Top History Podcasts

Making sense of the British Empire's legacy... through the stories of people who lived through it....

As long as there have been humans, there have been LGBTQI+ people. From an 18th century gentleman’s servant known as 'Princess Seraphina', to a lesbian punk rocker in Malaysia, challenging her country’s homophobic laws today; queer life always finds a way....

Did you know that Henry Ford had a massive impact on square dancing in America? Or that the act of recycling traces back to 500 B.C. in Athens....

No nos engañemos: las anécdotas bizarras de la historia de México y Latinoamérica no terminaron con la primera temporada....

Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed fictional character of all time, and he has been reimagined....

Ordinary people. Extraordinary stories. Listen to history's unsung heroes who changed the world, ....

Legendary sprinter Michael Johnson embarks upon a personal journey through the history of protest in sport....

Yes, it's a strange kind of history. And that’s the way Public Historian Greg Jenner likes it. Because, he says, how we sit, where we sit, what we do when we sit and what happens as a result of all that sitting says a lot about humans past and present....

Why are humans seemingly hardwired to worship gold? It is unique amongst metals: it is malleable, it doesn’t tarnish, and it shines like nothing else. Over time it has come to symbolise wealth and status. It can represent goodness and fidelity but also greed and lust....