James Stourton explores threats to preserving heritage, from the countryside to historic buildings, from the 1880s to the present day.
Levison Wood and Geraint Jones discuss what it was like to be on the ground during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Honor Cargill-Martin revisits the story of Messalina, the third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious figures of the Ancient Roman world.
Prit Buttar reveals what it was like to live through the early months of the infamous Siege of Leningrad.
Reframe your understanding of the Renaissance as Paul Strathern reveals how innovations in northern Europe helped bring our modern world into being.
Calder Walton explores the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West, and reveals the lessons that can be learned for modern-day international relations.
Uncover the iconic social, political and cultural events that shaped the years between the First and Second World Wars with Simon Heffer in conversation with Andrew Roberts.
Dan Stone reframes the Holocaust by revealing how countries across Europe collaborated with Nazi Germany.
Author Oliver Soden and playwright Marcy Kahan discuss the extraordinary life and career of theatre legend Noel Coward.
Join Alison Weir for an enthralling retelling of the life of Henry VIII, written from his own perspective.
Journalists Caroline Wyatt and Jerome Starkey discuss their experience of reporting from war zones and communicating the complexity of conflict.
Tania Branigan reveals the story behind the Chinese Cultural Revolution and describes how it is impossible to understand China today without knowledge of this complicated history.
Join Ian Beckett as he offers a fascinating view on the British Army from its inception to the modern day.
Jonathan Healey speaks to Jessie Childs about Britain’s turbulent 17th century and argues that it marked the birth of a new world.
Richard Fisher advocates for the benefits of long-term thinking by reflecting on the ways that our ancestors perceived time.