The Last Kingdom and Agincourt
Bernard Cornwell talks about his books that inspired the new TV drama The Last Kingdom, while Anne Curry discusses Agincourt ahead of the 600th anniversary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
28 Okt 201557min
A year in medieval England
Cambridge historian and BBC Making History presenter Helen Castor interviews medieval historian Dan Jones about his new book, Realm Divided, which explores what it was like to live during the tumultuo...
15 Okt 20151h 5min
The Brontës and a revolutionary artist
Charlotte Brontë’s latest biographer, Claire Harman, visits the home of three remarkable literary sisters. Meanwhile, broadcaster and historian Loyd Grossman introduces the Georgian painter Benjamin W...
8 Okt 20151h
New views on the Holocaust and 1980s Britain
Yale historian Timothy Snyder discusses Black Earth, his bold new study of the Nazi genocide of the Jews. Meanwhile, we speak to Andy Beckett whose latest book charts the early years of the Thatcher r...
1 Okt 20151h 5min
Celts special
As the British Museum's major new exhibition, Celts: Art and Identity, opens, curator Julia Farley guides us around some of the most important and intriguing objects on show. Hosted on Acast. See acas...
24 Sep 201552min
The Somme and the Jacobites
Historian Andrew Roberts talks to us about his new book on the opening day of one of World War One's bloodiest battles. Meanwhile, Professor Christopher Whatley discusses the events of the Jacobite re...
18 Sep 201551min
Roman emperors and women through the ages
Tom Holland speaks to us about his new book on the first five Roman emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero. Meanwhile, we're joined by historical author Amanda Foreman to discuss he...
10 Sep 201554min
North Sea oil and the Blitz
BBC Radio 4 presenter James Naughtie talks to us about his new series that charts the history of Britain's oil boom, which began 40 years ago. Meanwhile, historian and author Joshua Levine reveals how...
3 Sep 20151h 7min
