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Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold

Hallie Rubenhold, the historian and bestselling author of The Five and Story of a Murder, examines what the subject of 'history' is and makes the case for keeping it personal.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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1. Peopled History
Hallie Rubenhold challenges the ideas of what history is and the stories it can tell.
03 Nov 2025,14 mins
2. Unforgettable
Historian Hallie Rubenhold looks at how personal artefacts hint at past lives.
04 Nov 2025,14 mins
3. Home
Every room in every home has a story to tell. UK census records are a good place to start.
05 Nov 2025,14 mins
4. Reel History
Occasionally fact and fiction collide on screen and a historian is required to mediate.
06 Nov 2025,14 mins
5. London Lives
London has witnessed cycles of disaster and plague. History’s lessons still resonate.
07 Nov 2025,14 mins