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Scottish Supernatural Beliefs: witches, ghosts and fairies in the early modern period
Join Greg and his guests to learn about supernatural beliefs in early modern Scotland.
12 Sep 2026,·58 mins
Can Britain’s Broken Energy System Be Fixed?
Britain has some of the highest electricity prices in the world. Jonathan Ford asks why.
13 Sep 2026,·28 mins
The Hitler Diaries Scandal
10. Downfall
Andrew Hunter Murray tracks down Hitler’s faked diaries to the Bundesarchiv in Koblenz.
25 Sep 2026,·15 mins
The Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is an iconic component of New York City’s skyline.
14 Sep 2026,·45 mins
Talent, Time and Money: The Curse of General Magic
They have talent, and a 15 year head start on the iPhone. What could go wrong?
11 Sep 2026,·37 mins
The Value Crisis
3. Prompting a Crisis?
Will AI add value to our lives?
28 Sep 2026,·42 mins
Where Do Manners Come From?
Books on courtly conduct, the age of politeness and Victorian etiquette.
10 Sep 2026,·34 mins
History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
Airey Neave: Escape from Colditz Castle
Locked in a Nazi prisoner of war camp, a British soldier is determined to escape.
08 Sep 2026,·28 mins
5. A Reckoning
In Ben Macintyre's new book his Cold War story of espionage in 1980s Iran concludes.
18 Sep 2026,·13 mins
Series 13
Chuck Berry
Was the music maestro evil or genius?
09 Sep 2026,·33 mins
South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)
How DID the rugby World Cup final of 1995 inspire South Africa's totemic national anthem?
11 Sep 2026,·61 mins
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Dan explains how England’s last great Viking invasion met its brutal end.
10 Sep 2026,·31 mins
Archive: Plato's Republic
Misha Glenny picks a classic In Our Time episode: one of the greatest works of philosophy
13 Aug 2026,·50 mins
Norway’s teacher resistance in World War Two
During the Nazi occupation of Norway, the country’s teachers resisted teaching propaganda
14 Sep 2026,·10 mins
The Woman Who Had Sex With Ghosts
Why you should know the name Ida Craddock.
10 Sep 2026,·48 mins
1828: Playing with Fire
1828, Vienna. Virtuoso violinist Paganini puts the soloist centre-stage.
19 Sep 2026,·56 mins
The mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry and surviving 9/11
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
12 Sep 2026,·62 mins
Elizabethan England's Richest Woman: Bess of Hardwick
Why does Bess of Hardwick still fascinate us as her 500th anniversary approaches?
6. By the Time You Get This Letter
Were their deaths, and these letters, their final creative collaboration?
08 Sep 2026,·42 mins
Haunted Hospitals (The Ghosts of Former Medical Facilities)
When hospitals are abandoned or repurposed, do the ghosts of their past linger?
31 Aug 2026,·59 mins
Lady on Trial
Ladies in Court
Lucy Worsley, Professor Rosalind Crone and barrister Nneka Akodulu KC discuss the cases.
18 Aug 2026,·28 mins
No World Order
6: A Multipolar World
Where next for the rules-based order?
31 Aug 2026,·35 mins
100 Objects #17: M43 Field Jacket
How one military jacket changed what we all wear every day, around the world.
11 Sep 2026,·41 mins
The Most Badass Dragon Slayers in History
How many of these slayers have you heard of?
08 Sep 2026,·48 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
Being Greek
BONUS: Mary Beard on Homer's Odyssey
Mary Beard talks to film director Uberto Pasolini about the power of Homer's Odyssey.
21 Jul 2026,·13 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
September 14th - September 20th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
16 Sep 2026,·5 mins
Tito Part 5: The Sun King
Tito becomes an international celebrity with a jet-set lifestyle.
15 Jul 2026,·56 mins
Mary Seacole
Join Greg Jenner for a fun Homeschool History lesson on the life of Mary Seacole.
22 Mar 2021,·13 mins
