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Putin and the Apartment Bombs
7. Hindsight
Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
12 Jan 2026,·33 mins
Series 4
56. Elvira Barney - Accidental Killer
Lucy Worsley meets a 1930s socialite accused of shooting her boyfriend.
20 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Nikola Tesla
Tesla arrived in America with just four cents in his pocket and a head full of inventions
19 Jan 2026,·52 mins
Philippe, Duc d’Orléans: in the shadow of the Sun King
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about Philippe, Duc d’Orléans, brother of Louis XIV.
16 Jan 2026,·57 mins
Evil Animals - Mosquitoes
Are mosquitoes buzz kills or buzz buddies?
21 Jan 2026,·31 mins
The Mariana Trench
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the exploration of the world's deepest ocean trench.
22 Jan 2026,·50 mins
US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines
4. The Reagan Doctrine
How US policy changed towards the Soviet Union and the challenge of communism.
22 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Walt Disney: The Great American Storyteller
Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the story behind the wonderful world of Disney.
20 Jan 2026,·65 mins
The German Peasants' War
The revolt that changed Europe forever.
22 Jan 2026,·43 mins
Kennedy and Khrushchev
9. Black Saturday
Soviet anti-aircraft fire brings down a spy plane over Cuba – the crisis spirals
19 Jan 2026,·40 mins
Wat Tyler and the Peasants’ Revolt
How did Wat Tyler threaten the ruling order in Medieval England?
20 Jan 2026,·27 mins
A Haunting at the Higgins
Nat Investigates historic hauntings at the Higgins Bedford.
19 Jan 2026,·57 mins
Shoes, Booze and the Pursuit of Happiness (Pt 1)
CEO Tony Hsieh is obsessed with the hunt for happiness.
16 Jan 2026,·37 mins
The Challenger space shuttle tragedy
In January 1986, the launch of space shuttle Challenger ended in tragedy
22 Jan 2026,·10 mins
19th to 25th of January
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
21 Jan 2026,·5 mins
Princes in the Tower
Recent findings have raised new questions about the 540-year-old mystery...
22 Jan 2026,·59 mins
Truth About Highwayman Dick Turpin
What is the real history of highwayman Dick Turpin?
22 Jan 2026,·44 mins
How Has Porn Changed Through History?
Find out about the history of porn.
20 Jan 2026,·47 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
Inside ARIA
Evan Davis goes inside the UK’s ambitious new Advanced Research and Invention Agency.
18 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Dictators' Kids
What must it be like to be the child of a brutal tyrant?
14 Jan 2026,·27 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
Secret Paths
Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
03 Jan 2025,·14 mins
The birth of the modern fitted kitchen and the creation of Cluedo
A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes
17 Jan 2026,·60 mins
Series 2
Perfectionists: Martha Graham
Martha Graham was to modern dance what Picasso was to painting.
16 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Useless Men Jokes
Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
05 Sep 2025,·14 mins
6. The Reunion
Jake and Debbie travel to Helsinki for Debbie and Natasha's first meeting in 50 years.
30 Sep 2025,·42 mins
Pablo Escobar Part 1: Baptism of Fire
In the 1980s, special agents are tasked with capturing cocaine trafficker Pablo Escobar.
21 Jan 2026,·27 mins
Sanctuary: An Act of Defiance
Episode Six
Karen plots Viraj’s escape from Sri Lanka as a new posting is troubling for Father John.
30 Sep 2025,·29 mins
The Blackout Ripper
The Killers and The Hangman
Marjorie Cummins is certain that her husband is innocent, but will the jury believe her?
27 May 2024,·30 mins
