Discover how the ‘special relationship’ between the intelligence agencies of Britain and the US began at Bletchley Park in 1941 and developed into something far greater.
Discover how Dolphin Square became the epicentre of some of the largest scandals of the 20th century.
Bestselling author and historian Helen Fry discusses the role of women in intelligence services in the 20th century.
Alan Philps investigates Stalin’s efforts to influence and constrain British and American reporters during the Second World War.
Robert Lyman and Richard Dannatt discuss how the British Army went from success to failure in the period between the World Wars.
Learn what royal fashion can reveal about the position, personality and preferences of the people who have sustained the British monarchy with Rosie Harte.
Daniel Cowling unearths the untold history of the British occupation of post-war Germany and the thousands of civilian and military personnel tasked with restoring democracy.
David Reynolds explores how Winston Churchill was influenced by his 'great contemporaries' over the course of his unique career.
Jonathan Healey speaks to Jessie Childs about Britain’s turbulent 17th century and argues that it marked the birth of a new world.
Join Ian Beckett as he offers a fascinating view on the British Army from its inception to the modern day.
Journalists Caroline Wyatt and Jerome Starkey discuss their experience of reporting from war zones and communicating the complexity of conflict.
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.
Prit Buttar reveals what it was like to live through the early months of the infamous Siege of Leningrad.
Richard Morris recounts the life of Barnes Wallis, the inventor and engineer who designed the famous bouncing bomb used during the Dambusters Raid.
Daniel Finkelstein and Roger Moorhouse reveal the untold story of the Polish diplomats who helped saved thousands of Jewish lives during the Holocaust.