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A City Built on Water

A City Built on Water

Episode 1 28 min

A Special Relationship

A Special Relationship

Episode 4 23 min

A Strange Bit of History

A Strange Bit of History

26 min

Access All Areas: The Postal Museum

Access All Areas: The Postal Museum

Episode 1 23 min

Africa and War

10 min

Alderney: The War Years

Alderney: The War Years

59 min

Amara Thornton on the Lost Reels of Nineveh

Amara Thornton on the Lost Reels of Nineveh

20 min

As Night Falls

Episode 4 28 min

Britain in the 1980s

Britain in the 1980s

33 min

Charlie Chaplin: The Making of a Genius

Charlie Chaplin: The Making of a Genius

Episode 3 32 min

Charlie Chaplin: The Making of a Genius

Charlie Chaplin: The Making of a Genius

Episode 4 27 min

Coming to Terms with The Holocaust with Mary Fulbrook

Coming to Terms with The Holocaust with Mary Fulbrook

30 min

Communities in Crisis

Communities in Crisis

Episode 14 21 min

Coronavirus: Lessons From History

Coronavirus: Lessons From History

31 min

Criminal Subculture in the Gulag

Criminal Subculture in the Gulag

19 min

Crucible of The Modern World

Crucible of The Modern World

27 min

Culture of Memory: Germany's Post-WW2 Statues and Memorials

Culture of Memory: Germany's Post-WW2 Statues and Memorials

30 min

Debunking the Myths of the Titanic

Debunking the Myths of the Titanic

26 min

Fighting Proud: A Gay History of the World Wars

Fighting Proud: A Gay History of the World Wars

27 min

Forgotten Heroines of the East End

Forgotten Heroines of the East End

12 min

Frankenstein Live: Operating in the 19th Century

Frankenstein Live: Operating in the 19th Century

Episode 3 11 min

Frankenstein Live: The Spark of Life

Frankenstein Live: The Spark of Life

Episode 1 10 min

Frankenstein Live: Vampire Slaying

Frankenstein Live: Vampire Slaying

Episode 2 13 min

George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey

George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey

Episode 4 17 min

Hidden in the Trees: Cardiff's Forgotten Landmark

Hidden in the Trees: Cardiff's Forgotten Landmark

4 min

History and The Environment

History and The Environment

21 min

How Christianity Shapes Our Morality

How Christianity Shapes Our Morality

49 min

How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry

How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry

24 min

Inside Blenheim Palace

Inside Blenheim Palace

23 min

Inside Windsor Castle: The State Rooms

Inside Windsor Castle: The State Rooms

16 min

John F. Kennedy's Moon Shot Speech

John F. Kennedy's Moon Shot Speech

3 min

Liquid History

Episode 1 23 min

Liverpool's Hidden Heritage

Liverpool's Hidden Heritage

Episode 17 20 min

Modern Spain

28 min

Parliament's Greatest Speeches

Parliament's Greatest Speeches

32 min

Protest: Spirit of the People

Protest: Spirit of the People

21 min

Race Science with Angela Saini

Race Science with Angela Saini

29 min

Sex in Pandemics

Sex in Pandemics

21 min

The Channel Islands: Guernsey

The Channel Islands: Guernsey

Episode 19 28 min

The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean

The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean

24 min

The History of Westminster Abbey

The History of Westminster Abbey

28 min

The Immortal Orson Welles: Part 1

The Immortal Orson Welles: Part 1

Episode 1 33 min

The Immortal Orson Welles: Part 2

The Immortal Orson Welles: Part 2

Episode 2 31 min

The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore

The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore

26 min

The Life of Churchill's Cook

The Life of Churchill's Cook

22 min

The Lost Buddhas of Afghanistan

The Lost Buddhas of Afghanistan

Episode 1 51 min

The Lost World Of The Khmer Rouge

The Lost World Of The Khmer Rouge

Episode 3 51 min

The Peaky Blinders: A History

The Peaky Blinders: A History

20 min

The Road To Shangri-La

The Road To Shangri-La

Episode 2 50 min

The Road to 1914: Myths of Nationalism

The Road to 1914: Myths of Nationalism

33 min

The Theatre of Water

The Theatre of Water

Episode 2 23 min

Trail Magic: The Grandma Gatewood Story

Trail Magic: The Grandma Gatewood Story

48 min

Uncharted Heights: Leaving the Planet with Dallas Campbell

Uncharted Heights: Leaving the Planet with Dallas Campbell

27 min

Who Owns History?

