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The Blackout Ripper
The Killers and The Hangman
Marjorie Cummins is certain that her husband is innocent, but will the jury believe her?
27 May 2024,·30 mins
No World Order
6: A Multipolar World
Where next for the rules-based order?
31 Aug 2026,·35 mins
El Chapo Part 7: The Curtain Falls?
A desperate flight through a sewage pipe is not enough to deliver El Chapo to freedom.
17 Jun 2026,·29 mins
Being Greek
BONUS: Mary Beard on Homer's Odyssey
Mary Beard talks to film director Uberto Pasolini about the power of Homer's Odyssey.
21 Jul 2026,·13 mins
Part Nine: Epilogue - 'Aberfan is different...'
55 years on, survivors of the disaster are looking to the future - as well as the past.
08 Dec 2021,·29 mins
The game is on … Welcome back to Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game
GTA VI arrives this year. Hear the story of the controversial and acclaimed game series.
14 Oct 2026,·3 mins
Mary Seacole
Join Greg Jenner for a fun Homeschool History lesson on the life of Mary Seacole.
22 Mar 2021,·13 mins
Putin and the Apartment Bombs
7. Hindsight
Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
12 Jan 2026,·33 mins
Heroism
5. New Heroes
Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
01 Sep 2025,·28 mins
The World of Our Making (AD 1914-2010)
Neil MacGregor completes his history of humanity, told through the objects it has made
03 Dec 2010,·60 mins
Peak Danger
8. Only The Mountain Knows
In the long, dark shadow of K2, the surviving climbers try to rebuild their lives.
20 Jan 2025,·30 mins
Sheds
A boy scout assembles parts for the nuclear reactor he’s building in his mother’s shed.
22 Oct 2024,·27 mins
Recommending: Trouble with Hubble
The dramatic story of the Hubble Space Telescope from the BBC’s space podcast
13 Oct 2026,·34 mins
Recluses
Nikola Tesla
Is the mind of Nikola Tesla worthy of such an extensive legacy?
14 Aug 2026,·14 mins
6. The Microdoctrine
Final episode of the LSD saga about an attempt to spark a revolution of the mind.
23 Nov 2022,·25 mins
6. Moral Courage
Diane Foley must decide whether to face a man linked to her son’s murder - or not.
10 Feb 2026,·31 mins
5. London Lives
London has witnessed cycles of disaster and plague. History’s lessons still resonate.
07 Nov 2025,·14 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
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
Alex Scott
Presenter and former footballer Alex Scott delves into both sides of her family history.
30 Jun 2022,·54 mins
7. Road to the Past
Kavita meets some of the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine.
29 Aug 2024,·40 mins
Ep 6: Afterlife
The last in the series in which Ian Hislop and Helen Lewis celebrate Orwell and Kafka.
09 Jun 2024,·28 mins
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Shiloh, American Civil War
29 May 2025,·36 mins
8. Shredded
Hoover’s death starts a race to control his secret files. But his power continues.
23 Jun 2022,·14 mins
Cosy Mysteries
Cal Flyn's journey around mystery nears an end as the writer explores crime fiction.
20 Mar 2026,·14 mins
9. Our Legacy
A story of a shocking miscarriage of justice which led to the execution of Mahmood Mattan.
11 Nov 2022,·40 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
Omnibus: Episodes 6-10
The story of a unique wartime archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto and its recovery.
05 May 2023,·57 mins
