Articles by History Extra podcast

Quintin Colville guides us around a major new Nelson gallery, while Charlotte Hodgman pays a Halloween visit to a spooky castle

Tarnya Cooper introduces the National Portrait Gallery’s new Elizabethan exhibition, while Richard Sanders delves into the early years of football. Plus, we talk to the BBC’s Martin Davidson about the corporation’s First World War plans

Michael Scott delves into the origins of drama, while Alyson Brown takes a trip around the historic Beaumaris Gaol

Sir Max Hastings explores the origins and bloody outbreak of the First World War, while Philippa Langley and Michael Jones describe the discovery of Richard III’s remains

Leanda de Lisle visits the Tower of London to explore the fate of the princes believed to have been killed there. Hannah Greig tells us about the Georgian fashionable elite, and we speak to Hollywood star Matthew Fox about his new historical film Emperor

Richard Bradley guides us around a Neolithic burial site, while Lucy Worsley explores the 19th and 20th-century British fascination with violent crime

Tracy Borman investigates the case of three women accused of witchcraft, while Deborah Thorpe charts the perilous path of a medieval letter

Tom Holland tells us about his new translation of Herodotus, the father of history. Plus Ben Wilson and Margaret MacMillan reveal their favourite history books

Mark Stoyle and Charlotte Hodgman visit a key location in the clash between King Charles and Parliament

Richard Barber describes the life and career of one of England’s most successful medieval kings, based on new research for his book. Rob Attar presents