History Extra podcast

Barry Cunliffe considers the story of Brittany from prehistory to today, and explores the region’s connections with Britain

In the latest episode in our series on the prime ministers that experts believe accomplished most, Jeremy Black nominates Winston Churchill.

Ralph Hope reveals how officers of the notorious East German security service sought to reinvent themselves after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Medievalist Matt Lewis responds to your questions on the 12th-century struggle for the English crown, which pitted Empress Matilda against Stephen of Blois.

Historian Marc Morris tackles some of the most common misconceptions about the Anglo-Saxon era

Cynthia Saltzman reveals how the French leader plundered Europe’s greatest works of art.

Shushma Malik explores the life and career of Rome’s renowned philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius

In the latest episode in our series on the prime ministers that experts believe accomplished most, Dominic Sandbrook nominates William Pitt the Younger.

Mark Evans charts the history of Coventry’s pioneering car industry, from the turn of the 20th century until the present day

Professor Michael Wert responds to listener questions and online search queries about the samurai of feudal Japan.