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Duration: 1 minute

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Apr 2020, 15:03

Available for over a year

Greg Jenner introduces his new series of fun history lessons for all the family.

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Homeschool History

The Restoration

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 20^th Apr 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 20^th Apr 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Join Greg Jenner on a rambunctious romp through 17th century Britain. Discover what happened during the restoration of the monarchy and why Charles II was called the Merry Monarch. Show more

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FactualHistory

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Homeschool History

The Great Fire of London

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Feb 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 1^st Feb 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Join Greg Jenner in 17th-century London to look at the many mistakes made as the city attempted to battle the famous fire of 1666. Show more

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Homeschool History

Welcome to Homeschool History

Duration: 8 seconds

Something for the whole family: a fun 15-minute history lesson with Greg Jenner.

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Homeschool History

Pocahontas

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 18^th May 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 18^th May 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Join Greg Jenner in the 17th century as we look at the life of Pocahontas, a Native American woman who was captured by British colonists. Show more

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Homeschool History

The Battle of Hastings

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Jun 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 1^st Jun 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Join Greg Jenner in 1066 to take a look at an event that changed Britain forever, The Battle of Hastings. Show more

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Homeschool History

The Space Race

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 27^th Apr 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 27^th Apr 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Join Greg Jenner as he skyrockets back to the 20th century to discover how Russia and America battled each other to land the first person on the Moon in the great space race. Show more

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Homeschool History

Charles Dickens

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 11^th May 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th May 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Join Greg Jenner in the streets of Victorian London as he takes a look at the life of literary superstar Charles Dickens. Show more

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Homeschool History

Mary Queen of Scots

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 4^th May 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th May 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Join Greg Jenner in the 16th century as he examines the life of a magnificent monarch. From Baby Queen to Executed Martyr, it’s Mary Queen of Scots. Show more

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Homeschool History

Florence Nightingale

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th May 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th May 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Join Greg Jenner in the 19th century to meet the woman who changed the face of healthcare forever, Florence Nightingale. Show more

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Homeschool History

Leonardo da Vinci

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 8^th Feb 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 8^th Feb 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Join Greg Jenner in 15th-century Italy to meet one of the most influential artists to ever live, Leonardo da Vinci. Show more

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Homeschool History

Roman Gladiators

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 15^th Jun 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Jun 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Join Greg Jenner in Ancient Rome to meet the Gladiators and learn your Samnites from your Retiarius. Show more

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Homeschool History

The First Emperor of China

Duration: 16 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 6^th Jul 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 6^th Jul 2020, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, and the discovery of his world famous Terracotta Army. Show more

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Homeschool History

William Shakespeare

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 15^th Feb 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Feb 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Join Greg Jenner in 16th0century England to meet the bard himself, one of England's greatest writers, William Shakespeare. Show more

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Homeschool History

Mary Seacole

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 22^nd Mar 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 22^nd Mar 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Join Greg Jenner for a fun Homeschool History lesson on the life of Mary Seacole. Follow her amazing adventures as she travels the world in her ambition to always care for others. Show more

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Homeschool History

Mary Anning

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 8^th Mar 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 8^th Mar 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on the life of palaeontologist Mary Anning. Show more

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Homeschool History

Life in Roman Pompeii

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 15^th Mar 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Mar 2021, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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