The History Playlist
Dive into the best history podcasts on Sounds & explore the stories that shape our world.
The History Playlist
The History Playlist - updated every Wednesday.
Vuyisile Mini: The Voice That Defied Apartheid—History's Heroes
In 1950s South Africa a powerful new song catches fire among Black communities.
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History of Spices: commerce, colonialism and culinary innovation—You're Dead to Me
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the global history of spices and the spice trade.
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Oliver Postgate—Great Lives
Andrew Davenport, creator of In the Night Garden, chooses Oliver Postgate.
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Kali—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this Hindu goddess in her many remarkable forms
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Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley investigates the crimes of Victorian women from a contemporary perspective.
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Mexican Codex Map—A History of the World in 100 Objects, Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
Neil MacGregor explores the Spanish religious conquest of Mexico with a map.
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4. Ignorance in Politics—Rory Stewart: The Long History of..., Ignorance
Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
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The End of Steam. St Edmund. Southall Youth Movement—Making History
Tom Holland asks if St Edmund is under a tennis court and hears about the end of steam.
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The History Playlist
Updated every Wednesday.
