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The Code of Hammurabi
The impact of the wide-ranging laws of Hammurabi, King of Babylon from 4,000 years ago.
12 Feb 2026,·49 mins
Epic of Gilgamesh: myths and heroes in ancient Mesopotamia
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh.
13 Feb 2026,·58 mins
Female Spies of World War Two
During World War 2, dozens of British-trained women were deployed as spies and saboteurs.
13 Feb 2026,·47 mins
Series 4
59. Kitty Newton - Killer Daughter
Lucy Worsley meets Kitty Newton, a daughter accused of killing her own mother.
10 Feb 2026,·28 mins
The Nazis at War: Hitler Strikes West (Part 1)
Join Dominic and Tom as they launch into WW2, as the Nazis escalate their war on Europe.
10 Feb 2026,·61 mins
Sphygmograph Be Damned: The Science of Love
Chris McKinlay is a smart student at UCLA, but he can't seem to get a girlfriend.
13 Feb 2026,·45 mins
Evil Animals - Spiders
Are spiders – aka Webbie McGee – Evil or Genius?
11 Feb 2026,·32 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
10: From 2010 to the present day
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
13 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Putin and the Apartment Bombs
7. Hindsight
Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
12 Jan 2026,·33 mins
6. Moral Courage
Diane Foley must decide whether to face a man linked to her son’s murder - or not.
10 Feb 2026,·31 mins
Day in the Life of a Salem Puritan
What was it like to be at the Salem witch trials?
How Did Three Warlords Unite Japan?
Discover how Japan became the united country we know it to be today.
12 Feb 2026,·53 mins
Pablo Escobar Part 4: On the Run, the Game is Changing
Pablo escapes from his luxury prison and vanishes into the Colombian countryside.
11 Feb 2026,·33 mins
Daisy Dunn on Marcus Agrippa, ancient Rome's king of cement
Classicist Daisy Dunn picks Marcus Agrippa, right-hand man of the emperor Augustus.
02 Feb 2026,·28 mins
Christopher Marlowe: A Dangerous Life
Was Christopher Marlowe a rebel, a genius, or a heretic ahead of his time?
09 Feb 2026,·48 mins
An American Journey
4. Life and Liberty
The idea of freedom is foundational to America, but whose freedom, and what kind?
09 Feb 2026,·42 mins
BONUS: Eleanor of Aquitaine: Medieval Queen Supreme Part 2
Alex von Tunzelmann & Dr Eleanor Janega discuss the power of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
The flooding of Florence
In 1966, Florence was left underwater after heavy rainfall caused the River Arno to burst
13 Feb 2026,·10 mins
9th to 15th February
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
11 Feb 2026,·5 mins
The President’s Path: Is Trump facing a Republican rebellion in Congress?
Is President Trump facing a GOP rebellion in Congress?
13 Feb 2026,·25 mins
How to Survive as a Medieval Single Woman
Find out what the single life was like for a woman in the Medieval period.
03 Feb 2026,·42 mins
Kennedy and Khrushchev
10. Fallout
Can war be averted? The Cuban Missile Crisis reaches its climax
26 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Two Nottingham Lads
4. Last Days in the Donbas
The final cost of the Donetsk interview becomes clear for Aiden and Graham.
14 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Trump and Greenland: How MAGA went Arctic
The backstory to Donald Trump's desire to take over Greenland.
08 Feb 2026,·28 mins
A Haunting at the Higgins
Nat Investigates historic hauntings at the Higgins Bedford.
19 Jan 2026,·57 mins
Dictators' Kids
What must it be like to be the child of a brutal tyrant?
14 Jan 2026,·27 mins
Series 2
Useless Men Jokes
Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
05 Sep 2025,·14 mins
200 years of UCL
From progressive beginnings, to notable alumni - UCL has achieved a lot in 200 years.
13 Feb 2026,·8 mins
Titanic: Ship of Dreams
13. Raise the Titanic
Experts weigh the legacy and ponder the future of the most infamous ship in history.
01 Jul 2025,·50 mins
5. Legacy
Telford's death meant he had little idea of how his legacy would long endure.
03 Feb 2017,·15 mins
