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Bestselling author and historian Ben Macintyre joins us to discuss one of the most infamous German PoW camps of the Second World War

Eleanor Parker reveals how early medieval people thought about the changing seasons, from festivals and calendars to the wintery inspirations for Anglo-Saxon poetry

Hannah Cusworth introduces Aina Forbes Bonetta, also known as Sara, a Yoruba girl who was transported from West Africa and became a goddaughter of Queen Victoria

Professor Kate Cooper answers listener questions on women in the Roman world, from experiences of marriage and childbirth to female-led armies

we will be releasing a brand-new six-part series marks the fortieth anniversary of the raising of one of Henry VIII’s great warships, the Mary Rose.

Agatha Christie is known as the queen of detective fiction. But, as Lucy Worsley reveals, her life contained almost as much drama and mystery as her novels

When Howard Carter cracked open Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, he marvelled at the “wonderful things” he had discovered. But what exactly were these “wonderful things” and what can they tell us about the boy king, and the time he lived in? In episode 5 of our series on Tutankhamun, Professor Toby Wilkinson takes Ellie Cawthorne on a tour of the tomb and the treasures found within – from golden sandals and glittering jewels to royal loincloths and ancient buffet items.

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Professors Mary Fulbrook, Richard J Evans and Rebecca Clifford explore how our understanding of the Holocaust has changed over the decades

Orlando Figes discusses how Russia has viewed – and weaponised – its own past, from debates around the nation’s foundation to Putin’s historical justifications for invading Ukraine

Caroline Dodds Pennock explore the life and legacy of Malintzin, a Nahua woman who acted as Hernando Cortés’ translator during his conquest of the Aztec empire