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The History Playlist
Dive into the best history podcasts from Radio 4.
The History Playlist
Welcome to The History Playlist - updated every Wednesday.
Special Episode: 1066 and the Battle of Hastings—You're Dead to Me
Join Greg and his guests in medieval England to learn about the tumultuous events of 1066.
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Why Do Scots Wear Tartan?—Here For The History
How this checked material became the symbol of a nation.
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The Cockleshell Heroes—History's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
A marine’s madcap plan to attack German ships, using canoes.
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Trial by Media—Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley, Lady on Trial
Lucy Worsley discusses the first four cases of the series and puts the media on trial.
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Russell Kane on Iris Murdoch—Great Lives
Famous guests pick someone they love or admire... or both
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Nizami Ganjavi—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 12th-century Persian epic romantic poet.
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4. Poster Heroes—Rory Stewart: The Long History of..., Heroism
Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
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Hinton St Mary Mosaic—A History of the World in 100 Objects, The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
Neil MacGregor encounters one of the earliest images of Christ.
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The History Playlist
Updated every Wednesday.
