15 Best BBC History Podcasts

1. You're Dead to Me

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Latest Geoffrey Chaucer (Radio Edit) (28 May, 2026)
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The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. In each episode of You're Dead to Me from BBC Radio 4, Greg Jenner is joined by a comedian and an expert historian to learn and laugh about the past.History isn't just about dates and textbooks it's about extraordinary characters, amazing stories, and some very questionable fashion choices...MORE Host Greg Jenner
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@gregjenner.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 60.1KFacebook 1.9MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. In Our Time: History

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Latest The Spanish-American War 1898 (30 Apr, 2026)
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Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Host Melvyn Bragg
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 4.9K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Evil Genius with Russell Kane

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Latest Mozart (02 Jun, 2026)
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It's good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
Host Russell Kane
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@offthekerb.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 3.2KFacebook 1.9MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Witness History

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Latest The protests that sparked the Tiananmen Square massacre (03 Jun, 2026)
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Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the 'Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia...MORE Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 2.6KFacebook 9.2MTwitter 3.3K Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

5. The History Hour

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Latest Mexican history: A love song and a gas explosion (29 May, 2026)
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A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.
Host Max Pearson
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@me.com
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 1.9KFacebook 9.2MTwitter 585.7KInstagram 593.8K Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Sporting Witness

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Latest Mexico’s Cachirules scandal (29 May, 2026)
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Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascinated by sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped the sports world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes, you become a fan in the stands as we take you back in time to examine memorable victories and agonising defeats from all over the world...MORE Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 139Facebook 9.2MTwitter 585.7KInstagram 593.8K Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

7. How to Invent a Country

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Latest Two World Wars, One Failed Revolution
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When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.
Host Misha Glenny
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 352Facebook 1.9MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Things Fell Apart

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Latest S2. Bonus episode: An Audience with Jon Ronson
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If you've ever yelled at someone on social media about, say, cancel culture or mask-wearing, then you are a soldier in the culture wars - those everyday battles for dominance between conflicting values. The acclaimed writer and podcaster Jon Ronson has seen friends swallowed up in them to the extent that it's ruined their lives. Jon was curious to learn how things fell apart, and so he went back into the history of the culture wars to find some of the origin stories: the pebbles thrown in the pond, creating the ripples that led us to where we are today...MORE Host Jon Ronson
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@jonronson.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.8K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. The Coming Storm

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Latest Live at Hay Festival
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America through the looking glass - enter a world where nothing is as it seems.As America heads into a presidential election, Gabriel Gatehouse dives back into the labyrinthine rabbit warren of American conspiracy culture. Whilst liberals across the world worry about a possible return of Donald Trump, millions of Americans are convinced that their democracy has already been highjacked - by a sinister Deep State cabal...MORE Host Gabriel Gatehouse
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 2.1KFacebook 1.9MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Acid Dream: The Great LSD Plot

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Latest 1. Dream Away
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In the 1970s it's estimated that about 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse.
Host Rhys Ifans
Producer/Network BBC Radio Wales
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 95Facebook 141.2KTwitter 78.8K Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

11. What Really Happened in the Nineties?

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Latest 8. Race Relations
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Cancel culture, Brexit, identity politics. How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle is here to show us that we did. And it happened in the '90s.
Host Robert Carlyle
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 40 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

12. My Moment In History

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Latest S4.5. Serving The Community
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Personal stories of lives linked to history.
Host Lucy Hockings
Producer/Network BBC Local Radio
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact