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The History Playlist

Dive into the best history podcasts on Sounds & explore the stories that shape our world.

10 Items

The History Playlist
Your audio gateway to the past.
1 min
You're Dead to Me
Legends of King Arthur (Radio Edit)
Join Greg and his guests in medieval Europe to learn about the legends of King Arthur.
09 May 2025,28 mins
Great Lives
Pen Hadow nominates Sir Peter Scott
Conservationist Peter Scott, founder of Slimbridge, is picked by Pen Hadow.
30 Dec 2024,28 mins
History's Heroes
History's Toughest Heroes
William Marshal: The Greatest Medieval Knight
At the age of 70, can England’s greatest knight still save the realm from invasion?
09 Dec 2025,29 mins
In Our Time
Catherine of Aragon
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman so important that two Tudor royals married her.
13 Feb 2025,52 mins
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
Series 4
53. Elizabeth Cook - Body Snatcher
Lucy Worsley delves into a possible body snatcher case in 1830s East London.
30 Dec 2025,29 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
Seated Buddha from Gandhara
Neil MacGregor with one of world religion's most iconic images - the Buddha.
31 May 2010,14 mins
Making History
Jack Monroe and Rationing in the First World War
Rationing in 1917, Silk Roads, Franklin's last voyage and the history of the duffle coat.
11 Jul 2017,28 mins
Rory Stewart: The Long History of...
Ignorance
1. The Pursuit of Knowledge
Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
11 Jul 2024,28 mins
The History Playlist
Updated every Wednesday.
1 min