The History Playlist
Dive into the best history podcasts from Radio 4.
The History Playlist
Welcome to The History Playlist - updated every Wednesday.
Francis Galton (Radio Edit)—You're Dead to Me
Join Greg and his guests in Victorian England to learn all about Francis Galton.
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Casablanca—In Our Time
The classic 1942 movie that convinced Americans the Second World War was worth fighting.
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Why Don’t We Wear Hats Anymore?—Here for the History
Alice and Ben put on their thinking caps to unravel the demise of the hat.
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Kiyoshi Tanimoto and the Atomic Bomb—History's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
Why did a minister run towards Hiroshima immediately after the atomic bomb?
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The gathering that helped shape decolonisation—Witness History
In 1945, Manchester's Pan-African Congress helped shape the struggle against colonialism
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43. Catharine Murphy - Money Maker—Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley, Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley: Series 2
Lucy Worsley meets Catharine Murphy, a coining counterfeiter in 1780s London.
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Mel Giedroyc on Vera Gedroits—Great Lives
Famous guests pick someone they love or admire.
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2. The Limits of Knowledge—Rory Stewart: The Long History of..., Ignorance
Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
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Pillar of Ashoka—A History of the World in 100 Objects, Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10)
Neil MacGregor on the life and legacy of the great Indian ruler Ashoka
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The History Playlist
Updated every Wednesday.
