History Extra podcast

From animal-headed gods to the afterlife, Joyce Tyldesley answers listener questions about religion in ancient Egypt

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From Chinese cosmology to Victorian flat-earthers, James Hannam discusses humanity’s quest to determine the shape of our planet

“I have a dream”, Martin Luther King Jr told the 250,000 protestors gathered before him in the nation’s capital. Experts Jonathan Eig and Clayborne Carson consider the 1963 march that made history

Paul Dryburgh tells the story of the man who broke out of the Tower of London, and masterminded Edward II’s downfall

Teri Chettiar reveals why psychologists and social reformers focussed on the importance of intimacy in postwar Britain – and why it was believed that a mother’s love would make you a great citizen

Adrian Goldsworthy discusses the evolving relationship between two superpowers of the ancient world, and explains why neither was ever able to vanquish the other

Dr Kathryn Ferry answers listener questions on the history of the British seaside holiday – from Victorian bathing machines to Punch and Judy

Daniel Finkelstein shares the remarkable stories of his parents’ survival when targeted by Nazism and Soviet communism during the Second World War

Why did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat? Historians Jeanne Theoharis and Mia Bay unpick that question as they explore the protest that captivated the nation