Extraordinary Stories of Britain
 - A British History Podcast - 

This British history podcast tells the story of Jack Sheppard. Three hundred years ago, Britain’s first celebrity was not a royal, not an...

This British history podcast tells the story of Newgate Jail. London’s most notorious prison. For over 600 years, one building in the...

For our Stonehenge podcast we are the monument for the winter solstice. Walking the ancient pathway from Durrington Walls, to the...

Aphra Behn was an English playwright, poet, and novelist. She was also a spy. Behn was probably born in 1640 in Canterbury – home to...

In this British history podcast, we tell stories of the ancient witches of Wales, and the medieval Witch of Eye. Reveal the cruel...

The Pendle Witches podcast tells the terrible story of a group of Lancashire women.

Our Death and Burial history podcast investigates stange stories of death and dying.

The first in our walks British history podcasts features the River Lea in East London. Marc Z and Mr Londoner walk the lower section of...

A story from our Women and Crime British history podcast. It’s nearly seven decades since Ruth Ellis shot her lover outside the Magdala...

Six true crime stories featuring notorious women criminals. From a celebrity pickpocket who performed on the London stage, to an...

In this Women and Protest history podcast we tell eight stories of women who fought for liberty, justice and human rights. Mary Overton...

This British history podcast tells the story of Mary Shelley The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned when his boat was caught in storm off...

In part two of this history podcast, we look at men’s fashion from the 1500s to the 1970s. If you are interested in men's fashion, and...

Mr Londoner lifts the lid on headwear in this history podcast Look at images of early 20th century London and almost everybody’s wearing...

In this British history podcast, we find out what did Sir Hans Sloane did for us. Sloane, was an 18th century physician, collector,...

This British history podcast explores extraordinary stories about heads without bodies. Discover the gruesome truth about Anglo-Saxon...

Seven stories of women whose books changed English literature In this British history podcast we meet an anchorite who became the...

This history podcast is part one of our story of men's fashion. In this British history podcast Marc and Antony investigate 800 years of...

Seven stories of women scientists determined to bring their discoveries to the world. In our latest British history podcast, you will...

In this British history podcast, we hear about a disease cured by frogs. Where you can find the skeleton of an “Irish Giant” Why the...