Wasps
Are Wasps - aka Buzzkill Betties – Evil or Genius?
10 Jun 2026,·35 mins
Machado de Assis
The great Brazilian novelist, whose satires of slave owners transcend time and place.
11 Jun 2026,·42 mins
The Ku Klux Klan: The Rise of Evil (Part 1)
Join Dominic and Tom as they unfold the history behind the formation of the Ku Klux Klan
09 Jun 2026,·61 mins
Jacques Cousteau
Co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung, Jacques Cousteau opened the ocean to the public.
08 Jun 2026,·49 mins
Ten Years After Brexit
5: The Union
How did Brexit change the devolved nations' relationship with Westminster and the EU?
12 Jun 2026,·14 mins
The Rise of the Roman Empire
How did a cluster of Iron Age huts grow into one of history's greatest civilisations?
11 Jun 2026,·40 mins
El Chapo Part 6: Hollywood Comes Calling
El Chapo prepares for a meeting with the Hollywood actor Sean Penn.
10 Jun 2026,·31 mins
Sixty Years of Hurt
5. England v Penalties
David Baddiel explores Englishness through the history of the England men's football team.
13 Jun 2026,·28 mins
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The story of the tragic moment that started WWI.
11 Jun 2026,·49 mins
How Civilizations Die - with Paul Cooper
Tim is joined by Paul Cooperto explore why the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire collapsed
05 Jun 2026,·40 mins
Empress Dowager Cixi (Radio Edit)
Join Greg and his guests in 19th-century China to learn about Empress Dowager Cixi.
05 Jun 2026,·28 mins
Maria Theresa, Habsburg Empress
How did a woman rise to power and keep it in the fiercely male-dominated Habsburg Empire?
08 Jun 2026,·50 mins
The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters
In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.
11 Jun 2026,·10 mins
Real Vikings
10. 1066 and the Last Vikings
1066 ushers in the ultimate Norse showdown, bringing down the curtain on the Viking Age…
26 May 2026,·58 mins
Inside the Moulin Rouge
What happened inside the world-famous Moulin Rogue in Paris?
09 Jun 2026,·37 mins
1653: The Dancing King
1653, Paris. A teenage Louis XIV dances as the Sun, and ballet is transformed.
13 Jun 2026,·56 mins
Lady on Trial
Introducing Lady on Trial
Welcome to Lady on Trial - where courtroom drama meets history, with a twist.
09 Jun 2026,·4 mins
June 8th to June 14th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
10 Jun 2026,·5 mins
Top Secret Tempsford: WW2 and 21st Century ghosts
A visit to a WW2 memorial barn leads Nat to the secret history of RAF Tempsford.
01 Jun 2026,·65 mins
England’s Identity Crisis
As the World Cup opens, Nick Watt explores the political battle over English identity.
07 Jun 2026,·28 mins
100 Objects #3: The Pension Files
Unearthing a remarkable slave rebellion through dusty Civil War paperwork.
05 Jun 2026,·43 mins
Rose Heilbron QC and The Cameo Murder
Can the first woman to lead a murder case in England prove herself in court?
31 Mar 2026,·28 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
10: From 2010 to the present day
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
13 Apr 2026,·28 mins
The Balkans
The Birth and Death of Yugoslavia
Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans to report on the birth and death of Yugoslavia.
13 Apr 2026,·42 mins
Rinsed
10. New Tricks
Could the water industry be nationalised?
22 May 2026,·17 mins
Dictators' Kids
What must it be like to be the child of a brutal tyrant?
14 Jan 2026,·27 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
The creation of Inspector Montalbano and Australia's first Big Thing
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
06 Jun 2026,·60 mins
Putin and the Apartment Bombs
7. Hindsight
Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
12 Jan 2026,·33 mins
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
