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Radio 4 Extra History Podcasts

  • Plants: From Roots to Riches - Episode 5

    Our relationship with plants: a major new history by Kew's science director Kathy Willis.

    Radio 4 Extra

    • Updated: 18 Nov 2014
    • Duration: 56m 42s
  • The New Elizabethans - Queen Elizabeth II

    James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee

    Radio 4 Extra

    • Updated: 7 Sep 2012
    • Duration: 11m 38s
  • Shakespeare's Restless World - Shakespeare Goes Global

    Neil MacGregor uncovers the stories twenty objects tell us about Shakespeare's world.

    Radio 4 Extra

    • Updated: 11 May 2012
    • Duration: 13m 50s
  • The Art of Monarchy - Legacy

    Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.

    Radio 4 Extra

    • Updated: 31 Mar 2012
    • Duration: 27m 56s
  • Sport and the British - The State of Play

    Clare Balding charts how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport

    Radio 4 Extra

    • Updated: 9 Mar 2012
    • Duration: 13m 49s
  • A Brief History of Mathematics - Nicolas Bourbaki

    Professor Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations.

    Radio 4 Extra

    • Updated: 1 Oct 2010
    • Duration: 14m 36s

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