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Anne Bonny and Mary Read: real-life pirates of the Caribbean
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the infamous pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
17 Jul 2026,·60 mins
Lady on Trial
Connie Bolam - Conscientious Objector
Lucy meets defiant protestor Connie Bolam, a World War II conscientious objector.
28 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Package Holiday: Why do Brits go to Benidorm?
How did a teetotaller and a military dictator help to create the summer getaway?
23 Jul 2026,·36 mins
Benjamin Franklin
Famous guests nominate lives they love or admire - today Benjamin Franklin.
01 Sep 2025,·28 mins
The Odyssey
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the monster filled epic, Homer’s Odyssey.
09 Sep 2004,·45 mins
History's Toughest Heroes
Ida B. Wells and the Red Recorder
An intrepid reporter risks her life to expose lynchings in the American South.
02 Dec 2025,·28 mins
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Taino ritual seat
Neil MacGregor with a ritual seat from a Caribbean culture that has been destroyed.
02 Jul 2010,·14 mins
Ignorance
3. Ignorance and Inspiration
Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
11 Jul 2024,·28 mins
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