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History Podcast

Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.

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Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Spartacus

    Thu 6 Mar 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Roman gladiator and rebel leader Spartacus.

  • Chivalry

    Thu 13 Feb 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss medieval chivalry.

  • The Phoenicians

    Thu 6 Feb 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Phoenicians of the ancient Mediterranean.

  • Sources of Early Chinese History

    Thu 23 Jan 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the sources for early Chinese history.

  • The Battle of Tours

    Thu 16 Jan 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Tours of 732.

  • Plato's Symposium

    Thu 2 Jan 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Plato's Symposium.

  • The Medici

    Boxing Day 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, rulers of Renaissance Florence.

  • Pliny the Younger

    Thu 12 Dec 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Roman letter-writer Pliny the Younger.

  • Pocahontas

    Thu 21 Nov 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of the Native American Pocahontas.

  • The Berlin Conference

    Thu 31 Oct 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Berlin Conference and the Scramble for Africa.

  • The Corn Laws

    Thu 24 Oct 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Corn Laws of the 19th century.

  • The Mamluks

    Thu 26 Sep 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mamluks, medieval rulers of Egypt and Syria.

  • The Physiocrats

    Thu 20 Jun 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Physiocrats, important French economic thinkers.

  • Queen Zenobia

    Thu 30 May 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Queen Zenobia, who led a rebellion against Ancient Rome.

  • The Putney Debates

    Thu 18 Apr 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Putney Debates of 1647.

  • Alfred Russel Wallace

    Thu 21 Mar 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the biologist Alfred Russel Wallace.

  • Ice Ages

    Thu 14 Feb 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ice ages.

  • The War of 1812

    Thu 31 Jan 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the War of 1812 between America and Great Britain.

  • The South Sea Bubble

    Thu 20 Dec 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the South Sea Bubble of the early 18th century.

  • The Borgias

    Thu 22 Nov 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Borgias, the most infamous family in Renaissance Italy

  • Hannibal

    Thu 11 Oct 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the remarkable Carthaginian general Hannibal.

  • Gerald of Wales

    Thu 4 Oct 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval scholar Gerald of Wales.

  • The Druids

    Thu 20 Sep 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Druids of ancient Europe.

  • Hadrian's Wall

    Thu 12 Jul 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hadrian's Wall.

  • Annie Besant

    Thu 21 Jun 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the 19th-century writer and campaigner Annie Besant.

  • The An Lushan Rebellion

    Thu 16 Feb 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the An Lushan Rebellion.

  • 1848: Year of Revolution

    Thu 19 Jan 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss 1848, the year that saw Europe engulfed in revolution.

  • The Ming Voyages

    Thu 13 Oct 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ming Voyages of discovery.

  • The Minoan Civilisation

    Thu 7 Jul 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Minoan Civilisation of Bronze Age Crete.

  • The Battle of Stamford Bridge

    Thu 2 Jun 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

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