History Extra podcast

Fern Riddell discusses what we can learn from looking at sexual culture in the past.

Sir Tom Devine responds to listener questions on the causes and consequences of one of the most notorious episodes of Scottish history

Jonathan Westaway explores why there was a boom in the popularity of endurance running following the First World War

Raphael Cormack discusses the golden age of Cairo’s nightlife scene in the 1920s, and some of the enterprising women who dominated it.

Julian Richards discusses the Viking Great Army, which wreaked havoc on the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England from 865-878

Siân Rees shares the story of an eccentric Victorian vicar who invented a new language to try and solve the problems of 19th-century England.

Professor Barry Doyle explains what kind of treatment you could expect If you were ill before the National Health Service was founded in 1948

Historian Catherine Fletcher responds to listener questions about the infamous Italian family, from their role in the Renaissance to stories of dark deeds and scandalous affairs.

Elinor Cleghorn traces the long history of the misdiagnosis and mistreatment of women’s health issues, from the ancient world to the modern day.

Jacqueline Riding discusses the life and work of the famed artist and satirist William Hogarth, and explores how his many engravings and portraits charted the morals and vices of the 18th century