History Podcasts
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The selection of history podcast episodes listed below are available long-term:

Boudica Greg Jenner and his guests uncover what we know about the iconic warrior, Queen Boudica (from the You're Dead to Me podcast) (46 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07n8nrg

The HIstory of General Elections Greg Jenner and the team head to the polls to discover the history of general elections (from the You're Dead to Me podcast) (48 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07vpgmn


The Fall of the Berlin Wall An account of the border between communist East Germany and the West opening on November 9th 1989 (from the Witness History podcast) (9 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csywvt

Britain's National Trust How some of the great stately homes of Britain were saved from demolition and decay (from the Witness History podcast) (9 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csywym

Sutton Hoo Helmet One of the most sensational finds from Anglo-Saxon Britain (from A History of the World in 100 Objects podcast) (15 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b00sl6dt


Shakespeare's London Seeking out echoes of Shakespeare's city in the London of today (45 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p00qh37f


The Maid Three stories exploring the life of a maid called Martha Tibbot in the Victorian era (from the History Clips: Victorians podcast - suitable for KS2 school children) (19 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p01w64yz


Up the Chimneys Three separate stories about the lives of Victorian chimney sweep children (from the History Clips: Victorians podcast - suitable for KS2 school children) (20 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p01w64jb

In addition there are many, frequently-changing ones featured in:

BBC Sounds HIstory Category