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Dive into the best history podcasts from Radio 4.
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Welcome to The History Playlist - updated every Wednesday.
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Medieval saints: miracles, relics and pilgrimage
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the medieval cult of saints and their relics.
10 Jul 2026,·56 mins
Why don’t women’s clothes have pockets?
The surprising history of how women’s pockets fell in and out of fashion over time.
09 Jul 2026,·36 mins
Lady on Trial
Christabel Russell - Scandalous Divorce
Lucy Worsley explores one of the most scandalous divorce cases of the 20th century.
21 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Eglantyne Jebb Saves The Children
How a woman’s arrest in Trafalgar Square changed the lives of children around the world.
22 Jul 2025,·28 mins
Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
Reformation Centenary Broadsheet
Neil MacGregor with a souvenir of the 100th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
01 Oct 2010,·14 mins
On Liberty
John Stuart Mill's argument for the limits of power that society has over the individual.
15 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Ravi Shankar, India's famous sitar player
Bobby Seagull picks Ravi Shankar.
16 Aug 2022,·28 mins
Ignorance
2. The Limits of Knowledge
Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
11 Jul 2024,·28 mins
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