The History Playlist
Dive into the best history podcasts on Sounds & explore the stories that shape our world.
The History Playlist
Welcome to The History Playlist - updated every Wednesday.
Georgian Courtship (Radio Edit)—You're Dead to Me
Join Greg and his guests in the long 18th Century to explore Georgian love and courtship.
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38. Fanny Davies - Uncommon Thief—Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley, Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1
Lucy Worsley meets Fanny Davies, a common thief who leads a most uncommon life.
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Adjoa Andoh on Zora Neale Hurston—Great Lives
Bridgerton's Adjoa Andoh chooses the iconic American writer Zora Neale Hurston
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lewis Carroll's fantastical tale inspired by Alice Liddell
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4. Poster Heroes—Rory Stewart: The Long History of..., Heroism
Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
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Shiva and Parvati sculpture—A History of the World in 100 Objects, Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Neil MacGregor with a stone sculpture of the Hindu deity Shiva and his consort Parvati.
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Rose Heilbron QC and The Cameo Murder—History's Heroes
Can the first woman to lead a murder case in England prove herself in court?
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Coastal change: Overfishing and the death of the seaside—Making History
Tom Holland discovers when East Coast fishermen were very much a part of Europe.
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The History Playlist
Updated every Wednesday.
