Articles by History Extra podcast

Priya Atwal discusses how the 19th-century Sikh empire rose to prominence but was ultimately brought down by British imperialists. Historyextra.com/podcast

Christopher Harding responds to listener queries and popular search enquiries about the history of Japan, ranging from the ancient past to the Second World War and beyond. Historyextra.com/podcast

In a talk from our 2019 History Weekend in Winchester, Antony Beevor tells the story of Operation Market Garden. Historyextra.com/podcast

Kate Summerscale delves into a tale of the supernatural in London just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Historyextra.com/podcast

Eels were a mainstay of the economy in the Middle Ages, and also a part of the developing English identity, as John Wyatt Greenlee explains. Historyextra.com/podcast

Bestselling historical novelist Ken Follett chats about how he recreated late Anglo-Saxon England for his new book, The Evening and the Morning, which is a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth. Historyextra.com/podcast

In an episode produced in collaboration with our colleagues at BBC Science Focus Magazine, archaeologist Rebecca Wragg Sykes tackles some of the big questions about Neanderthals and their relations with modern humans. Historyextra.com/podcastEnter t…

In a talk from our 2019 History Weekend in Winchester, Sophie Ambler tells the story of Simon de Montfort’s doomed rebellion against Henry III. Historyextra.com/podcast

Sudhir Hazareesingh discusses the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture who battled against slavery and European colonial rule at the turn of the 19th century. Historyextra.com/podcast

On the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s momentous voyage, James Evans reflects on the Pilgrim Fathers and the colony they established. Historyextra.com/podcast