Articles by History Extra podcast

Chris Parkes explores the background to the Stonewall riots and shows how the episode became a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history. Historyextra.com/podcast

Kendrick Oliver explores the space race that led to the 1969 moon landing and considers the legacy of the momentous events of July 1969. Historyextra.com/podcasts

Prashant Kidambi revisits the first Indian cricket tour of Britain, which took place in the summer of 1911. Historyextra.com/podcasts

Sam Willis describes the 1805 British naval victory and challenges misconceptions about the importance of the battle in the war against Napoleon. Historyextra.com/podcasts

Matthew Jenkinson tells the stories of Edward Whalley and William Goffe who fled to New England following their involvement in the execution of Charles I. Historyextra.com/podcasts

Author and philosopher AC Grayling ranges through 2,500 years of history to explore the impact of great thinkers like Aristotle, Immanuel Kant and Bertrand Russell and to show how philosophers have guided and been guided by the great changes of their t…

Archaeologist Professor Susan Oosthuizen considers what doesn’t add up about the way we talk about the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons at the end of Roman period in Britain. historyextra.com/podcasts

Dr John Woolf explores the extraordinary and complex stories of 19th-century performers such as General Tom Thumb who became stars in the age of PT Barnum. historyextra.com/podcasts

Tim Bouverie explores the failed diplomacy that led to World War Two and the Nazi domination of Europe. Historyextra.com/podcasts

Tessa Dunlop shares the stories of women who worked at Britain’s codebreaking centre in World War Two. Historyextra.com/podcasts