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- 🇨🇦CA · History#1325K to 30K
- 🇬🇧GB · History#2005K to 30K
- 🇸🇪SE · History#1011K to 10K
- 🇰🇷KR · History#1931K to 10K
- 🇮🇹IT · History#1951K to 10K
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29K to 151K🇨🇦20%🇬🇧20%🇸🇪7%+13 more - Active Followers
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11K to 60K
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Elizabeth II: the great survivor
Jun 21, 2026
22m 47s
The seven deadly sins: a medieval self-help guide
Jun 14, 2026
22m 32s
Lost stories from Pompeii
Jun 7, 2026
24m 15s
Nell Gwyn: England's mistress
May 31, 2026
18m 29s
The Asante gold: a tale of blood and plunder
May 24, 2026
20m 47s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/21/26 | Elizabeth II: the great survivor | When Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1952, she could barely have conceived the currents – imperial retreat, multiculturalism, deindustrialisation – that would transform the nation during her reign. This Long Read, written by David Cannadine, explores how she navigated seven decades of dizzying change. Today’s feature originally appeared in the May 2026 issue of HistoryExtra Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 22m 47s | ||||||
| 6/14/26 | The seven deadly sins: a medieval self-help guide | Today, we think of the seven deadly sins as outdated definitions of moral flaws prohibited by the church. But as this Long Read written by Peter Jones reveals, these vices were originally conceived to provide medieval solutions to universal human problems. Today's feature originally appeared in the May 2026 issue of HistoryExtra Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 22m 32s | ||||||
| 6/7/26 | Lost stories from Pompeii✨ | PompeiiVesuvius+4 | — | RNIBHistoryExtra Magazine | Pompeii | PompeiiVesuvius+6 | — | 24m 15s | |
| 5/31/26 | Nell Gwyn: England's mistress✨ | Nell GwynCharles II+4 | — | HistoryExtra MagazineRNIB | — | Nell GwynCharles II+5 | — | 18m 29s | |
| 5/24/26 | The Asante gold: a tale of blood and plunder✨ | slaveryracism+4 | — | RNIBHistoryExtra Magazine | Asante | Asantegold+5 | — | 20m 47s | |
| 5/17/26 | How medieval mothers took back control✨ | medieval mothersmotherhood+5 | — | RNIBHistoryExtra Magazine | — | medievalmothers+7 | — | 22m 25s | |
| 5/10/26 | Rome's people power✨ | Roman citizenshippower dynamics+3 | — | RNIBHistoryExtra+1 | — | Romecitizenship+6 | — | 22m 03s | |
| 5/3/26 | The 'Iron Curtain' speech: why Churchill poked the Russian bear✨ | Iron CurtainWinston Churchill+4 | — | RNIBHistoryExtra Magazine | — | Iron CurtainWinston Churchill+5 | — | 22m 25s | |
| 4/26/26 | Anne Boleyn’s image problem✨ | Anne BoleynHenry VIII+4 | — | RNIBHistoryExtra Magazine | — | Anne BoleynHenry VIII+5 | — | 24m 51s | |
| 4/19/26 | Mob rule: the rise of the mafia✨ | mafiaorganized crime+5 | — | HistoryExtra MagazineRNIB | — | mafiaorganized crime+5 | — | 25m 18s | |
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| 4/12/26 | What Shakespearean food reveals about early modern England✨ | Shakespearefood history+3 | — | RNIBHistoryExtra+1 | — | Shakespearefood+3 | — | 14m 34s | |
| 4/5/26 | A Victorian murder mystery✨ | Victorian murderJack the Ripper+3 | — | BBC TwoRNIB+1 | LondonThames | Victorian murderJack the Ripper+4 | — | 17m 01s | |
| 3/29/26 | How empires end | How do civilisations collapse? That was the question at the heart of Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Two hundred and fifty years after it was published, this Long Read, written by Guy de la Bédoyère, argues that Gibbon's magnum opus remains a landmark in the writing of history. Today's feature originally appeared in the February 2026 issue of HistoryExtra Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 22m 15s | ||||||
| 3/23/26 | Why Britain turned its back on the goose step | Extremism was on the march across continental Europe in the 1920s and 1930s – yet Britons chose a different, more moderate path. This Long Read, written by Alwyn Turner, explores why Britain largely tuned out the strongman theatrics and held to a more moderate course. Today's feature originally appeared in the February 2026 issue of HistoryExtra Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 24m 01s | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | 1066: not just the Norman Conquest | 1066 is synonymous with the battle of Hastings. Yet while Duke William of Normandy was launching his conquest of England, the rest of Europe had its own crises to contend with. This Long Read written by Charles West takes us on a tour of the continent during this dramatic year. Today's feature originally appeared in the January 2026 issue of HistoryExtra Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 22m 04s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | Medieval England’s terror of the living dead | At the turn of the 12th century, two men from a Staffordshire village died suddenly. Their lifeless bodies were taken to the local graveyard and solemnly laid to rest – but a few days later, they were apparently spotted walking