The History Playlist
Dive into the best history podcasts on Sounds & explore the stories that shape our world.
The History Playlist
Your audio gateway to the past.
Legends of King Arthur (Radio Edit)—You're Dead to Me
Join Greg and his guests in medieval Europe to learn about the legends of King Arthur.
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Pen Hadow nominates Sir Peter Scott—Great Lives
Conservationist Peter Scott, founder of Slimbridge, is picked by Pen Hadow.
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William Marshal: The Greatest Medieval Knight—History's Heroes, History's Toughest Heroes
At the age of 70, can England’s greatest knight still save the realm from invasion?
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Catherine of Aragon—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman so important that two Tudor royals married her.
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53. Elizabeth Cook - Body Snatcher—Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley, Series 4
Lucy Worsley delves into a possible body snatcher case in 1830s East London.
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Seated Buddha from Gandhara—A History of the World in 100 Objects, The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
Neil MacGregor with one of world religion's most iconic images - the Buddha.
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Jack Monroe and Rationing in the First World War—Making History
Rationing in 1917, Silk Roads, Franklin's last voyage and the history of the duffle coat.
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1. The Pursuit of Knowledge—Rory Stewart: The Long History of..., Ignorance
Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
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