David Lees considers Vichy France's role in the Holocaust.

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9th August 2012

Sam Willis explores the history of the Royal Navy in the concluding half of our Tower of London lecture.

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2nd August 2012

Saul David describes the role of the British army in propelling the country to global-power status.

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26th July 2012

Matthew Roberts talks about the Luddite uprisings and Kevin Jefferys recalls a Cold War Olympic boycott.

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19th July 2012

Paul Oldfield details the medieval travelling experience, while June Purvis analyses anti-Suffragette postcards.

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12th July 2012

Evan Jones explores smuggling in the Tudor era, and Alistair Dougall tells us why sport became a battleground in the 17th century.

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5th July 2012

Peter Caddick Adams revisits the battle of Monte Cassino and George Goslings talks us through the history of healthcare.

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