Who Owns History?

47 min

Wren's City

Episode 3 29 min

Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition

Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition

43 min

~ 500th Episode: A History of Fatherhood and Some History Hit Highlights

~ 500th Episode: A History of Fatherhood and Some History Hit Highlights

50 min

~ A Short History of London

~ A Short History of London

37 min

~ Adam Frankel on How Holocaust Trauma Still Haunts His Family 80 Years Later

~ Adam Frankel on How Holocaust Trauma Still Haunts His Family 80 Years Later

34 min

~ Alastair Campbell on Saturday Bloody Sunday

~ Alastair Campbell on Saturday Bloody Sunday

52 min

~ Anne Glenconner: Princess Margaret's Confidante

~ Anne Glenconner: Princess Margaret's Confidante

24 min

~ Appeasing Hitler with Tim Bouverie

~ Appeasing Hitler with Tim Bouverie

31 min

~ Argentina's Missing Black Communities with Celestina Olulode

~ Argentina's Missing Black Communities with Celestina Olulode

20 min

~ Art Detective: Fire! Fire!

~ Art Detective: Fire! Fire!

31 min

~ Art Detective: Philip Pullman's Art Collection

~ Art Detective: Philip Pullman's Art Collection

43 min

~ Art Detective: Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt

~ Art Detective: Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt

27 min

~ Art Detective: The Kiss

~ Art Detective: The Kiss

36 min

~ Babita Sharma on Corner Shops

~ Babita Sharma on Corner Shops

23 min

~ Britain in the 1980s

~ Britain in the 1980s

33 min

~ British Impeachment

~ British Impeachment

35 min

~ Clement Attlee with John Bew and Anna Whitelock

~ Clement Attlee with John Bew and Anna Whitelock

35 min

~ Coming to Terms with the Holocaust with Professor Mary Fulbrook

~ Coming to Terms with the Holocaust with Professor Mary Fulbrook

31 min

~ Crucible of Our Modern World

~ Crucible of Our Modern World

30 min

~ Distilling, Barrels and the Water of Life

~ Distilling, Barrels and the Water of Life

15 min

~ Eglantyne Jebb and 100 Years of Save The Children with Clare Mulley

~ Eglantyne Jebb and 100 Years of Save The Children with Clare Mulley

19 min

~ Erdogan, Turkey & the Kurds with Hannah Lucinda Smith and Michael Stephens

~ Erdogan, Turkey & the Kurds with Hannah Lucinda Smith and Michael Stephens

40 min

~ Estelle

Episode 30 16 min

~ Finding Clara

~ Finding Clara

Episode 25 30 min

~ Flu Pandemics: Then and Now

~ Flu Pandemics: Then and Now

29 min

~ Forgotten Women of the Civil Rights Movement

~ Forgotten Women of the Civil Rights Movement

14 min

~ Gary Oldman on Playing Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour

~ Gary Oldman on Playing Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour

30 min

~ George Orwell and 1984 with Dorian Lynskey

~ George Orwell and 1984 with Dorian Lynskey

22 min

~ Hitler's Secret Palace

~ Hitler's Secret Palace

26 min

~ How Britain Really Works with Stig Abell

~ How Britain Really Works with Stig Abell

23 min

~ How Punk Brought Down the Berlin Wall with Tim Mohr

~ How Punk Brought Down the Berlin Wall with Tim Mohr

24 min

~ How the British Prepared for Nuclear War with Julie McDowall

~ How the British Prepared for Nuclear War with Julie McDowall

23 min

~ How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry

~ How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry

25 min

~ In Conversation with Darkest Hour Screenwriter Anthony McCarten

~ In Conversation with Darkest Hour Screenwriter Anthony McCarten

34 min

~ Ink: A History of Tattooing

~ Ink: A History of Tattooing

32 min

~ Jerusalem and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict with James Barr

