History Extra podcast

Martin Williams discusses the Sahara’s surprisingly verdant history, revealing how it was once home to lakes, rivers, humans and hippos

One hundred years ago, in 1922, Egyptologist Howard Carter made one of the most spectacular discoveries in the history of archaeology, when he unearthed the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. In the first episode in our new series on the life, death and legacy of the iconic pharaoh, Toby Wilkinson and Okasha El Daly tell Ellie Cawthorne about the hunt for the boy king’s tomb – which had lain undisturbed for more than 3,000 years – and the controversies sparked by the discovery.

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Leanda de Lisle traces the life of Stuart queen Henrietta Maria, interrogating the myth that she was a rotten royal consort

James Vincent uncovers the long and surprisingly fascinating history of measuring things

Hakim Adi describes how Pan-African activist Alice Kinloch travelled across Britain, revealing the brutality of the South African diamond mining industry

Professor Catriona Pennell answers listener questions on the poetry of the First World War

Iain MacGregor reveals how the unpublished memoirs of a German officer shed fascinating new light on the battle of Stalingrad

Danièle Cybulskie takes a closer look at the medieval monastic lifestyle and explores whether it can offer any lessons for today

Sarah Churchwell discusses the controversial legacy of Gone With The Wind and what it can reveal about American history and culture today

Professor Mark Cornwell discusses the history of treason, exploring how the definition of ‘traitor’ has changed through the centuries