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Omnibus (2/2)
Lucy Worsley reveals Victoria's rule via significant encounters.
17 May 2019,·57 mins
Recommending: Trouble with Hubble
The dramatic story of the Hubble Space Telescope from the BBC’s space podcast
13 Oct 2026,·34 mins
Retreat
How the effects of French and British mandates in the Middle East still reverberate today.
17 Oct 2023,·28 mins
Sheds
A boy scout assembles parts for the nuclear reactor he’s building in his mother’s shed.
22 Oct 2024,·27 mins
A Wonderful Catastrophe
How can we cope with the challenges of digital communication?
12 Jul 2024,·14 mins
5. London Lives
London has witnessed cycles of disaster and plague. History’s lessons still resonate.
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Henry The Father
Susan Doran and Henry VIII's biographer, Lucy Wooding, explore Henry's role as father.
27 May 2009,·15 mins
4. Filling the Mind
Education, the chattering classes and the novel in Roman society.
09 Feb 2003,·30 mins
Reichstag
Neil MacGregor ends his journey through 600 years of German history at the Reichstag.
07 Nov 2014,·15 mins
Episode 5: The Flickering
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
18 Jul 2025,·14 mins
The Story of Strike
Jonny Owen selects highlights from the podcast series about the 1984-85 miners' strike.
03 Jun 2024,·30 mins
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Shiloh, American Civil War
29 May 2025,·36 mins
Series 5
The Return of the Soldier
Francine Stock concludes her four-year exploration of how artists responded to WWI.
22 Sep 2018,·28 mins
5. An Honourable History
The Bolton 7 take their fight for justice to one of the highest arenas of law.
25 Feb 2025,·41 mins
7. Road to the Past
Kavita meets some of the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine.
29 Aug 2024,·40 mins
20. Shakespeare Goes Global
How a folio of collected plays in 1623 began the creation of a global phenomenon.
11 May 2012,·15 mins
Alex Scott
Presenter and former footballer Alex Scott delves into both sides of her family history.
30 Jun 2022,·54 mins
The Story of the King James Bible
The Legacy
James Naughtie on the enduring place of the King James Bible in British culture.
05 Jan 2011,·45 mins
A secret school of dark crafts
The men and women who trained to kill and disappear in the Hampshire countryside.
13 Jun 2024,·34 mins
The Legacy of Magna Carta
Melvyn Bragg examines the 800-year legacy of Magna Carta.
08 Jan 2015,·43 mins
Part 25: Through a Glass Darkly
Jeremy Bowen looks at some of the lessons of the past 25 years.
30 Jun 2017,·15 mins
Nicolas Bourbaki
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
25 Jun 2010,·15 mins
France
War and the French Economy from 1920 – 1940.
23 Aug 2019,·14 mins
Introducing: Undercover, The Spycops
An undercover police officer is unmasked by the friends and lovers he was sent to spy on.
24 Jan 2024,·5 mins
6. The Reunion
Jake and Debbie travel to Helsinki for Debbie and Natasha's first meeting in 50 years.
30 Sep 2025,·42 mins
10. Tea or Coffee?
Why did tea take off when coffee didn’t?
15 Dec 2023,·14 mins
Cosy Mysteries
Cal Flyn's journey around mystery nears an end as the writer explores crime fiction.
20 Mar 2026,·14 mins
12. Bard or Bust
Danni Diston faces her biggest Cornish language challenge with Jenefer Lowe.
17 Jul 2026,·11 mins
Series 3
Transportation
Amanda Vickery tells the stories of three criminals who were transported.
04 Sep 2014,·43 mins
Series 2
Edward Heath
Nick Robinson looks at how Edward Heath handled the top job in politics.
31 May 2011,·15 mins