~ Jerusalem and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict with James Barr

15 min

~ Letters that Changed the World

~ Letters that Changed the World

21 min

~ Life Before World War Two

~ Life Before World War Two

20 min

~ Maud West, the Original Miss Marple with Susannah Stapleton

~ Maud West, the Original Miss Marple with Susannah Stapleton

21 min

~ Minisode: Nazi Megastructures - Project Riese

~ Minisode: Nazi Megastructures - Project Riese

6 min

~ Orson Welles' War of the Worlds

~ Orson Welles' War of the Worlds

60 min

~ Partition with Kavita Puri

~ Partition with Kavita Puri

28 min

~ Sex and Socialism with Professor Kristen Ghodsee

~ Sex and Socialism with Professor Kristen Ghodsee

26 min

~ Singapore with Nicholas Walton

~ Singapore with Nicholas Walton

27 min

~ Spitfires and Eurovision with Chris West

~ Spitfires and Eurovision with Chris West

22 min

~ Tariffs and Trade Wars with Marc Palen

~ Tariffs and Trade Wars with Marc Palen

23 min

~ The Bavarian Soviet Republic with Volker Weidermann

~ The Bavarian Soviet Republic with Volker Weidermann

24 min

~ The British People and the Outbreak of World War Two with Frederick Taylor

~ The British People and the Outbreak of World War Two with Frederick Taylor

24 min

~ The Colour of Time

~ The Colour of Time

34 min

~ The Crown: History vs Myth

~ The Crown: History vs Myth

26 min

~ The Deep

Episode 6 39 min

~ The Empire Windrush with Alex von Tunzelmann

~ The Empire Windrush with Alex von Tunzelmann

17 min

~ The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory MacLean

~ The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory MacLean

25 min

~ The Fall of the Iron Lady with Ben Monro-Davies

~ The Fall of the Iron Lady with Ben Monro-Davies

45 min

~ The First Indian Cricket Team with Dr Prashant Kidambi

~ The First Indian Cricket Team with Dr Prashant Kidambi

27 min

~ The History of Europe

~ The History of Europe

25 min

~ The History of the Celebrity with Greg Jenner

~ The History of the Celebrity with Greg Jenner

19 min

~ The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore

~ The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore

28 min

~ The Migrant Crisis with Alexander Betts

~ The Migrant Crisis with Alexander Betts

25 min

~ The New York Historical Society

~ The New York Historical Society

26 min

~ The Partition of India

~ The Partition of India

29 min

~ The Pelton Papers

~ The Pelton Papers

Episode 12 22 min

~ The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

~ The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

Episode 16 34 min

~ The Romanovs with Simon Sebag Montefiore

~ The Romanovs with Simon Sebag Montefiore

44 min

~ The Secret British Operation to Get America into World War Two with Henry Hemming

~ The Secret British Operation to Get America into World War Two with Henry Hemming

26 min

~ The Sexual Revolution with Virginia Nicholson

~ The Sexual Revolution with Virginia Nicholson

24 min

~ The Suffragettes and the Actresses' Franchise League with Naomi Paxton

~ The Suffragettes and the Actresses' Franchise League with Naomi Paxton

30 min

~ The Tower of London

~ The Tower of London

36 min

~ The Violence of the Suffragettes

~ The Violence of the Suffragettes

23 min

~ The Wall Street Crash

~ The Wall Street Crash

Episode 14 30 min

~ The Women of Westminster

~ The Women of Westminster

26 min

~ Treasures of British History

~ Treasures of British History

41 min

~ What Makes a Dictator with Frank Dikötter

~ What Makes a Dictator with Frank Dikötter

22 min

~ Whitechapel Bell Foundry

~ Whitechapel Bell Foundry

31 min

~ Windrush, Empire and the Legacy of Slavery with David Lammy

~ Windrush, Empire and the Legacy of Slavery with David Lammy

26 min

~ Winston Churchill the Artist with David Cannadine

~ Winston Churchill the Artist with David Cannadine

32 min

~ Women of Nazi Occupied Paris with Anne Sebba

~ Women of Nazi Occupied Paris with Anne Sebba

30 min