Series 1
Episode 4
The comedian-author-adventurer recreates bizarre bets from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Radio 4 Extra
Bizarre audio inventions
A collection of quirky tales from the corners of history.
Radio 3
20/06/2018
Marking the centenary of the war through stories and events across Ireland.
Radio Ulster
Remedies of War
Sally Sheard on the characters, innovations and heroic standoffs that have shaped our NHS.
Radio 4
Wittenoom: An Australian Tragedy
History as told by the people who were there
World Service
Witches, poison and why the hedgehog was unloved in history
Popular history series where the past connects with the present.
Series 3
Princess Nuns and Brides in Uniform
Susan Morrison explores the rich and sometimes murky depths of Scotland's past.
Radio Scotland
Korea Divided: A Bitter History
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
17/06/2018
Music, guests and chat for Sunday, plus listener requests in Roy's Golden Postbag.
Radio Wales
John Sales
Pete Wilson explores the characters and communities that make Gloucestershire great.
Radio Gloucestershire
Seachdain sa Chogadh
Episode 203
Na bha tachairt sa Chiad Chogadh gach seachdain bho chionn ceud bliadhna
Radio nan Gàidheal
Montesquieu
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas
Best-selling author John Fowles was also curator of Lyme Regis Museum.
10/06/2018
The stories of Leicestershire and Rutland's past.
Radio Leicester
Renaissance
Martin Ellis presents a history of the bicycle
Rainer Hersch investigates the catchiest song in the 15th century and its revival today.
The Netherlands
Why Belgium?
Misha Glenny presents histories of nations.
Fans of King Henry VII in Pembrokeshire shine a new light on the Welsh-born Tudor King.
On the centenary of the founding of the RAF, the story of Welsh WWI flying ace Ira Jones.
The 'Drink Question', Past and Present
Mark Whitaker traces the history of the politics of alcohol
Canadian Indigenous Protest
Series looking at key events in history, as told by the people who were there
Episode 2
Denise takes a look at the most famous and infamous cases in Scottish legal history
Russian Expulsions
History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events
Enter America
Dan Snow tells the story of World War I through the voices of those who were there.
Beyond Your Command
Monthly series in which Sarah Dunant finds stories from the past to help frame the present
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