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Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore past visions of the future in this New Year's Eve programme. Show more
28 minutes
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Sue Cook finds out about children strafed by enemy planes in World War Two. Show more
Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence follow history’s story-laden lines and linkages. Take HS2 from London’s graveyards to discover cross-dressing Welshmen rioting over new toll roads. Show more
Tom Holland views Heathrow in the Iron Age and asks if a mound in a Slough car park could be a Saxon burial site. Also, the 1,900th anniversary of Hadrian becoming Emperor of Rome. Show more
28 minutes
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Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence follow history’s story-laden lines and linkages. This week it's battle lines, from mythical Nazi invasions to gender fluid soldiers. Show more
28 minutes
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Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore historical connections behind today’s issues. This week - the roots of nationalism, its use by past generations and how it has shaped history. Show more
28 minutes
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Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence are back to explore the historical connections behind today's issues. In this programme - The First Draft? Show more
28 minutes
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Tom and Iszi explore historical connections behind today’s issues. As the first electric commercial aircraft takes flight, they look at aviation since the 11th century. Show more
28 minutes
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Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence consider fascinating and multi-faceted aspects of history. Today, the Prime Meridian - the journey from Stonehenge to Jazz. Show more
28 minutes
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Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence follow history’s story-laden lines and linkages. This week it's bloodlines - from the Queen’s to man's best friend. Show more
28 minutes
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Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore the stories revealed by history's lines and linkages. This week - power lines, from Victorian telegraph wires to fibre optic cables. Show more
28 minutes
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Sticking to your January diet or desperate for burger and chips? Find out more about the history of fast food with Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence. Show more
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28 minutes
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Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence follow history’s story-laden lines and linkages. This week - supply lines, from Hannibal to Japanese innovation. Show more
Greg Jenner introduces the new series of his BBC history podcast, You're Dead To Me.
28 minutes
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Helen Castor and her guests discuss the history stories that are alive today. Poet Sugar Brown hears about race in wartime, and what makes a good museum? Show more
28 minutes
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Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore historical connections to today's big issues. This week, they look at London and its relationship with the rest of the UK. Show more
28 minutes
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Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence follow history’s story-laden lines and linkages. This week it’s breadlines - and hunger, from the Scottish clearances to the Rowntrees in York. Show more
30 minutes
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Vanessa Collingridge asks listeners to suggest objects that help tell A History of the World. Today a writing tablet from Roman Cumbria and an original blueprint for garden suburbs. Show more
30 minutes
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Tom Holland delves into the history of English 'grammars'; learns how a listener's ancestor nearly shot Elizabeth I; and finds out about the last days of the Highland targe. Show more
