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Vanessa Thorpe
Lloyd’s acknowledges historic role in slave trade with new requiem mass

Sat 30 May 2026

Lloyd’s acknowledges historic role in slave trade with new requiem mass
Stephanie Merritt
Erica Wagner’s Wash is historical fiction at its most alive

Wed 27 May 2026

Erica Wagner’s Wash is historical fiction at its most alive
Gabriel Gatehouse
Did the CIA poison England’s chance of being 1970 World Cup champions?

Sun 24 May 2026

Did the CIA poison England’s chance of being 1970 World Cup champions?
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Nuclear test veterans hope for justice as secret files are released

Sun 24 May 2026

Nuclear test veterans hope for justice as secret files are released
Vanessa Thorpe
How a love-starved childhood inspired David Lean, cinema’s great romantic

Sat 16 May 2026

How a love-starved childhood inspired David Lean, cinema’s great romantic
The women who brought the Nazis to justice

Wed 13 May 2026

The women who brought the Nazis to justice
William Keegan
Keir Starmer’s losses summon return of the ‘gnomes of Zurich’

Sun 10 May 2026

Keir Starmer’s losses summon return of the ‘gnomes of Zurich’
My gorilla encounter left me overwhelmed with a feeling of extraordinary privilege

Sun 3 May 2026

My gorilla encounter left me overwhelmed with a feeling of extraordinary privilege
Colin Kidd
How the General Strike changed Britain

Sat 2 May 2026

How the General Strike changed Britain
Rachel Sylvester
Mary Beard: ‘If you could be buried somewhere like this for eternity, that’d be lovely’

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Mary Beard: ‘If you could be buried somewhere like this for eternity, that’d be lovely’
Vanessa Thorpe
After 150 years, Mill’s wife gets credit for role in political opus

Sun 22 Mar 2026

After 150 years, Mill’s wife gets credit for role in political opus
Nicola Sturgeon
The avoidable tragedy of Dunblane

Thu 12 Mar 2026

The avoidable tragedy of Dunblane
Luke Turner
The hidden history of Britain’s fight for queer rights

Fri 6 Mar 2026

The hidden history of Britain’s fight for queer rights
Anthony Quinn
How the British let loose between the wars

Sat 28 Feb 2026

How the British let loose between the wars
Afua Hirsh

48 mins • S1, E3

Afua Hirsh
Tim Adams
Snap happy: a century of photo booths

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Snap happy: a century of photo booths
Barnaby Phillips
Return of 100 Benin bronzes puts British Museum on the spot

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Return of 100 Benin bronzes puts British Museum on the spot
William Lindesay
How I found my kindred spirit along the Great Wall of China

Fri 6 Feb 2026

How I found my kindred spirit along the Great Wall of China
Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
When India was the seat of Islam

Fri 23 Jan 2026

When India was the seat of Islam

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