History Extra podcast

Misconceptions of WWII

2011/10/21

Max Hastings explores Second World War misconceptions and Justin Meggitt discusses pirates. Hosted o

A new history of England and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

2011/10/14

Peter Ackroyd talks to us about his new history of England and Philip Carter explains how a group of

Queen Matilda

2011/10/7

Tracy Borman considers the life and times of Queen Matilda, while Jon Henderson takes us underwater

Bernard Cornwell on his novels

2011/9/30

Gary Sheffield describes Douglas Haig’s post-war career and Bernard Cornwell chats about his work as

The East India Company and Nelson

2011/9/23

Professor Andrew Lambert considers the career of Horatio Nelson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv

The spies of Queen Elizabeth I

2011/9/16

Dr John Cooper of York University explores the murky world of secret agents in the reign of Elizabet

Being a British Missionary and troubles in Ireland

2011/9/9

Emily Manktelow considers how British missionaries interacted with native peoples and Claire Fitzpat

The end of slavery and headaches in history

2011/9/2

James Walvin explores the abolition of the slave trade, Katherine Foxhall examines the history of mi

Greek slavery, Victorian heroism and Dan Snow on cars

2011/8/26

Paul Cartledge comments on slavery in Ancient Greece, John Price describes Victorian heroism and Dan

Germany's defeat

2011/8/19

Ian Kershaw explains why Nazi Germany fought to the end and Dan Snow previews the next episode of Na

The Victorian telegraph and Dan Snow on his new series

2011/8/12

Susan Doran describes the reign of Elizabeth I, Dan Snow talks about his new TV series and Richard N

The conquest of Wales and Mary I

2011/8/5

Marc Morris describes England’s conquest of Wales, Dan Snow previews his new TV series and Anna Whit

Summer holidays and Edward VI

2011/7/29

John K Walton explores the British seaside holiday while Ralph Houlbrooke delves into the reign of E

The career of one of England's most well-known kings

2011/7/22

George Bernard describes the reign of Henry VIII and Justin Champion talks Thomas Hobbes. Hosted on

The origins of the Tudors

2011/7/15

Steven Gunn explains the importance of the first Tudor king and David Carpenter delves into some fas

Back to school and Hitler's schemes for war

2011/7/8

Jane Hamlett talks about Victorian boarding schools and Joe Maiolo explains how Hitler hoped to win

Britain under Roman rule and the truth about the crusades

2011/7/1

Tom Asbridge considers the real nature of the Crusades and Manda Scott opines on the Roman occupatio

The Duke of Wellington and Alfred the Great

2011/6/24

On the first of our weekly podcasts we have Peter Snow discussing the merits of the Duke of Wellingt

News for the BBC's Doomsday Project and the future of the National Archive

2011/6/1

Michael Wood discusses the BBC’s Domesday Project, David Reynolds reflects on Operation Barbarossa,