History Extra podcast

Helen O’Hara highlights female pioneers of film, and reveals some of the challenges faced by women working in Hollywood over the past century.

Broadcaster and author Cathy Newman shares stories of duos that changed the course of history.

Dr Cat Jarman explores the far-reaching trading networks of the Vikings, from the Baltic sea to Asia

Tom Ellis responds to listener questions on the great Cold War rivalry that saw the US and the Soviet Union battle for dominance in space

Sathnam Sanghera discusses where we can see the legacy of imperialism in Britain today –from politics and education to museums and multiculturalism

We mark LGBT+ History Month with a panel discussion tackling some of the biggest themes in LGBTQ history

Graham Hutchings discusses how China was convulsed by the communist revolution of 1949.

Fiona Sampson speaks about the extraordinary life of the Victorian poet, who battled chronic illness and family troubles to write ground-breaking poetry.

Ahead of their new BBC One documentary on the subject, Lucy Worsley, Joshua Levine and Yasmine Permaul discuss how Londoners really reacted to the devastating bombing raids

Dr Jenna Dittmar, who has been studying medieval skeletons, reveals what her findings can tell us about injuries and violence in the era