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American History Hit
Join Don Wildman as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds
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Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill
A tip-off begins an investigation into the power of facial recognition technology.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Dan Snow’s History Hit
Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds
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The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg
Sarah Clegg explores ancient year-end traditions.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Wild West Sweeny
Western movie fan Sweeny discovers the US. Sweeny ‘s na Stà itean, dùthaich filmean an iar.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA
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After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
The podcast that unpicks history’s spookiest, strangest, and most sinister stories.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds
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What? Seriously??
Dara O Briain and Isy Suttie, with special guests, discover strange-but-true stories.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Human Intelligence
Great minds don't think alike. Naomi Alderman investigates brilliant thinkers.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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7/7: The London Bombings
On 7 July 2005, four bombs explode in London, followed by a further attack.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Betwixt The Sheets
Sex historian Kate Lister uncovers stories that’d make your history teacher blush.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds
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Shadow of War - A Tainted Anatomy
Why is the brain of a Scottish soldier in a German archive, 80 years after his death?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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What Happened at Auschwitz
Journalist Jordan Dunbar meets survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Tutankhamun's Egypt
Series exploring the mysterious and remote culture during the time of Egypt's boy king.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Aberdovey X-Troopers
The story of how Wales helped Jewish elite forces fight the Nazis.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2025
A unique commemoration to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, hosted by Reeta Chakrabarti.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Lev's Violin by Helena Attlee (Omnibus)
Helena sets off on a journey to Italy to find out where Lev's violin was made.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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An Cogadh Fuar: Cold War Stories
Stories of how the Cold War impacted the lives of ordinary people
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA
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The Architecture the Railways Built
Tim Dunn explores the railway's stunning structures and incredible engineering.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Under a Metal Sky by Philip Marsden
A journey through the landscape of metals and how they transformed human history.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Many Lives of James Lovelock by Jonathan Watts
The life of the extraordinary, controversial polymath scientist and inventor, 1919-2022.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus)
The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th Century.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Heart & Stone
Exploring our connections to folk stories, songs and landmarks across the UK.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds
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Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7
Hugh Sheehan explores how a landmark legal case changed the lives of seven men forever.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds
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Instrumental: Black British Trailblazers
Recognising black artists' contributions to Britain's best loved music genres.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds
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Currently
Reactive features from Radio 4, exploring what's really happening behind the headlines.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Nazis, U-boats and the Battle for the Atlantic
Deep-sea divers hunt for the wrecks of Hitler’s dreaded U-boat fleet.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland
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Liberation 80
Marking the 80 years of liberation after German occupation during World War Two.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Local Radio
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Saint Patrick: Born in Britain, Made in Ireland
In Roman Britain 1,500 years ago, Patrick’s extraordinary mission changed Irish history.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland
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This Week in History
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh (Omnibus)
Biography of the leader of the slave revolt sparking Haiti’s independence.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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What They Found
A documentary directed by Sam Mendes, reliving the liberation of Bergen-Belsen.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
Simon Schama confronts the Holocaust as a Europe-wide crime of complicity.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Language City by Ross Perlin
Linguist Ross Perlin meets speakers of little-known languages across New York.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Sexton's Tales
Extraordinary stories of Victorian people buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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VE Day 80: We Were There
Rachel Burden speaks to veterans about the VE Day celebrations 80 years ago.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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A Spring Day Like I'd Never Seen Before
Ilse Rewald recalls secretly living secretly as a Jew in Nazi Germany.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra