Articles by History Extra podcast

Toby Green explores the history of West Africa and its relations with the wider world, from the era of the slave trade to more recent times. Historyextra.com/podcast

Biographer Anne de Courcy discusses the experiences of fashion designer Coco Chanel, as well as some of the other famous faces who graced the French Riviera, during the interwar years and the era of Nazi occupation. Historyextra.com/podcast

Military historian Peter Caddick-Adams responds to listener queries and popular search enquiries about one of the defining episodes of World War Two. Historyextra.com/podcast

Emily Brand explores the dramatic lives of the Georgian aristocratic family whose lives were blighted by scandal long before the arrival of the renowned poet. Historyextra.com/podcast

Historian and author Linda Porter explores the lives of the many women who shared Charles II’s bed. Historyextra.com/podcast

Henry Hemming on the real historical personalities who Ian Fleming drew on to create 007 and other characters in the Bond novels. Historyextra.com/podcast

Miles Russell responds to listener queries and popular search enquiries about the four centuries of Roman rule in Britain. Historyextra.com/podcast

Fifty years on from the NASA mission that almost ended in disaster, historian Tom Ellis revisits the dramatic story of the astronauts’ incredible battle to survive. Historyextra.com/podcast

Jane Whittle looks at how the devastating medieval plague reshaped the economy and society of England. Historyextra.com/podcast

Catherine Fletcher explores the remarkable life and art of the acclaimed 17th-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Historyextra.com/podcast