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The HistoryExtra podcast brings you interviews with the world's best historians, on everything from the ancient world and the Middle Ages to the Second World War and the history behind current events. Produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed, it offers fresh takes on history's most famous figures and events. Subscribe for the real stories behind your favourite historical films and TV shows, and compelling insights into lesser-known aspects of the past.
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An African perspective on the history of Africa
Africa's story has long been presented in western narratives as one that only 'began' with the arrival of non-Africans – yet modern science has revealed that the African continent was, in fact, the cradle of humanity itself. Zeinab Badawi speaks to Danny Bird about her new book that puts Africans firmly in charge of the telling of their continent's rich history – one that spans millennia of great civilisations, long-overlooked deeds of great men and women, and the African instinct to thrive in adversity.
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The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine.
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WW2's greatest battles | 1. Battle of Britain
In the summer of 1940, the skies over Britain filled with the sounds as of engines and gunfire, as the battle of Britain saw the RAF and Luftwaffe go head-to-head in a fight for air dominance. For the British pilots, the objective could not have been more critical – protect their nation from the threat of Nazi invasion. But were the British pilots really the plucky underdogs in this fight? And could Germany have launched an invasion if they had won the air battle over Britain? In the first episode of this five-part series on the greatest battles of WW2, Rachel Dinning explores those questions and more with military historian James Holland.
James Holland is a military historian and the author of several books on the Second World War including The Battle of Britain: Five Months that Changed History. He's the co-founder of the Chalke History Festival - which runs from 24-30 June this year. Find out more about the festival's extensive programme of history talks and events at chalkefestival.com.
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WW2's greatest battles | Trailer
Did Allied victory in the Second World War really hinge on the battle of the Atlantic? What made Stalingrad such a pivotal victory for the Soviet Union? And how did forces adapt to desert warfare at El Alamein? In our new five-part series, WW2's Greatest Battles, we're charting five of the pivotal moments that shaped the course of the conflict, with author and military historian, James Holland. New episodes will drop every Thursday, on the HistoryExtra podcast.
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How Kissinger transformed the Cold War
Henry Kissinger, who died in November 2023 at the age of 100, was one of the most significant, and controversial, figures of the 20th century. Matt Elton spoke to historian Rana Mitter about the American diplomat’s life and legacy.
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Lord Byron: life of the week
Famously branded "mad, bad and dangerous to know", Lord Byron captured the imagination – and attention – of early 19th-century Britain with his soul-bearing poetry, decadent lifestyle and torrid love affairs. In this Life of the Week episode, Corin Throsby speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about how the Romantic poet became the era's most scandalous celebrity.
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Horrible Histories: 15 years of death, poo and talking rats
Since it first hit TV screens back in 2009, Horrible Histories has brought Terry Deary and Martin Brown’s hugely successful series of books to an entire generation of children. As it marks its 15th anniversary, Matt Elton speaks to three members of the team behind the show that mixes comedy songs, gruesome deaths and a talking rat.
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Kundrecensioner
History extra- a must
A great poddcast with so much terrific topics! Some people can speak a bit fast for me( being a Swede) but mostly terrific!!! Can’t sleep if I don’t listen s bit first!! Really recommended!!!
Magic
Totally magic, so much better than the tedious history lessons in secondary school Scotland in the 70’s and 60’s.
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I used to love it but sadly not anymore-too political correct
I have listened faithfully to this podcast since 2011. I remember how fantastic it was to get like a proper history lesson taught by some of the worlds top scholars, such a difference to the shallow history radio programmes we got in Sweden. But these last years I have more and more noticed how political views, and especially what could be called political correctness, have biased almost every podcast.
I think the last straw for me was the one on archaeology’s golden age ( early october -23). The scholar who answered listener questions did nothing to hide her contempt for the famous archaeologist of the 1920-ies and 1930-ies and of course these horrid white male archaeologists ( always these detestable white men..) were almost on their own responsible for colonialism and facism and of ” plundering”. The fact that the countries they excavated in had neither interest, knowledge or economy to properly excavate or take care of the finds are glossed over with ” absurd”. So apparently intersectionality and critical race theory is now a firmly established bias in the podcast. It makes me sad for what was once a multi faceted podcast that taught me so much. But not anymore.