around the village, with their coffins on their backs. This Long Read written by John Blair investigates the medieval terror of the living dead. Today's feature originally appeared in the January 2026 issue of HistoryExtra Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 18m 39s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | How the SAS reinvented itself after WW2 | Britain’s War Office thanked the SAS for its remarkable efforts in WW2 by abolishing it – yet soon realised the error of its ways. This Long Read written by Gavin Mortimer tells the story of how the elite unit reinvented itself to confront the challenges of the postwar world. Today's feature originally appeared in the January 2026 issue of HistoryExtra Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 19m 08s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 | How the Vikings menaced the Mediterranean | Killing, burning, pillaging, enslaving. Even when heading to sunnier climes, Viking raiders deployed the same tactics that they had used along the shores of northern and western Europe, as this Long Read written by Thomas Williams reveals. Today's feature originally appeared in the January 2026 issue of HistoryExtra Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 24m 20s | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | Victorian murders most female | Women accused of violent murders have often faced assumptions about their motives and disbelief that the ‘gentle sex’ could commit such bloody crimes. This Long Read written by Rosalind Crone investigates four such cases from the 19th century. HistoryExtra Long Reads brings you the best articles from HistoryExtra Magazine, the new name for BBC History Magazine. Today’s feature originally appeared in the Christmas 2025 issue, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 20m 28s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | The bizarre beginnings of the Winter Olympics | Boxing and football? In a Winter Olympics? In October? Held in 1908, the first ever Winter Games was an experimental affair – but, according to this Long Read written by Martin Polley, it was one that sowed the seeds for future and snowier competitions. Today's feature originally appeared in the February 2026 issue of HistoryExtra Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 20m 43s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | Air raids and arias: Britain's WW2 operatic obsession | As the conflict with Nazi Germany raged on, British tram drivers tuned in to Tchaikovsky and waitresses revelled in Wagner. But why? This Long Read written by Alexandra Wilson explores the surprising Second World War obsession with opera. HistoryExtra Long Reads brings you the best articles from HistoryExtra Magazine, the new name for BBC History Magazine. Today’s feature originally appeared in the Christmas 2025 issue, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 20m 21s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | How many Bayeux Tapestries were there? | David Musgrove investigates whether the iconic embroidery was simply one of many A new theory, put forward by Professor John Blair, questions whether the world-famous embroidery was unique. In this Long Read, David Musgrove asks the experts whether there could have more than one ‘Bayeux Tapestry’. Today’s feature originally appeared in the December 2025 issue of BBC History Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 16m 57s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | Julius Caesar: he came, he saw, he crucified pirates...? | Ancient accounts of Julius Caesar’s early life depict an all-action hero who outwitted tyrants and terrorised bandits. But can they be trusted? This Long Read written by David S Potter investigates... Today’s feature originally appeared in the December 2025 issue of BBC History Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 20m 48s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | Margaret Beaufort: schemer or opportunist? | Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry VII, is often characterised as a domineering woman who plotted her son’s rise to the throne. But how true is that depiction? This Long Read, written by Lauren Johnson, explores the life of the founding matriarch of the Tudor dynasty. Today’s feature originally appeared in the December 2025 issue of BBC History Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 21m 51s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | How Spain became a democracy | Spain's transition from dictatorship to democracy in the late 1970s surely counts as one of modern Europe’s most remarkable stories. On the 50th anniversary of General Franco’s death, this Long Read written by Paul Preston explores how pluralism arose from the ashes of tyranny. Today’s feature originally appeared in the December 2025 issue of BBC History Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 19m 57s | ||||||
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16 placements across 16 markets.
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16 placements across 16 markets.