Witness history's most incredible moments and remarkable people.
Sounds,·239 episodes
In April 1982, decades of tension between Argentina and England exploded into war.
16 Feb 2026,·51 mins,·
During World War 2, dozens of British-trained women were deployed as spies and saboteurs.
13 Feb 2026,·47 mins,·
In 1994, violence engulfed Rwanda. But what precipitated this senseless mass killing?
09 Feb 2026,·49 mins,·
The Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries was a time of rediscovery.
06 Feb 2026,·47 mins,·
Why, even after his death, does Rasputin's shadow hang over the fall of Imperial Russia?
02 Feb 2026,·51 mins,·
Thomas Edison is one of history’s greatest inventors.
30 Jan 2026,·56 mins,·
The Māori have had a presence in New Zealand for at least 800 years.
26 Jan 2026,·50 mins,·
Built by kings, Angkor had a footprint bigger than present-day New York.
23 Jan 2026,·48 mins
Tesla arrived in America with just four cents in his pocket and a head full of inventions
19 Jan 2026,·52 mins,·
In the 2nd half of the 20th century, the USSR became one of the world’s two superpowers.
16 Jan 2026,·54 mins,·
How did David Bowie transform himself into a superstar and change pop music forever?
12 Jan 2026,·48 mins,·
How did one of the most ambitious political experiments in human history come about?
09 Jan 2026,·53 mins,·
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased 820,000 square miles of land from Napoleon.
05 Jan 2026,·48 mins
Alexander the Great is as famed for his hedonistic lifestyle as his military genius.
29 Dec 2025,·45 mins,·
From September 1940, Germany’s Luftwaffe subjected Britain to an intense bombing campaign
22 Dec 2025,·45 mins,·
Think of the Wild West, and you’ll imagine cowboys, shootouts, bank robberies and saloons
19 Dec 2025,·47 mins,·
Over the course of a thousand years, Venice helped to reshape European culture.
15 Dec 2025,·53 mins,·
For over 600 years, castles played a leading role in the story of Britain.
12 Dec 2025,·47 mins,·
The Nuremberg Trial dealt with the worst crimes of the Nazi regime.
08 Dec 2025,·50 mins,·
Why did two palaeontologists enter a bitter professional feud in the 1870s?
05 Dec 2025,·48 mins
The Ashes have produced some of cricket’s most iconic moments.
01 Dec 2025,·47 mins
Frida Kahlo is as much a modern icon for her personal flair as she is for her paintings.
28 Nov 2025,·50 mins,·
Charlotte, Anne and Emily Brontë were among the most famous authors of the 19th century.
24 Nov 2025,·49 mins,·
What do the tapestry's scenes of battle reveal about life and death in the Middle Ages?
21 Nov 2025,·45 mins,·
How did Allan Pinkerton, a Scottish immigrant, found America’s first detective agency?
17 Nov 2025,·49 mins,·
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is, arguably, the most famous painting in the world.
14 Nov 2025,·50 mins
Wilde is remembered as one of the great Victorian writers, and a martyr for LGBTQ+ rights.
10 Nov 2025,·47 mins,·
In 1947, India was divided into two provinces, leading to confusion, chaos and violence.
07 Nov 2025,·49 mins,·
Enclosed within the city of Rome, Vatican City is the world’s smallest independent state.
03 Nov 2025,·56 mins,·
In 1971, D.B. Cooper became the subject of one of the strangest cases in FBI history.
48 mins,·
