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.
Empress Dowager Cixi (Radio Edit)—You're Dead to Me
Join Greg and his guests in 19th-century China to learn about Empress Dowager Cixi.
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John Keats—In Our Time
How one of the great Romantic poets produced so much in his brilliant but short life.
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Silk princess painting—A History of the World in 100 Objects, The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Neil MacGregor continues his history of the world with a painting from the Silk Road.
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44. Celia Cooney - Bobbed Haired Bandit—Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley, Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley: Series 2
Lucy Worsley meets Celia Cooney, New York’s Bobbed Haired Bandit.
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The Ballad of Crazy Horse—History's Heroes, History's Toughest Heroes
A mysterious Lakota warrior vows to protect his people at any cost.
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Ade Edmondson on singer Sandy Denny—Great Lives
Ade Edmondson - star of The Young Ones and much more - chooses the singer Sandy Denny.
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3. The Death of the Hero—Rory Stewart: The Long History of..., Heroism
Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
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Keeping It In The Family—Making History
Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore the historical connections to today's big issues.
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The History Playlist
Updated every Wednesday.
