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History’s Greatest Cities: Season 5
Take a tour of the world's most-storied cities. In this season: Kraków, Samarkand, Glasgow, Boston, Siena, Boston, Kyoto, Vienna, Tunis
- Paul Bloomfield
Published: October 29, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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In this HistoryExtra podcast series, travel journalist and history fan Paul Bloomfield virtually roams the streets and sites of great global metropolises in the company of a series of expert historian guides.
Together they’ll be delving into each city’s origin myths and uncovering stories of shifting populations, conflict, culture, turbulence and triumph. And along the way, they’ll highlight some top tourist tips for history-loving globetrotters.
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Professor Natalia Nowakowska joins Paul Bloomfield to consider how invasion, oppression, and renewal shaped Kraków as we know it today – as well as the complex history and legacy of the Jewish population that played such an important role in the city's success for many centuries before Nazi occupation
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Paul Bloomfield is joined by author Bradley Mayhew to explore Samarkand, the ancient Uzbek city and major hub on the Silk Roads
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Paul Bloomfield is joined by author and lecturer Dr Craig Lamont to explore the Glasgow's monastic origins, its growth as a market town, and its development as an industrial, ship-building port
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Paul Bloomfield is joined by archaeologist and researcher Lucy Shipley to explore Siena, a brick-and-marble time capsule of the Middle Ages
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Paul Bloomfield is joined by writer John Bell to explore the storied history of the capital of Massachusetts, which played a pivotal role in the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, as well as the signing of the Declaration of Independence that followed
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Paul Bloomfield is joined by historian and author Lesley Downer to trace the story of Kyoto, Japan’s thousand-year imperial heart
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Paul Bloomfield is joined by Florian Pollock to explore Austria's vibrant capital, pivotal location in European history that has shaped imperial politics, hosted landmark diplomatic negotiations and nurtured artistic, cultural and intellectual movements
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Paul Bloomfield is joined by classicist and archaeologist Dr Eve MacDonald to explore the modern Tunisian capital – and the ancient city of Carthage that preceded it
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Authors
Paul BloomfieldWriter and editor
Paul Bloomfield is a writer and editor who has contributed to BBC History Magazine since 2013. He's worked in various publishing roles for over a quarter of a century, holding staff positions at the likes of Lonely Planet Publications, Wanderlust magazine and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
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