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Dive into the best history podcasts from Radio 4.
11 Items
Welcome to The History Playlist - updated every Wednesday.
1 min
Medieval Saints (Radio Edit)
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the medieval cult of saints and their relics.
09 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Why are we obsessed with work?
The history behind our modern obsession with hard work.
08 Oct 2026,·37 mins
The boy behind the creation of the Winnie-the-Pooh books
In 1926, the first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published, inspired by a young boy's toys
09 Oct 2026,·10 mins
History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
Madeleine Riffaud’s Defiant Resistance
A spirited young woman, intent on revenge, becomes a key player in the French Resistance.
06 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley: Series 2
50. Swindling Superpowers
Lucy Worsley, Rosalind Crone and Naomi Alderman unpack Lady Swindllers’ super powers.
15 Jul 2025,·29 mins
Coco Khan picks Edith Garrud, the jujitsu fighting suffragette
Journalist Coco Khan picks the formidable jujitsu fighting suffragette, Edith Garrud.
27 Apr 2026,·28 mins
The Orkneyinga Saga
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Saga of the Earls of Orkney up to the 13th century.
06 Jun 2024,·51 mins
Ignorance
3. Ignorance and Inspiration
Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
11 Jul 2024,·28 mins
The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC)
Flood tablet
Neil MacGregor's world history - an account of a great flood much older than the Bible.
08 Feb 2010,·14 mins
Updated every Wednesday.
