Historical

Explorations of the past that illuminate the present

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Cover of Tigers Between Empires

Tigers Between Empires

by Jonathan C. Slaght

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 10, 2025

Cover of We Survived the Night

We Survived the Night

by Julian Brave NoiseCat

Book of the Day · NPR · Nov 4, 2025

Cover of The Land in Winter

The Land in Winter

by Andrew Miller

Front Row · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 3, 2025

Cover of The Five

The Five

by Hallie Rubenhold

Bookclub · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 2, 2025

Cover of Elysian Kitchens

Elysian Kitchens

The Splendid Table · NPR · Oct 24, 2025

Cover of A Year with Gilbert White

A Year with Gilbert White

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 19, 2025

Cover of Four Points of the Compass

Four Points of the Compass

by Jerry Brotton

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 19, 2025

Cover of The Library of Lost Maps

The Library of Lost Maps

by James Cheshire

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 19, 2025

Cover of Folklore

Folklore

Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 16, 2025

Cover of Pomp and Circumstance

Pomp and Circumstance

by Penny Mordaunt

Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 16, 2025