The History Podcast Podcast
The History Podcast is the home of story-driven history series from 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4. This is history in close-up: the most gripping accounts of history's most resonant moments.
Uncover new perspectives on unforgettable stories from our past.
The History Podcast is the home of story-driven history series from 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4.
Each series will take you inside the most pivotal events in history, through the people who were there, to uncover new perspectives on the moments that still define us now.
Episodes to download
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2. Thinking Big—Escape from the Maze
Tue 16 Jul 2024
2/10 The British government wants a line to be drawn but the IRA has sensed an opportunity.
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1. H is for Hatred—Escape from the Maze
Mon 15 Jul 2024
1/10 Eight prison blocks of hatred shaped like the letter 'H'.
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Trailer—Escape from the Maze
Mon 8 Jul 2024
Carlo G茅bler attempts to decipher the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.
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5. The Road to Liberation—D-Day: The Last Voices
Fri 31 May 2024
5/5 The ferocious Battle for Normandy rages on, and memories turn to those who were lost.
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4. Beyond the Beaches—D-Day: The Last Voices
Thu 30 May 2024
4/5 After landing, Allied troops try to find their way back together behind enemy lines.
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3. Over the Sea—D-Day: The Last Voices
Wed 29 May 2024
3/5 D-Day has begun and troops battle ferociously on the beaches for a foothold on the coast.
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2. Out of the Skies—D-Day: The Last Voices
Tue 28 May 2024
2/5 By nightfall, paratroopers and gliders are dropped behind enemy lines, and D-Day begins.
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1. The Big Secret—D-Day: The Last Voices
Mon 27 May 2024
1/5 The most ambitious amphibious invasion in history begins as the Allies prepare to depart.
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9. Designing the Future—Shadow War: China and the West
Thu 23 May 2024
9/10 Control of technology is a key battleground.
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8. Pulling the Strings—Shadow War: China and the West
Wed 22 May 2024
8/10 Claims of Chinese political interference in the west.
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6. Under Pressure—Shadow War: China and the West
Mon 20 May 2024
6/10 How universities have come under pressure over free speech.
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5. All That Glitters—Shadow War: China and the West
Fri 17 May 2024
5/10 How Britain and China launched a Golden Period.
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4. Who鈥檚 Listening?—Shadow War: China and the West
Thu 16 May 2024
4/10 The battle over who controls communications.
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3. The Break-In—Shadow War: China and the West
Wed 15 May 2024
3/10 A mysterious robbery leads to suspicions about the theft of intellectual property.
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2. The Canary in the Coalmine—Shadow War: China and the West
Tue 14 May 2024
2/10 How the Himalayas became the front line for a cyber war.
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1. The Escape—Shadow War: China and the West
Mon 13 May 2024
1/10 A near miss in the skies over the South China Sea.
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Trailer—Shadow War: China and the West
Thu 9 May 2024
1/10 Gordon Corera looks at the growing tensions between China and the West.
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Welcome to The History Podcast—Shadow War: China and the West
Wed 8 May 2024
1/10 Gordon Corera welcomes you to The History Podcast.
