Articles by History Extra podcast

Cat Jarman delves into the mysteries and debates surrounding the history of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island

Lucy Jane Santos answers listener questions on the history of beauty, from ancient Egyptian eye makeup to Georgian false eyebrows

Historical consultant Hannah Greig takes us behind the scenes of Bridgerton and explores the real history surrounding the period drama

Christopher de Bellaigue speaks about Suleyman the Magnificent, ruler of the sprawling 16th-century Ottoman empire

Geoffrey Wheatcroft considers why the world is still so fixated with Britain’s wartime leader more than half a century after his death

Garrett Ryan explores some of the most commonly asked questions about the ancient Greco-Roman world

David Hendy explores the ways in which the Second World War changed the BBC forever

Mike Rapport tackles listener questions about the 19th-century conflicts that tore Europe apart and had repercussions across the globe