Today, Londoners take water for granted. Nick Higham will demonstrate that this luxury is the product of a centuries-long struggle.
Discover how to unlock the fascinating history of your home with leading house historian Melanie Backe-Hansen.
Explore the locations and ruins across Britain that have been lost to time and consider how they have been remembered and re-imagined with historian Matthew Green.
Uncover the archaeological potential of your back garden with Dr Chloë Duckworth, expert presenter of The Great British Dig.
Gain a fresh perspective on the Victorian era with John Woolf and Oskar Jensen as they highlight the incredible lives of previously marginalised Black Victorians.
Join Matthew Kelly as he explains the history of English landscape preservation over the last 150 years, told through the lives of four remarkable women.
Gain a fresh perspective on one of the most iconic moments of the Second World War as Robert Kershaw speaks to Robert Lyman about the German perspective on the evacuation.
Join Angela Findlay as she discusses the process of coming to terms with her grandfather’s wartime service in the German Army and the heritability of guilt.
Join Clare Mulley as she recounts the remarkable tale of Britain’s first female special agent of the Second World War.
Uncover the huge breadth of human innovation with Harry Parker as he explores how technology is redefining what it means to be human.
Explore the colourful history of the Chelsea Arts Club, a unique Bohemian meeting place for London’s artists, writers and performers.
Join John Davis as he charts the history of London through the transformative decades of the 1960s and '70s.